I'm not real happy about it. I've said for 30+ years that I will never restore this car. After the 2nd failed paint match attempt George tried to convince me to strip the entire car to make life easier so he no longer had to be spot on, and "besides you want me to fix the right lower below the body line anyhow". I said stick to the plan, no mission creep.... I don't have time for this before Spring, nor do I want to put more funds into the car.
So one side is all pretty and the rest looks so so.... like it always has. It photographs well, but there's places you have always been able to see sanding marks under the paint on the hood, there's dings, chips and a few blisters here and there ...so I gave in yesterday to strip the entire car to metal, fix anything found and paint the rest with George doing something he's never done before and guaranteeing a maximum cost or less. I have doubts that it'll be less.
I have to be there tomorrow 8 AM sharp for a full day or more of pulling the nose, it's components, the other wing upright, door glass, plymouth letters on the tail panel etc. Hell I'll probably be over there more than one day and I'm supposed to be doing 3 corporate tax returns before the end of the week... not driving an hour each way to work!
