We Went to Visit the Car

We went to visit the car today at Gary's house. It is exciting seeing what he has painted on the car now. Tomorrow is the day he is planning on painting the exterior of the car. Monday he will spend buffing it and whatever else he has to do. So that means Tuesday the car should be back.

Gary is an incredibly nice guy. He is also very talented at doing body work and paint. It has taken awhile to get the car done, but body work and paint is something he does on the side. It is not his full time job. He has taken many days of work to be able to work on this car. He has done a lot of body work and prep work building up to painting it. He has done an incredible job. I fully trust him and know how good he is at what he does. I knew when restoring this car that I wanted him to do the paint. So even though I could have had the paint done much quicker by going through a paint shop, I wouldn't get the quality work that I know Gary does. So I know it's worth the wait! 

This is the engine bay nicely painted black. It blows my mind looking at it remembering the rusted out spots. You can't even tell that it was all rusty. I love that in the radiator support no one would have any clue that it once had a piece cut out of it for aftermarket AC. 

 This is the dashboard all painted. We couldn't find a paint code for the '67 dashboard so they were able to match the paint from the ash tray. I think it looks great and seems like it should match everything we have for the interior.

 The exterior of the car that is all primed and pretty much ready to be painted.

 This is the best picture I could get of the underside of the car. I pretty much just had to hold the camera under the car and hope I was aiming it right. The underside is red oxide paint.

 The best part was seeing the doors. I love them!  I could sit and stare at them all night! I was nervous to see what candy Apple Red looks like. I had seen it at car shows but I couldn't remember the shade it was. I am very happy with the color. The doors still need to be cut and polished, which means sanded with 2,000 grit sand paper and buffed.

 The back side of the doors still need to be painted the interior color. I really do love how the doors have turned out. I was trying to imagine the entire car painted like that but I just can't grasp it.

 This whole restoration has been incredible to witness. It blows my mind seeing all of the car parts cleaned up and repainted. The rear axle, for example, I clearly remember how gross, greasy, and caked with red sand it was. So it is crazy seeing it looking like a brand new part. This entire car is going to look brand new. I am excited!

So I setup a nice little place in the garage for me to hang out. You can't tell but the black blob by me is my dog Molly. Nothing is better than to be able to be out here supporting Mike while he works on car stuff but still get to be all comfy and cuddled up with the dog. When I start to get really tired, I might just take a little nap while Mike works. Who knows! Either way I don't mind hanging out in the garage when I can be this comfortable.

While I am sitting here all comfy cozy with a blanket and the dog... Mike is working on connecting the engine and transmission. I have been taking pictures which I will do in a new post probably tomorrow or the next day. So there is more to come!