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Yes, this is what I had in mind.

Anyone know the correct paint/coating color. So far I found Eastwood Factory gray. Thanks

Bob, That looks good! I'm going to do that.

I like to finish off the underside of the trunk lid. Nobody sees it, but I guess my mild case of ocd is bothering me. There is ridged insulation or particle board finished smooth on the outside where openings in the metal are. As you can see the picture, the material broke away in the small...

To sum it up, Muscle Car was a term coined when they put a 389 in a Lemans. It was also for marketing purposes for those to follow; Chevelle SS, Road runner, Mustang Boss, Pontiac Trans Am, etc. You can also go back too include the aforementioned rulers of the road.

There is a debate as to what was the first muscle car. Most say it was the 64 GTO. Some are of the opinion you can go back in time and apply it to 409s, Pontiac 421, Max Wedge etc. Yesterday at a show, my 61 Impala won best muscle car. Go figure? I was at a different show last year, and an early...

Everything was a challenge on my 61 Impala project including the arm rests. Forget if the car came with arm rests of if I had to buy them used - they don't make reproductions as you probably figured out. In fact many 61 parts are not reproduced like 62,63, etc. They had to be re - padded and...

I bought mats a few years ago and had to cut, (over did it a little), to allow for the bright light button. They - not mentioning names, said it was for the 61. Does anyone know of a brand/distributor that sells then with a cut out. Not SS. Thinking to check out if a 62 might fit?

Awhile back I thought I saw a picture posted of the Beach Boys standing next to a hot rod with a 348 tri power. Then again, it might of been a different band or personality from the 60's.

On a restoration documentary, they believe the whistling sound is caused from the openings whrer the guns are set back slightly in the wings

I had a good experience with Ciadella, mentioned a couple of times here. Door panels, headliner, and seat covers on my 61 Impala bubble top. Check if they have what you need.

I know, the guy was making a big deal about the color. He asked me what color it was, I said white thinking he was fooling around. He just wanted to be specific

The show was over and I was leaving. JWBurrell who has a Youtube channel asked if he could do a video. Check out his channel, he has a lot of car videos. This is supposed to be a match to the original color - Ermine white.

This is from a car and air show last summer.