This car is unrestored - very unrestored but it drives great
Little rust. Some in the rear fender dogleg (see pictures) and a little bigger spot on the right front fender
Frame is solid except for front crossmember which has suffered from bottle jack abuse and leaky radiator I have a new crossmember which will be included).
(Radiator is now excellent, as been cleaned and repaired)
Floors are solid. Brown color in pictures is carpet glue
Previous ownerinstalled new wiring harness, id the brakes, ew exhaust, nd put in new rear axlebearings
Shocks rebuilt by Worldwide Auto Parts in Madison Wisconsin (The best).
Head and carbs rebuilt
Interior by JC Whitney
Top is there but too stiff to erect
Leaks some oil
We took it to Conclave 2008 in San Diego. It placed in the Rally, he Funkana, nd took the Diamond in the Rough trophy. To see the trophy award,go to You Tube and search for San Diego Diamond in the Rough.
Thisisn't a car to restore. Its a car to drive for fun. Itattracts more attention than my restored 100.
On Aug-20-15 at 11:20:18 PDT, eller added the following information:
Couple of things I forgot to mention:
Original Sidecurtains included
Wheels are 48 spoke off of my BT7 with less than 40K miles.
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