Vehicle Description
AACA National first prize senior award winner in 2010. That means
it competed against the best of the best and won. Restored to
factory specs. They started with a 70,000 mile clean car. Gorgeous
factory color. Features a 289 V-8, automatic and power
steering.
EXTERIOR: The color in person is beautiful, the burgundy has lots
of tiny metal flake. The body is pristine- laser straight, no rust
and the body panels are aligned perfectly. Door, trunk and even the
hood shut like a new car. The paint is definitely better than when
it left the factory. It is polished out to a smooth glossy finish.
The jambs are painted as nice as the exterior. Bottom of doors are
clean, weatherstrips and sill plates are replaced, latches are
cleaned. All of the chrome and trim is mint. Upfront the bumper,
grill, headlight bezels, emblems, hood ornament are in mint. Down
the sides the moldings, emblems, rocker trim, door handles and Ford
script mirrors are also pristine. The stainless trim around the
windshield, rear window, rain gutters are polished. Even the wipers
are polished. All the glass is crystal clear and the rubber gaskets
are soft. Has correct antenna. The vent window pillars have mint
chrome. In back the tail lights, trim, bumper and lenses are mint.
The rims are painted body color. The spinner wire wheel hubcaps are
in excellent shape, radial tires look new.
INTERIOR: It's like sitting in a new 65 Ford. The upholstery and
door panels are excellent. The armrests, window cranks and door
handles are mint. The white headliner and visors are bright, mirror
is mint, overhead light works. The dash area is super clean- the
knobs are mint, chrome still sparkles, steering wheel is in
excellent shape, chrome horn ring is mint, has original radio. The
metal dash is painted a nice smooth satin black. Carpet has been
replaced and there is a set of Fairlane embroidered floor mats.
There are seat belts in the front.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT: Highly detailed just as it was the day it
rolled out of the factory. It is powered by it's original 289 V-8
and features power steering. Everything is restored in its proper
finishes. Air cleaner was sprayed with a gun and has a gloss
finish. They used correct Ford hoses, clamps, plug wires. Every
component is new looking- brake lines, pulleys, radiator, wiper
motor, nuts and bolts etc. Jamb and bottom of hood painted as nice
as the car. New insulation, latches are cleaned.
TRUNK COMPARTMENT: It's all clean metal painted the same beautiful
body color. It has the particle board filler panels and plaid mat.
Has matching painted rim, new radial tire and a restored jack.
Bottom of the trunk lid and the jamb is glossy smooth paint, has
jacking instructions decal, new weatherstrip. Latches are cleaned.
There are also a set of poverty hubcaps included.
UNDERSIDE: Also detailed right down to the assembly line markings.
Upfront the steering and suspension components look practically
new. The bottom of the motor and trans are spotless. Has optional
Cruise-O-Matic trans. The driveshaft, rear end and rear suspension
has the original markings duplicated. Everything looks proper-
e-brake cables, brake lines and hoses, bushings, shocks, fuel tank
etc. Solid metal underbody. Upgraded to dual exhaust with glass
pack mufflers.
This is just a really nice car. Even if you are not a trophy chaser
it is nice to own something this nice. It doesn't only look new, it
feels and functions as new also!
Power steering
Wire hubcaps
Spinners
Embroidered floormats
Seatbelts
Dual exhaust