A gal named Elsie and her little Tornado...

[mike911]

Car looks great, and congratulations on the birth of your child.
Happy motoring,
Mike

[sebastianroher]

Congrats on the birth of your first child!

As Mike said, the car looks great! Maybe you could post up a video for us

[4SFED]

Thanks, guys! Oh I've got video!!!!



She's a big ham.



........ or did you want video of the car? lol

[62S-R-S]

"It's taken several sessions (all by hand) to re-hydrate the finish...."


Paint doesn't appear to be more than a few months from when it left the factory..

One thing, you sure as hek don't need a word of advice on patina and paint. Professionals would do well to hear your methods.

Photos above are as top shelf as can be... This is the kind of car that Bring-the trailer would be standing on it's collective head over..huge bids.

[sebastianroher]

Jake,

What an adorable little girl, I'd show my wife but I don't want her getting baby fever!

Now for a video of the car!

[4SFED]

"It's taken several sessions (all by hand) to re-hydrate the finish...."


Paint doesn't appear to be more than a few months from when it left the factory..

One thing, you sure as hek don't need a word of advice on patina and paint. Professionals would do well to hear your methods.

Photos above are as top shelf as can be... This is the kind of car that Bring-the trailer would be standing on it's collective head over..huge bids.

Thank you, Sir! I've been detailing professionally for over 15 years. I don't even know what I would have charged someone for this level of work. I probably have over 80 hours in it all said. Just been working one panel at a time over the course of a year or so. It's a labor of absolute love for me.... my stress relief.

[4SFED]

Thank you, Sebastian.

[4SFED]

One of the other issues on getting her out of the garage is the fact I blew out my right knee 3 weeks ago (ACL and PCL tear, bruised tibia). But I couldn't take it anymore today and took it for a spin. If you look closely, you'll see my "Dr. House" cane on the passenger side. It took me a few minutes to figure out the logistics of egress after the drive. lol

[sebastianroher]

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Looking GREAT!

P.S. Are those seats comfortable for long drives?

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P.S. Are those seats comfortable for long drives?

Haha.... NO. The foam has completely dried out and needs to be replaced (to the point it has gone to a powder residue that poofs out of the seams when you sit in them). Basically sitting on the shells. Luckily, the bolsters are not leather, but a vinyl material and is still supple and quite durable. But, boy, they do "hug" you. Great design and contour to the whole unit! Once I send them off for refurbishment, they should be very comfortable for long trips!

The only other small wear item in the interior is the door pockets (as seen in picture). It looks like someone closed the door with it open and tweaked the chrome. I'm not sure if the parts are available to rebuild these?