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10-04-2015, 05:03 PM | #61 |
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10-05-2015, 07:03 AM | #62 | |
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I too love original, and nice "cared for" original is just as good if not better. I don't subscribe to the perceived "value" of rust and disrepair. If you care for your car you keep it up, keep it nice. I'm sure what I do to it will be worthy of the best internet arguments and challenges in history. I can already hear the town criers ringing their bells calling bullshit on the original finish after it's spot repaired. I can take it, and it's now my duty to keep it nice. What if it was 1941 and I needed a repair? No longer "original"? |
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10-05-2015, 03:47 PM | #63 |
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When Dr Shepard saw this Model 60 Coupe at the Ford Exhibition in London's Albert Hall in October 1935, it was all black with silver wheels. He thought that too sombre and had the supplying dealer paint the cream side and wheels. I knew the car back in 1962 and it only took me 52 years to get my hands on it. Here it is as I saw it after 52 years.
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10-05-2015, 11:11 PM | #64 | |
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10-06-2015, 06:29 PM | #65 |
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From the original owner....(DW's Grandma), a few years after delivery.
To the day she sold it to us, her last drive....Oct 1976 Her Daughter & Granddaughter, 2013 "Bertha" still original after all these years... Bob
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10-06-2015, 08:55 PM | #66 |
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10-07-2015, 08:36 AM | #67 |
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Thank You.... RG
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10-07-2015, 09:00 AM | #68 |
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Man, love the Bertha story.
Reminds me of a story. For a short time, I was an insurance adjuster. I got called out to do an estimate on a elderly lady's car. Got to her house and she open the garage. There sat an as new '72 2-door robin egg blue Ford Maverick that one of our folks rear ended. This was in the late '90's and I think the car had 32K on odometer. The interior was truly like new and she said she always garaged it since new. Boy, did it look it. By the book, it was totaled. I called my boss and said we can't do this to her or the car. I broke out my trusty Hemmings and worked with the body shop to fix the car for the lady. |
10-07-2015, 10:09 AM | #69 |
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Gibbs oil... looks like a nice antique finish. Does the oil tend to fill crevices and create a better finish? I remember reading about dw40 to hid scratches?
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10-07-2015, 10:41 AM | #70 |
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This is an awesome car and she will scoot down the freeway.
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10-13-2015, 12:44 AM | #71 |
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Originally from Iowa, now in So Cal
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10-13-2015, 01:16 AM | #72 |
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10-13-2015, 05:17 PM | #73 |
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Frankwest, Gibbs is a spray for froze bolts, etc., was show this oil several years ago and have used it on several old cars, shines up the car. Only place I have found to purchase is on Ebay. If it rains on your car you have to wipe down again!!!!
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10-13-2015, 07:40 PM | #74 |
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An oil like this must make any tiny scratches invisible.
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10-13-2015, 07:48 PM | #75 |
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The old car show trick, motor oil before the show. I use wd40
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10-13-2015, 07:49 PM | #76 |
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11-22-2015, 02:45 PM | #77 |
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!933 original Duncan Blue Paint car
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11-22-2015, 03:08 PM | #78 |
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I just wiped down the original dash and garnish moldings in my original '34 with GIBBS Oil....WOW! I never heard of GIBBS Oil until I started reading about it on this forum. Impressive stuff!
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11-22-2015, 03:13 PM | #79 |
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The gibbs oil seems to cover a multitude of surface scratches that are present on original paint cars. And it supposed to be protection for surfaces too. I think it was developed for gun protection. I learned about it from this post too. This board is great in that many great ideas come out and help others to improved their antique cars.
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11-22-2015, 06:37 PM | #80 |
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I enjoy greatly original paint cars but you have to agree that this totally restored and repainted with an expensive paint job looks fantastic! A new 1934 probably looked just like this in the dealership!
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