1966 GT350H just found

[GT350Lad]

The previous thread mentions a 'folded firewall' surely that's gotta be a tough thing to fix, wow

[6s1640]

On the video, the son says that his brother is going to have the car restored.  Sure hope he has very deep pockets.  Does anyone see how this can make financial sense to anyone except the folks doing the restoration?

I expect they are into the car cheap, maybe $2500 back in 1967.  They are less likely to get upside down than someone buying the car for $40K and then restoring.  They are the best owner to restore and maybe stay close to even in the end, but it will no doubt be expensive.  IIRC, the restoration shop quoted near $35K to fix all the metal work.  That puts them at $37.5K with a solid body.  I think there is room to work.

However, that car scares me to no end.  If you chemically dip it, will there be anything left?  Blasting it will not cure all the hinder rust, so what do you do there?  Maybe blast again after cutting off all the fenders and cowl.  Gain access to all the hidden areas and treat.  Then dip into a chemical conversion solutions to treat all the rust missed.

Cory

[557]

Minus the family connection/nostalgia it is not the "optimal core"to start with IMHO

[Steve McDonald Formally known as Mcdonas]

Here is the link;

https://www.facebook.com/128587017325834/posts/1348844928633364/?sfnsn=mo

I just watched this and the "restored" car at the end of the video is my car!!!! 6S1431
Mine was a bit worse for wear when I started the restoration, I'll post some "before" pictures so you can see how bad it was

[69mach351w]

On the video Parker said about $50K to get it workable? I don't think that included any detail work or shooting paint.

[2112]

On the video Parker said about $50K to get it workable? I don't think that included any detail work or shooting paint.

Sounds optimistic

[trotrof1]

7 PM CDT... there are now 528000 + views for this video. Really exposes the interest for these cars and particularly this story.

[pmustang]

$50k??  I have spent £8-£10k and not changed any metal or paint on a car or changed its appearance in anyway a man in the street would notice. I would say that will swallow $100k without a burp