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I will keep track etc. Hopefully have something in a few weeks.

Yes, I love that name and look. Please do post a photo of it in the car after you receive it.

Following this conversation. Wondering the same. My car had a replacement Montgomery Ward battery from likely the early 80’s. I love the look of it and have even wondered about if anyone can somehow use that case on a new battery. I have not even cleaned it up but I love the name and look!

Thanks again for all your replies.
I am awaiting some samples from ACC however from what I am hearing their Maroon is not correct either. The Maroon I got from SMS last fall is quite a bit lighter in color than mine and my door carpet is in perfect condition so I really want it to match. SMS’s trunk mat is the right pattern but it is quite a…[Read more]

very cool bunch of options etc. Good find!

Primed, Painted & Done!

We discovered a hole in the driver’s side fender where the horn was mounted rather poorly: vibration broke a chunk right out of the fender. Another Jetfire owner mentioned they had this trouble too. Relocation of the horns due to the TRF tank apparently was not thought out well. We used the chunk that broke out that was still attached to the h…[Read more]

thanks for the leads guys!

Looks good Eric. I did not have any stamps like these on my car, are these 62 only?

Wow, you have done a gorgeous job on it Greg. Did you rebuild your engine or send it out? I am still waiting for the border to open up, my engine is at D&D Aluminum V8 in Michigan.

All that fuss and you hardly see the stencil job! It is the cool little things that make this car unique though!
Looks immaculate under that hood from what we see! Can we see more photos of your engine bay?

Well then: How did we miss that! That would be an easy fix for my daughter too. DANG!
Perfection is a difficult thing to chase! Hubby beside me just commented – A blind man on a fast horse . . . . . he is obviously not as fussy as I am.

Excellent, Thank you Oaklyss! Is that an original filter or one you did with the stencil kit?

Sorry, I did not include a ‘post pressure wash’ photo in last post as stated.
Results of the pressure washing and brushing, I have since hand wiped the underside of the car. Seriously as ‘rust free of a car’ you could ever hope to find!
All the F85’s bodies were built as automatics. If it was a 4 speed order they cut a hole in the transmi…[Read more]

The final step before preparing to paint the engine bay & front end was the final underneath clean. We set the car upon the hoist with a ‘giant diaper’ of tarps so we could keep the dirty water flowing out the door of the shop. Steve first sprayed it with degreaser then pressure washed. I manned the floor squeegee and Haz-Mat Man got real dirty!…[Read more]

The engine bay was absolutely caked with oil, grease and grime. The engine had a number of oil leaks but on the bright side where was no rust!

It was quite a few days of scraping to get all the heavy crud off the engine bay area. Meanwhile and Steve had removed the heater box and bundled and bagged the wiring harness. Then Steve’s alter ego:…[Read more]

Thanks for the feedback Ken. I kind of decided to not spend any more ‘unnecessary’ money until I have this car on the road….but now I know it works fine, there is no point in letting my Summit bucks expire! We were certainly pleased with the rear Aadco sway bar we put on the 65 Riviera! Any pictures you have of the install will be appreciated!

Car looks awesome Eric! So this is a different red or is it just the lighting on Melissa’s car?