well, after 5 years of blood & tears & way more $$$$ than I had planned on spending, having 2 kids (5&2 years old) & doing 99% of the car myself!! my 39 chevy coupe just rolled out of the paint booth!!!!!! it is looks awsome!!!! my buddy, who has a body shop let me use his shop to paint my car. we blocked & reblocked the car for 2 weeks everynite to get it perfect, ( after seeing it painted), I am glad we killed ourselves blocking it. I will get some pics posted as soon as I get it all together. The color is bluish-purple met.(laser blue) with about twice as much pearl mixed in than it probably needed. but man it really "pops" in the sunlight on all the curves. I won't have the interior done before the nats. in louisville, BUT I will be there in MY coupe!!!!! everything should be finished on the car except the interior as I said. I can't want to get in it , crank it over, turn on the a/c , & put the hammer down on the bbc 454 !!! it will be a 180 mile trip one way on it's maiden voyage. It will be my 5 year old daughter & I for the weekend at the nats.! she has "helped" me build the car since she was big enough to walk, she has informed me that the car is hers & that she still wants to call the car "the grey car" ; (it has been in grey primer before painting). I guess I can live with that!!. she loves going to car shows & is really pumped that her & daddy will be driving to the nats. in "her" hotrod!

I know the post is probably silly to most you guys, but I am happy to finally get to start enjoying all the work I have put into the car.