Please allow me to introduce myself.

[ibmiked]

Thanks! Here are a few more gratuitous shots:



I used to have Heuer dash timers, but now with my budget a strategically placed $20 vintage stopwatch will have to fill in for the cool factor:



And because I couldn't afford to spend $200+ for the real thing, I made my own factory look-alike radio delete plate:



And lastly, nobody makes a 15" tire with white lettering anymore, so hours spent hand painting these Dunlops:



Cheers,
Mike

[draab29]

That is one beautiful machine Mike!! I love it. I think the Cold Toes tour would be a great shake down event

[blucille]

Awesome, mike, I love every detail....this is EXACTLY the steering wheel I'd pick.

Love it

L

[Bill Simmeth]

Very, very nice! Well done and congratulations.

[bob tilton]

Mike...more power to the under-dog and creative thinker any day of the week. Lovely machine and diggin' your photo skills.

[beh911]

Beautiful car, Mike and a nice thread you've started!

I'm intrigued by your tire painting. What size and model Dunlops are you running front and back? Deep Sixes on front?

Congrats!

[Macroni]

Mike amazing.... can't wait to go on a cruise!

Re-read the thread..... One hellova build! You have always been ingenious but this is the culmination of your brilliance.....

[ibmiked]

High praise indeed from friends new and old. I'm humbled.

The tires are 195/55/15 in front and 205/50/15 in the rear. They are Dunlop Direzza's which are basically the only Dunlop performance tire availabe in 15". While there are other choices of manufacturer, I admit I let aesthetics dictate my choice since painting KUMHO in raised white letters would have lost the period ethos I was going for.

M

[X-Faktory]

Mike,
That turned out right. A very cohesive, well thought out project and result. Great stance.
regards,
Al

[PeterM1965]

Beautiful Mike! I look forward to seeing it in the flesh.