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Allow me to introduce the newest aquisition - Old Shite

Rescued from a dusty barn here in the Northwest after the previous owner dismantled it and then lost interest. It's a ' 60 model that's very complete except for a few cosmetic bits.

The plan is to do most of the work myself ( a guy's gotta learn these skills someday ) as the budget will be really tight. Most of the project money is heading to my '59 at the moment. It's at a friend's place currently as I still need to get rid of the '66 donor body I bought and stripped last year.

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nice car good luck
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Give it a good polish and roll it as is :shock:
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I must say, I'm seriously considering to roll it as a rat, mostly due to financial constraints :rat:

I'm a bit concerned about the traffic cops in my area though - not very open-minded folks.
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Nice find :hangloose:
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Congrats on a great find. From the pic the rust looks mostly like surface rust.
Good luck with the resto.
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Post by Farhaad »

im with samba owner on trhis one.
as far as cops go, they cant do "shite" :wink: as long as its roadworthy
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Lovely car....don't rat it, give it too me! :D

For ideas, I love ghia's in red with cream roof!
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Dutch_Diver wrote:Lovely car....don't rat it,
He wouldn't have to...it already is......just have to roll in it :lol:
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OldRed wrote: I'm a bit concerned about the traffic cops in my area though - not very open-minded folks.
Just keep a bottle of instant mind-opener under your passenger seat :wink:

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That is a LOVELY find, please keep us updated 8)
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No worries guys, the :rat: will only be there until I get it to look like the long term plan:

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The long term plan should swing into action once the '59 is done.
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Grey primer....... Purple flames..........red painted steel rims..........pan scraping............swazi blanket upholstery.............type 4 engine.......
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Ahhh.........

But that's only cool if you live in Orkney...

























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I like armand's thinking, would look :flash:
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Post by 69bug »

Nice find!! Keep us posted. Good to see another ghia project
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