Ronkh
Wax Waster
Amazing transformation !!!
You should be proud, you did incredible work.
You should be proud, you did incredible work.
1979 Lincoln Town Car revival
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House of Wax
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Thanks a lot Ron. It was hard to be happy with it at first because it wasn't perfect and I felt that so much more could've been done, but taking a step back and looking at the overall picture I'm pretty pleased
Ronkh
Wax Waster
You should be. I've been stalking your fb, and have seen some of it. Here, the start pics, to end pics, is AMAZING.
House of Wax
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You're making me blush Ron....lol. Thanks man, I really appreciate it
Oldfordisbetter
New member
Now there is a real car. Turned out real nice. a lot of work but worth it. Great job. Would love to see pics of the new rims he is gona put on her.
RaysWay
Autopia Specialist
Great job! I'm jealous you got to have all that fun by yourself. Those large flat panels are a dream for the rotary/RUPES combo. Awesome job!
House of Wax
Active member
Thanks...could've used some help lol
Accumulator
Well-known member
House of wax- Good job! That's just *SO* much better!
What's this talk about new wheels? IMO that oughta keep the wheelcovers and lose the raised white letters in favor of some whitewalls...hey, the car is what it is.
What's this talk about new wheels? IMO that oughta keep the wheelcovers and lose the raised white letters in favor of some whitewalls...hey, the car is what it is.
House of Wax
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Thanks Accumulator.
I can see your point on the wheels. Personally, I find wire wheels to be fugly on anything, so I'm excited to see the new ones. The chrome should look nice with all the chrome trim on the car and 18" size should look good. Big enough to go with a big car like that, but not too big. Just glad he didn't go with 20's lol
I can see your point on the wheels. Personally, I find wire wheels to be fugly on anything, so I'm excited to see the new ones. The chrome should look nice with all the chrome trim on the car and 18" size should look good. Big enough to go with a big car like that, but not too big. Just glad he didn't go with 20's lol
Accumulator
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Heh heh, see...to an old-school guy like me the whole FUGLY-wheelcover thing is a feature on a car like that! Sorta the same reasoning behind why I'd run some (narrow) Michelin whitewalls on 70-series tires showing lots of sidewall (hey, at least I didn't say "gold-line Vogues")...rocking the '70s in period-correct style
My one uncle had a Town Coupe of that vintage, lipstick red with white top/interior no less! Went well with his leisure suites, in a really cheesey way.
House of Wax
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I can certainly appreciate keeping it original.
Boy that paints a mental picture lol
Boy that paints a mental picture lol
Accumulator
Well-known member
And *my* mental pic includes his, uhm...stereotypical physical characteristics (he was a, uhm.. big guy of a certain age). Very hard to imagine somebody having an *exaggerated* impression of good ol' Uncle Ted!
Bill D
Hooked For Life
IME Period correct white walls are getting harder to find. I'm still trying to find a source for my Cadillac.
Accumulator
Well-known member
Bet you could still get gold-line Vogues
Saw 'em on a newish Deville the other day.But seriously...you ever try Coker Tire? Some of those little boutique tire manufacturers have all sorts of stuff available.
Bill D
Hooked For Life
I'll look into Coker;gotta see if they have the correct width white wall
Ronkh
Wax Waster
make sure you use the "high limit charge card"
House of Wax
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I've been making some side by side pictures lately for jobs that I post to my detailing page. I think sometimes it's easier/quicker than scrolling through pictures to see the difference:
House of Wax
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Haha. Thanks