Pump You Up

I'm just out driving around, running errands and shooting some video and stills. This 72 Coupe handles very smooth like the 73 4 door Old Red...
not counting the paint, this car feels like brand new. It was a dead horse that is now back to life...it sat for decades.
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saforwardlook said:
Two doors rule for me. How many miles on that one? Really nice car that looks great!
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Thanks...mileage is 89,600...besides the paint, it looks like a 40K mileage car...especially the interior, trunk, undercarriage...the exterior took the worst from getting dinged by a DD in the garage.
 
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It seems the driver fender and the rest of the side do not match as well as they should anyway, so maybe some refinishing of the body sides would be worth considering and removing the dings at the same time. Slight color mismatches can ge gotten away with at major body lines but not so much from panel to panel without some experienced "blending". That car deserves it maybe down the road. Still love that color on the 2 doors. Sweet.
 
saforwardlook said:
It seems the driver fender and the rest of the side do not match as well as they should anyway, so maybe some refinishing of the body sides would be worth considering and removing the dings at the same time. Slight color mismatches can ge gotten away with at major body lines but not so much from panel to panel without some experienced "blending". That car deserves it maybe down the road. Still love that color on the 2 doors. Sweet.
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I have a body/paint estimate for complete head to toe repaint/repair body project= 12K.
 
LOTS of sheet metal thar to cover!

CBODY67
 
Knebel said:
None.
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Forgot to answer the question...I have no idea my Imperial mpg...However, I have a different acronym...TPD...trips per day...to the pump...I have several favorite pump stations around town with the non-oxy fuel that they love to drink.
 
Ran across some old pics of Big Red before here sneaker transformation to the original tire/wheel cover setup from Thanksgiving day 2017...I'm hoping we have nice weather deep into November here this year in Minnesota. Some are saying a warm winter expected this year.
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You have come a long way since last year. Those wheels/tires on a car like that are just wrong!

A doc that healed thyself and saw the light. :)

Thank you.
 
DocMcNeedy said:
Ran across some old pics of Big Red before here sneaker transformation to the original tire/wheel cover setup from Thanksgiving day 2017...I'm hoping we have nice weather deep into November here this year in Minnesota. Some are saying a warm winter expected this year.
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Thanks for posting those, now I have them to remember forever.

saforwardlook said:
You have come a long way since last year. Those wheels/tires on a car like that are just wrong!

A doc that healed thyself and saw the light. :)

Thank you.
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I thought they looked just right for a screaming red Imperial, them and the totally incorrect exhaust tips, made it the perfect hot rod stlye I love. Completely wrong, but sooo right.
 
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