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Readers Rides…Jim’s ‘49 Merc Convertible Part 2

October 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Here’s some more pictures of Jim’s Mercury convertible restoration.

This shows the left side of the trunk floor. Using a parts car as Jim did for sheet metal works great because you know the parts will fit. Notice how they braced up the back of the body as they are doing the work.

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Tags: Classic Car Body Repair · Metal Working · Readers Rides · Rust Repair

Readers Rides…Jim’s ‘49 Merc Convertible Part 1

September 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Jim and I have something in common. We are both working on 1949 Mercury Convertibles. Jim was nice enough to send some pictures of his project and a great short story about how he purchased the car.
After looking at the pictures, Jim was smart to purchase a tilter from Accessible Systems. This let [...]

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Tags: Classic Car Body Repair · Readers Rides · Restoration Tips · Rust Repair

Readers Rides- 1956 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Part 2

August 12th, 2009 · No Comments

More progress pictures of the 1956 Olds Ninety Eight restoration.

Driver side floor rust.

The front sheet metal has been removed, exposing the engine.

The body is stripped down for repairs.

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Readers Rides….1956 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight

August 10th, 2009 · 4 Comments

This article of Readers Rides comes Bret who lives in Calgary, Alberta. It’s a 1956 Olds Ninety Eight four door post. Here is a quote from Bret’s email “It’s a 4 door post so it will never be worth a ton, but I got it for a steal ($1) and it was in [...]

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