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Blue vintage convertible car parked outside.

Before & After 2

September 4, 2025
More photos showing the transformation......
Classic convertible car on an empty road.

Before & After 1

September 4, 2025
Photos of the before, and the amazing after transformation........
Vintage car interior with black leather seats.

Front seat

September 4, 2025
One of the final items to be installed in the car is the front seat...
Classic car black interior door panel.

Door panels

September 4, 2025
The door panels were a struggle to install - the nothces for the clips were...
Embossed leather with decorative pattern design.

Rear seat installed

September 4, 2025
A big huge step forward as we finally install the rear seat assembly in the...
Metal strip with prongs on table edge.

Door panel trim

September 4, 2025
The door panel trim was really difficult to find in good condition and we finally...
Black leather car door panel with trim.

Rear interior 1/4 panel inserts

September 4, 2025
The rear interior quarter panels have a fabric insert that we finally had so moved...
Chrome seatbelt buckle on textured fabric.

Seat Belts

September 4, 2025
We had original seat belts restored with the correct Chrysler labels sewn in for a...
Car engine under open blue hood.

Adjustments

September 4, 2025
Two adjustments of many we have done so far.  First one the gas pedal was...
Blue vintage convertible car on desert road.

Test Driving

September 4, 2025
As we continue to shake down the car and sort out the problems we already...

Carpet, seat belts and kick panels

September 4, 2025
Showing the process here of fitting the carpet in place and installing the seat belts,...

Dusk photos

September 4, 2025
Some glamour shots of the car during the golden hour of sunset showing off the...

Trunk Before and After

September 4, 2025
Even with the before photos we have, the pictures do not do justice in the...
Hand holding a small black car part.

Making a new neutral safety switch harness

September 4, 2025
An important part of any automatic transmission is the safety switch that prevents the car...
Engine components with blue and black parts.

New power steering pump

September 4, 2025
The original style power steering pump we have installed on the car has proven to...
Blue vintage car with front windshield view.

Wipers

September 4, 2025
With the wiper motor functional and tested its time to add new wiper arms on...
Vintage car dashboard with speedometer and controls.

Headlight switch replacement

September 4, 2025
The original headlight switch we tried to re-use but turned out it was faulty and...
Carburetor on blue engine with cables attached.

Kick down cable fabrication

September 4, 2025
The standard kickdown cable will not work with our application here so we had to...
Car fuel tank and installation kit displayed.

Setting up fuel tank

September 4, 2025
With the fuel injection system we have for the car the fuel tank takes some...
Metalwork plans with tools on workbench.

Exhaust fabrication

September 4, 2025
Careful planning and measuring and welding the exhaust together.  This exhaust system will not only...