'74 Rallye 440 Aztec

Getting her ready for a visit to the paint shop on friday.
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call me a NoOb but what the heck is a Aztec?

Aztec gold poly JL6 with Aztec cloth interior. Less than 5 Rallye 440s built, a few more 360s and probably about 100 360 SEs.

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Looks really nice, why is it going to the paint shop?

Looks really nice, why is it going to the paint shop?
This is the worst part on the car, but the hood, roof and trunk have scratches from when car was cleaned by previous owner when pulled out of the shed. Looked like maybe it was wiped down with a dry rag.
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That car looks great! I love the color combination!

Sweet ride. I like the color.

Dropped it off this morning.

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Sweet ride. I like the color.Now that's a nice '73 Rallye :thumbsup:

I'm really liking that 74, the 73 too, both very cool.

Finally some work done on the '74. The vinyl top revealed some interesting stuff. The top itself, was outstanding. the a pillars and factory welds, not so nice, but not that bad. Anyone ever see a number like this in the last shot?

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When I peeled the top off my 69 there was all kinds of ink print transfered in reverse onto the roof skin from the backside of the vinyl material itself.

Great looking Charger, Those seats are trippy! I am glad your keeping it stock! Love that color combo!

call me a NoOb but what the heck is a Aztec?
Aztec is that design on the seats-(looks like aztec writing) -pretty sure it is

Nice lookin Car!

Pretty clean body for its age, nice ride.

After just sitting for most of May, a little light at the end of the tunnel. Started removing the paint and found some interesting stuff. Appears the car was stripped and painted years ago. Under the paint, which he said was the hardest paint he ever removed, were 2 primers, 1 black and 1 gray, and no original paint. The paint was a single stage imron type and tough as nails. He is pulling the windshield to check for rust due to what was on the a pillars. He suspects there has to be some underneath the glass and doesn't want to do a halfass job. The plus is that he didn't find any signs of rust in the usual spots or any signs of accident repair.
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Great news. The windshield was pulled thursday and no rot in the channels. Just a little surface scale. Moving along quickly now with 2 guys working nonstop since wednesday. They are working on it all day today to get it done. No body rust or damage other than the visable front fender creases. If all goes as planned today, I should have it home by friday.

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looking good! I bet it is painful seeing it all stripped down like that.

Car is painted, but Eddie is not happy with the hood and trunk. I couldn't notice it, but he says paint is too heavy in metallic and you can see streaks in it. He is going to switch to a Dupont paint and reshoot it in a couple days. Says I now have a good base coat.

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Well the delay sucks, but better them finding it now then you noticing it later. Either way, she's looking sweet!

I agree, always a good thing when the paint guy insists it aint good enough yet.

sure sign of an honest joe.

Here are a few pics I took this morning. Car was reshot saturday and will be buffed out by wednesday. Even up close, it almost doesn't need it.

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is the paint chipped on the edge of the drivers door there?

WoW! Nice Job indeed!

is the paint chipped on the edge of the drivers door there?That's tape inside the door seam.

that color looked like it went on real smooth.

A real nice paint job, you can read the signs in the reflection in the hood, no orange peel here!
Wish I could find someone that could paint my car like that...

freakin beautiful!!!!! Damn, I keep seeing these bronze cars and it keeps pulling meeee.......no, I gotta stay with the orange.

That hood shot looks like a pool of water, like you could dive into it. lol

Here are a few crappy cell phone pics I took this afternoon. I get it back tomorrow if it isn't raining, again. No rain all summer and now it has to start?

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Getting ready for the short cruise home. Had to put the rear bumper on for brake lights.

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Back where she belongs, squeezed next to her older brother. The easy part is done, paying someone else to do the paint. Now to put everything back together and clean up the polish residue and shop dust.

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I love that color

Love that color on that car. Looks great! I'm a new member. I have a 70 Coronet. I was wondering if that color was available in 1970 for the Coronet?

Love that color on that car. Looks great! I'm a new member. I have a 70 Coronet. I was wondering if that color was available in 1970 for the Coronet?

Short answer, no. An even better answer, go to Hamtramck-historical (http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/library.shtml) for a plethora of useful information.

Thanks for the link.

Looks real good....Color fits the car very well, stripe tops it off

Good looking car!

Yeah, metallics can be a pain. Seems the temp has to be dead on or they won't flow out right.

I never heard of an Aztec model.

Picked my '74 up this morning from getting the vinyl top and headliner installed. Took a whole 2 days. Most of the interior panels dyed, have a few more pieces to do. Now to put it back together and clean, clean, clean.

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That is a gorgeous car! I really like that body style now and wouldn't mind finding one like that. I owned a 74 400 SE once. Had the bulge hood, same color as your I think and had the Aztec interior with shag carpet.

The end is near.....

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Almost done, but I just had to get it to the show this morning.

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Sharp!!

Done for now, less a few small pieces, more detailing and getting the a/c charged up.

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that looks sharp beyond words.

Very Nice!