First Real Drive

Progress has been in fits and starts over the last several months with a small birthday for my wife and the celebratory European cruise, the birth of a grandchild, and a trip to Mexico to build a house for a needy family. Over this time was a number of Gilligan's Island projects - getting all the stainless on the doors and fenders, reforming one end of a piece of stainless that was too long, putting the door glass back in, drilling out parking light sockets and fitting in new snap-in sockets, and a host of other small details. The September  list of  to does is nearly done, and with an emergency trip to Vermont, decided to see if CW Restoration could take the car for a few days to knock out a few clean-up details that were required, several  self-inflicted. 

Putting gas in at a gas station - felt good except for the $4.399 price for 91 octane.

Heading over to the shop. She sounds good, but there's a belt squeal I've got to deal with when she comes home next week. 

Sitting in the driveway - door locks, stainless, door post and door glass all installed. All that's left is the felts and stainless around the door glass. 

The dark side. Red's pretty deep in the shade. 

And a lot more orange in the sun. I think I ended up with Torch Red instead of the Victory Red I intended, but it looks great just the same. 

After I finish up the front trim, grille and bumper, it will be time to get it to an upholstery shop to finish the interior. At this time it's spend the money rather than another four months of little details in my spare time.