Polara-Star
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i have a 1972 Polara i am increasingly desperate to find a trustworthy shop to work with me to restore. i live in Vermont, and there are not many shops who are capable of this kind of work. i'd like to hear from some of you who may have knowledge of someone in the northeast i should contact. The car is in decent condition, i 'rescued' it from someone who removed all the trim and was ready to paint it up like the Bluesmobile and use at as a taxi. My idea is to restore it to original, but augment the engine and trans and go to a road gear as if it was done by someone back in the day to load up a certain deleterious beverage distilled in the hills. The fender tag reads as follows: E57 360 2-v, D34 trans, EA9 Charcoal Poly ext, MX49 trim, TX9 black int door frames, V1x black vinyl top (which is missing, and exterior is in primer), H51 A/c (some hammerhead sliced off the hard lines flush with the firewall, and the compressor is also MIA), L31 hood/fender mounted turn signals, L31 cornering lamps, M25 wide sill moldings, M26 wheel lip moldings, N88 auto speed control, R21 am/fm radio, V5X body side stripes black, Y26 26" radiator (because A/C). As far as my limited knowledge can tell, all the trim is boxed up and is present in the car. i have not found serious evidence of rust issues or mud on the body panels, what research i can do says this was a Florida car and has not spent much time on the road up here. Build date is April '72 built in the Newark, DE plant. Any help or advice would be MUCH appreciated. So far, i have built a budget that may be in excess of what the finished product would realistically be worth, but this only about a car i can enjoy the rest of my time here not something to flip.
Thanks in advance
Jeremy
Thanks in advance
Jeremy