A '55 RESTORATION UPDATE

From November 2009 after the dash was painted and all the new trim and knobs put on:



The trunk with all that primer:

I went up to Chimayo yesterday and he's the inside of the trunk painted the pure bright white it will be:

This is the inside of the trunk lid (if you couldn't figure that out!):

...and yours truly,

I was told that if the weather is calm on Tuesday and Wednesday, the rest will get painted. We are going with the true Bel Air two-tone with white above the trim (trunk and top) and turquoise below. The interior will be turquoise, too. We've gotten the interior already; it's made from the original style fabric, carpet and headliner. I'll post pictures of the seats that have been completed soon.

The Continuing Saga of the '55 Chevy Restoration

I went to see my car in progress last weekend. The restoration guy says I should have it back before August. That remains to be seen... Here's the front end. The firewall is painted and the engine has been installed for about 4.5 years! Other pictures I took turned out too dark.


Here's the front "clip" in front of the engine; it's still in primer and that's the steering column in the middle.


Here are the painted hubcaps, the back seat armrests, complete with their little ash trays, and in the background is the back seat with the trunk lid on top of it. Remember how Dad drilled holes to attach that cargo carrier on the back for our trip to Ohio? All those holes are filled and the remaining holes are to attach the trim and emblems on the trunk. Now that I have a V-8 engine, I get the little V trim emblem under the taillights! How cool is that!?!