Got the front fenders on the 52 today

[lstude]

I installed the front fenders on my 52 Commander today. When I bought the car, the right front fender was crinkled so I bought one at Reedsville and put it on. I was going to take it out of the garage but the battery was dead.






Leonard Shepherd, editor, The Commanding Leader, Central Virginia Chapter, http://centralvirginiachapter.org/

[52hawk]

Looks Good! Some day I will do a '52,that's the year I was born.For a few months I had a 52 2dr Commander Hardtop,but it was just too far gone to consider restoring.

LaSalle,Il
61Hawk

[52hawk]

Looks Good! Some day I will do a '52,that's the year I was born.For a few months I had a 52 2dr Commander Hardtop,but it was just too far gone to consider restoring.

LaSalle,Il
61Hawk

[Guest]

Good looking car! Nice looking engine, I like the loooong by-pass water hose! Floor lift.....drool..........[]

Randy Wakefield
1955 President

[Guest]

Good looking car! Nice looking engine, I like the loooong by-pass water hose! Floor lift.....drool..........[]

Randy Wakefield
1955 President

[lstude]

quote: I like the loooong by-pass water hose!

I got the heater hose long enough to get to the heater control valve, but then I realized that the 52 hose is 5/8 and the 64 hose is 3/4, so I will have to reduce it down.

[lstude]

quote: I like the loooong by-pass water hose!

I got the heater hose long enough to get to the heater control valve, but then I realized that the 52 hose is 5/8 and the 64 hose is 3/4, so I will have to reduce it down.

[Randy_G]

Looking good Leonard, what color you going with?

Randy_G
1959 Lark Sedan

https://www.AutomotiveHistoryOnline.com

[Randy_G]

Looking good Leonard, what color you going with?

Randy_G
1959 Lark Sedan

https://www.AutomotiveHistoryOnline.com

[lstude]

quote: Looking good Leonard, what color you going with?

I am going to go with the original color, but it probably won't be painted for at least a year from now as I am giving all my paint money, (and more) to the IRS today.

I took the gas filler door to an auto paint store and they matched the back of the door that hadn't faded. It is not quite a perfect match, but it is close. In the picture below, you can see where I painted the inner fender with the new paint and the firewall has the original paint on it.

[lstude]

quote: Looking good Leonard, what color you going with?

I am going to go with the original color, but it probably won't be painted for at least a year from now as I am giving all my paint money, (and more) to the IRS today.

I took the gas filler door to an auto paint store and they matched the back of the door that hadn't faded. It is not quite a perfect match, but it is close. In the picture below, you can see where I painted the inner fender with the new paint and the firewall has the original paint on it.

[N8N]

Go Leonard Go! I had the same heater hose situation with my '55; just go to your FLAPS and get two 5/8" nipples and put 'em into your water manifold, then you can hook up just like original.

good luck

nate

--
55 Commander Starlight

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[N8N]

Go Leonard Go! I had the same heater hose situation with my '55; just go to your FLAPS and get two 5/8" nipples and put 'em into your water manifold, then you can hook up just like original.

good luck

nate

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55 Commander Starlight

http://members.cox.net/njnagel

[Roscomacaw]

Looks PROMISING Leonard! []

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe

[Roscomacaw]

Looks PROMISING Leonard! []

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe