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Getting
Started -
The paint was badly chipped and you can see the original
black primer on the fender. |
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The engine -
The engine with almost 45 years of
grime! It's amazing the car still ran! |
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Woo hoo!
Dad and I
celebrating the true "start" to the restoration project on a
cold February morning, 1999. |
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Umm...
This looks like more work than I was
thinking. |
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Pretty
firewall!
April '99 |
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Pretty dash! |
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Pretty
"new" engine!
May 1999 -
you can see some body work on the roof and door has started. |
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Wow! |
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Now the
real fun begins -
Wetsanding! |
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Getting the fender
ready -
Almost time for primer. Talk
about a father - daughter project! |
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The white paint is on!
I was beginning to believe we were
getting close to being done. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! |
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It's Gorgeous!
(June '99) |
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July '99
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First piece
of trim goes back on the car. |
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At the Run
to the Roses Fun Run -
Portland,
Oregon. August 1999. Received "Top 5 1955 Stock"
trophy - my first ever! |
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We've
since replaced the carpet -
the rest of
the interior is next! |
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Bowtie
Chevy Int'l Convention -
British
Columbia, August, 2002. We received a bronze
certificate. She still looks great and is driven as
much as possible! |
