I bought my 53 Coupe thirty years ago to be a daily driver. It was a beautiful original car.
I'm about 3/4 way through a complete off-frame restoration and have detected that, at some point in it's early life, the entire driver's side was replaced: front fender, door, rocker panel, rear quarter window panel, inner and outer rear fender. I must say whoever did the repair was one hell of a body man. Maybe it was done before it left the factory. The only way I can tell is the inner and outer front fender are attached with brazing, as are all the rest of the panels and many seams were filled with dumm-dumm instead of seam sealer.
None of it needs undone.
Engine, frame and suspension are back together as are brakes with stainless lines and Turner dual cylinder.
Undercarriage has been stripped and painted, body shell and all panels are in primer with exception of doors and front fenders which have been stripped.
I received the new interior from Phantom (Rene had the gray airway cloth reproduced) and I've received all the chrome I sent out; still need to send out bumpers, headlight rims and tailight rims.
My goal was to have this done two years ago but, after thirty years, progress has been made. I expect it will make it to the 2008 International.
I'm about 3/4 way through a complete off-frame restoration and have detected that, at some point in it's early life, the entire driver's side was replaced: front fender, door, rocker panel, rear quarter window panel, inner and outer rear fender. I must say whoever did the repair was one hell of a body man. Maybe it was done before it left the factory. The only way I can tell is the inner and outer front fender are attached with brazing, as are all the rest of the panels and many seams were filled with dumm-dumm instead of seam sealer.
None of it needs undone.
Engine, frame and suspension are back together as are brakes with stainless lines and Turner dual cylinder.
Undercarriage has been stripped and painted, body shell and all panels are in primer with exception of doors and front fenders which have been stripped.
I received the new interior from Phantom (Rene had the gray airway cloth reproduced) and I've received all the chrome I sent out; still need to send out bumpers, headlight rims and tailight rims.
My goal was to have this done two years ago but, after thirty years, progress has been made. I expect it will make it to the 2008 International.
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