Recent content by Bartman409SS

lol it was pics of others cars that motivated me to finish mine too!!! Thanks to all that share on this awesome site!

I’ve thought about why the fenders were marked “409” on the inside and upside down. The only reason I can come up with is possibly to tell someone on the line to punch the holes in the fender for the 409 emblems?

Hey James. Yes it did. I was very surprised to find the markings when I removed the fenders. They had never been off before. I had the 409 marker reapplied after the fenders were painted.

Thank you. My friend is a master body man and he made this possible. Yes I have driven it a bit already and had a few little things to fix this winter like the clock, speedo and carbs adjustment. It’s a blast to drive. I do plan to drive it more and show it this year.

Thanks James for the generous comments.

Finally finished!

She’s almost done. I just have to put the bumpers back on (getting chromed), finish wiring, install the new interior and exhaust.

She’s finally starting to look like a car again. Next is deck lid, doors, starter, headers then front clip.

Inside of fenders with fresh Monaco Blue paint as well as inside trunk lid and hood. Painter also retained and restored the “409” marking found inside the passenger fender.

Fenders now in primer too.

Hey guys. I was able to takes some close up pics of the “409” written on the inside of my passenger fender. As mentioned before, this car has never been apart or repainted so interesting to see all the odd grease pen markings and numbers.

Dynacorn doors hung today. They fit pretty good!

Epoxy primer today

Thanks! Yes after primer, we will be separating from the frame and putting the body on a rolling dolly. The frame will go on the rotisserie for blast and paint with epoxy, then it will come off the rotisserie and the body will go on the rotisserie for bottom paint and final paint. While that’s...

Love that good old North American steel. Very little metal work required. She’s now in the booth tonight for black epoxy primer!