The car is a genuine survivor, so there's no metal work to do. The condition of the underside is truly remarkable, and there's no bubbling or crispy bits anywhere. The only panel that requires attention is the rear valance which is dinged up, and has been clouted by a post or caught in a car park somewhere. They do a repro for this, and it's bolt on, so i'll replace that.
The paint is shocking. A really naff stateside blow over. Sags, runs, blooms, fish eyes etc. If you ever wanted to see everything that could go wrong with a paint job then this car would offer an example of just about every flaw its possible to get.
Its booked in for paint in my mates workshop at the beginning of February.
I wanted to change the colour, as its very browwwwn. However, its the original colour, and being a Mopar, its all in the engine bay and and all over the internal panels. One painter i showed it to said it would be criminal to change it. He said that the paint had been applied so badly it hhad ruined the look of the car. He rekons that with some decent base coat and some nice lacquer, it would really "pop" and look great.
I'm all ears for peoples opinions on here. I was thinking of red or orange. The car has quite a few black parts, so i thought this kind of colour would really contrast nicely. Please feel free to offer your thoughts.....
