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Is that MOSS GREEN??? I never saw a Moss Green that looked like that??? Were there different variations of that color? Looks more like that 70's Ford Jade Green? I will hold my other comments until more respond......
Open the link. Only the first picture was manipulated.
I just read this article as well. Interesting story.
Quote from: 67 GT350 on May 07, 2020, 06:11:54 PM
Is that MOSS GREEN??? I never saw a Moss Green that looked like that??? Were there different variations of that color? Looks more like that 70's Ford Jade Green? I will hold my other comments until more respond......
That first shot shocked me too, the subsequent shots the color looks correct. Wonder why they didn't put the correct exhaust tips on?
Great that it got saved!! (Car #1675)
Shame they put '68 Stripes on as well...........and that Fram Oil Filter !
And incorrect on the Scoop Lights. Turnsignal and Brake Lights, not Taillamps.
And also a bit incorrect on the Sequential Taillights.
But, as they say, there's no such thing as bad publicity.
Maybe the first picture was tweaked to get the attention of the Shelby Cognoscenti? 8)
Quote from: 2112 on May 07, 2020, 06:13:07 PM
Open the link. Only the first picture was manipulated.
Yeah I did, I even read it....in my opinion it is a bright Moss Green, in the one picture, I believe you could see that the car had Moss Green paint.
Nice detailed write up & must have cost owner a pretty penny
I agree..... one of the worst oil filters available. That usually sends me a red flag message.
Never really liked seeing Firestones where Goodyears should be, and obviously CS wouldnt allow it back in the day. Also the fact that during metal work they were able to get the passenger door lined up correctly, but after paint and re-assembly they couldn't. To top that off they striped over top that miss. Lots of other errors observed, and probably lots underneath not.
Glad you pointed out all of that Bob, I was seeing lots of stuff going on.....I bet someone is planning on a BIG sale at the BJ or Mec, not to name names, so what better way to get the "Wish Book" itself to help out!
Personally, and that's me, because I always went to the added expense, I do not like the one inch below the top of the quarter install of a quarter....butt welding is OK but I guess its just not for me....as Micheal Savage would say, "Just one man's opinion."
In the article, the owner states it is not a concours restoration.
Quote from: 2112 on May 08, 2020, 11:53:54 AM
In the article, the owner states it is not a concours restoration.
Concours or not ....... some things like door alignment is just common sense, which of course is not that common anymore.
Quote from: oldcanuck on May 09, 2020, 09:20:05 AM
Quote from: 2112 on May 08, 2020, 11:53:54 AM
In the article, the owner states it is not a concours restoration.
Concours or not ....... some things like door alignment is just common sense, which of course is not that common anymore.
I know that I have a lot of difficulty with that. I think that the problem is the front fenders.
The original fenders fit the best. It's almost like they were matched to the car at build time.
Once you switch them out you can't match up the highlight crease from the fender to the door.
I knew body fender guy that was a fanatic about that. He would drill out the inner spot welds and pressure reset the entire fender until the highlight seam fit the door.
That "ain't easy".
I want to say that you can tell replacement front fenders by the misalignment but that isn't necessarily true, just that the front fenders have been "reset" for sure.
As in so many projects, the person writing the checks might have gotten to the point of "just get it done".
When I read the article, I imagined profuse hemorrhaging of cash.
Good lawd that is an interesting green...nice car
Quote from: 2112 on May 07, 2020, 05:59:41 PM
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Quote from: shelbydoug on May 09, 2020, 09:26:10 AM
Quote from: oldcanuck on May 09, 2020, 09:20:05 AM
Quote from: 2112 on May 08, 2020, 11:53:54 AM
In the article, the owner states it is not a concours restoration.
Concours or not ....... some things like door alignment is just common sense, which of course is not that common anymore.
I know that I have a lot of difficulty with that. I think that the problem is the front fenders.
The original fenders fit the best. It's almost like they were matched to the car at build time.
Once you switch them out you can't match up the highlight crease from the fender to the door.
I knew body fender guy that was a fanatic about that. He would drill out the inner spot welds and pressure reset the entire fender until the highlight seam fit the door.
That "ain't easy".
I want to say that you can tell replacement front fenders by the misalignment but that isn't necessarily true, just that the front fenders have been "reset" for sure.
Story picture of the body in primer, the passenger door lined up perfect with the rear quarter. No front fender in the picture. Cover picture of completed car shows both the passenger fender and rear quarter off the same by my eye. The passenger door looks low to me, on both ends....then to top it off, it was striped that way.......
This car is a feature article in the Hemming's Muscle Machines July 2020 issue Number 203 starting on page 36.
Yep, for whatever reason, seems my Hemmings Muscle car mag arrived a little late. Makes me wonder about some of the "other" makes and thier correctness. On the other hand, who is it that said "there is no bad publicity"?
Pretty sure the owner said concours wasn't his goal.
2112-from someone who lived the same experience, excellent and sometimes overlooked insight on your part re: the unexpected & unplanned cash outlay/had enough syndrome. His first intuition would have been a better and wiser choice imo. Clean it up and drive it. For at least a full year. Then decide what to do with it. Once that first bolt comes off, you're f'd. Unless of course, that's what you wanted from the get go... which is fine. Reading between the lines, I also sense that the owner was just plain old exhausted (and likely fed up) as he reached the finish line. And once there, he had no idea what to do with the car. I will never again forget to ask myself one question: why am I buyng this car.
Quote from: FL SAAC on May 09, 2020, 01:59:38 PM
Good lawd that is an interesting green...nice car
Quote from: 2112 on May 07, 2020, 05:59:41 PM
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I think I had a hot wheel that was this color when I was a kid.