What Did You Car Look Like When You Found It

[440Steve]

i found here in that shape. Love on the first sight....

 

[BumperMan]

That's awesome 440Steve, looks like a great project

 

[iraqivet01]

this what the Coronet looked like when I bought it. Don't let the picture fool you. The paint was about as smooth sandpaper, the interior had jean material glued to the old seats, and the carpet was glued down with the same tile cement. the rear quarters on the drivers side was hand formed and was an epic fail.


After body and paint, and installing the Alter K suspension.

 

[440Steve]

That's awesome 440Steve, looks like a great project

Hi BumperMan, yes it is. After a long shipping episode she arrived 4 month ago. After ripping it apart i'm actualy preparing it for sandblasting. So it actualy looks like this....

I'd like to start a thraed of the project but have to many project at this time mybe in the wintermonth. For further pictures and some infos you can visit my fb page.
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=427378177341609&ref=bookmark

 

[Badvert65]

It is only a little different than how I found it near Washington DC..

Been a long, slow rejuvenation.

 

[GITEX]

 

[BumperMan]

Man those r some awesome pics, keepem coming

 

[440Steve]

Oh yes i will. I just have all the needed sheet metal parts right here. This will be a workfull wintertime i guess.

 

[jayfire]

My ride before I loaded it up. 14 hour trip that should have only took 6 hours! First, lost the nut on the bottom of my hitch ball on the freeway in San Jose! Empty trailer was going everywhere. Very scary! Luckily no accidents. $60 for a new hitch and back on the road to get my baby! Then on the way home, stop in some little Podunk town to use the restroom, get back in the truck, drive 10 feet and truck dies. Its a sunday and NOTHING is open. 150 miles from home, getting dark. Thank God for the local firestation and google! Found the problem, fixed and got back on the road. That would have been an expensive tow, because I was not leaving my baby by herself! It was all worth it in the end!

 

[BumperMan]

Jayfire, sweet looking ride. What motor is n it?

 

[mike71ssp]

$1,400.00,CRAIGSLIST.. Sat for 12 yrs and he did 100% new undercarriage, floor pans,Interior,2 dashs complete new,every part new and 2 of everything,every screw/bolt new,So far I needed $40.00 in missing parts. Sunroof/400/4 barrel running, with 33,000 mile od...new trans,rear-end, vinyl roof/headliner... Brought it home did inventory and Sold $1,800 in extra's, and $9,600.00 in Receits...19 boxes full of parts."front brake lines"Had to ask why he gave it away?? "wanted to put new car in garage" and no clue on how to put it together,brother won't help him.. Ifelt so bad???? dah-dah-dah. MY BEST FIND TO DATE

 

[jayfire]

Bumperman, it has the original 440 with 4 speed manual tranny. Was thinking new Hemi, but I am now leaning towards stroking the 440!

 

[BumperMan]

Jayfire that's what's n my GTX, hopefully I will get my motor back tomorrow

 

[MarPar]

Not a B-body; but this is what my car looked like when I got it a couple weeks ago...:grin:

 

[gdrill]

Since we're doing "A's" too..............my sons '68.

 

[rjohnson426]

My son's '70 road runner

When we found it

 

[69rag500]

This is what a started with. Fred Flintstone special edition.

 

[Belle66]

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:...and before

 

[BumperMan]

Guys those rides have came along way, great job

 

[Archie340]

71 Charger SE 383 N code converted into a mouse motel and quarters patched with dirt to save on bondo. Removed three layers of paint and primer and is now back to it's original light gunmetal metallic-A4. Sprayed it in my driveway. Sorry didn't see it was the 66-70 section till after I had posted!