WHOA ! ! ! NEW PAINT!

Jack went up to Chimayo to pay the guy for painting this car. Look at how amazing it is! Jack says it looks like glass. They put some of the emblems and trim on after it cured and now it's painted the true two-tone BelAir style. That is... what is above the chrome trim along the side is white and what's below is turquoise. Jack said that half of the car enthusiasts from Northern New Mexico came by the painter's house to take a gander at it.











here's the true trim below the gas tank door it never had but should have:

...AND I get V-8 trim below the taillights since it now has a V-8 engine...



I can't wait to get it back! The guy who's restoring it is taking it back to his house to start putting all the rest of the trim and interior back together. We have the seats in the garage that were upholstered with the original style fabric, so I hope to get it back in another couple of months...but who knows ? ! ? After 7+ years, it's hard to say.