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. I was the same ... never really liked them ..... such as the early Valiants ... probably because they were efficient compact cars with the tiny...
. As a bodyman I was always intrigued how Chrysler stamped out those front fenders .... significant fender overhang above the headlights ... then...
. I have never worked on a Citroen ... were a few in my area ... always thought they were a bit of a weird car .... then I saw Jay Leno's garage...
Modern paints color shift ... back then no such thing unless you went to custom paint such as House of Kolors or mother of pearl etc. The Lincoln...
. "British Racing Green" comes in many different shades .... this is something else. .
. jwdtenn ... sorry to clutter up your thread with my Lincoln memories , hope you don't mind 60Mercman (and everybody) .... I lucked out and...
. Yes ... it was rare . The 1969 Lincoln I painted was the only time I ever saw that color on any car .... although it was listed in the dealer...
. I feel a bit foolish now ... I was thinking you had leaf springs .... your larger coils appear to solve the problem ... nice car and the body...
. I had a 1970 Ford Torino with 170,000 miles on it and it began knocking on a road trip .... it had the higher compression 351 Cleveland engine...
. My comment is about Lincoln colors of that era. Years ago I painted a 1969 Lincoln 4 door ... I recall it had suicide doors ... it was a very...
. Tremclad type paints , Rustoleum , and many other exterior oil based paints are air dried and much the same as automotive enamels in the 1950's...
. I have been a car guy my whole life .... my other hobby is helicopters and around 1981 I trained to fly the Bell 47G2 and loved every minute of...
. The only rust-through on the Omega was the bottom of the drivers door under the 3" chrome trim .... the holes are where the clips were that...
. This is the only thread I have started on this forum and have decided to also use it as an "about me" type of thread where I will share parts...
. Perfect .... I am a (retired) professional painter and that is how I would do it .... blend the new paint onto the original and you will never...
. Two years later the car looks just as good , have been driving it since then , later I will take a picture and post it. As I also mentioned I...
. Four days later both colors done and about to drive home. More details later but old guys like me need to take a nap after typing a couple of...
. Drivers side after top painted .... notice the spot of spray bomb primer next to drivers door handle .... bad surface rust spot there so I...
. OK .... I lied ... but just a tiny little bit .... said I didn't do any masking ..... but wherever I needed to work some paint close to chrome...
. Some background .... This Omega is an extremely hot car in the summer. No air conditioning and the fresh air vent was very poor .... and that...
