Thread: What a difference............

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Wow the interior is definately vintage down to the heater and steering wheel, The upholstery is very clean, cool and simple, which sets off all the other stuff added to the car. I even like the shifter and brake! Where did you find this little Gem?

Originally Posted by Scooting

Good change on the wheels and tires (60's mags). Gives it the proper look.
He did a good job on choosing the interior, fits the era.

For a younger guy, he's only 60 , he did a pretty good job of catching the early '60s vibe. Just enough stuff from earlier mixed with then current parts and trends to create a picture of a car transitioning from a '50s style closely tied to post war ideas, to the more modern approach of the time.

Originally Posted by robot

I like it with the ford hubcaps .........but you never listen to me.

And for a host of good reasons.

Originally Posted by lurker mick

Lookin' good, Bob. Would like to see it with the hood and the 5 spokes.

What points distributor is it running? My coupe has an old Mallory YC-465 mechanical tach drive distributor and it works well.

Mick

Yeah Mick, if I was any kind of good at photo shopping I'd whip up that image for you, but.............. I'm not............ so that will have to wait until I get the hood whipped into shape.
The engine is a '62-3, the distributor is same vintage Delco......the one with the window in the side of the cap to tweak the points.

Originally Posted by stovens

Wow the interior is definately vintage down to the heater and steering wheel, The upholstery is very clean, cool and simple, which sets off all the other stuff added to the car. I even like the shifter and brake! Where did you find this little Gem?

Yeah Steve, that's the thing about the upholstery back when, it was different from stock, but not too flashy as to distract. Quite a contrast to the '80/90s with swooshy patterns and pastel palettes.

The car was on the big bad auction site folks like to pretend they hate. I took a flier at the guy and offered around 20 percent off his ask. He countered with just a small discount and I told him I'd offered all I could afford (gotta figure changes and transport). He thought about it and must have concluded I was the only one stupid enough to pay that much.