Body work update

Nothing can ruin the presentation of your restoration more than a scratched, stained, faded and dirty set of wheels. This is the challenge that I was recently faced with for my 68 GTO. I wanted to show the car more but was a bit embarrassed by the appearance of the original wheels. My wheels were…

The bumper for my 68 GTO is finally out to get re-plated. This is a before pic. The bumper in this pic looks pretty good but up close, it doesn’t as nice as it should in contrast to the new body paint.    I chose Verne’s Chrome Plating in Gardena, CA. Vern’s has done chrome…

After about 8 weeks, my 1968 Springmist Green Pontiac GTO is back home! The paint and body work is complete and looking good. The vinyl and molding are all set. What’s left to do is the interior and a bunch of little things (like put the door handles back on… details). So my wife followed…

I don’t “blog”. I “micro” blog using Twitter now. However, some things are worth talking about in more than 250 character increments. My 68 goat is one of them. Hopefully this is one of many future blog posts on the car. If not, it means that I’m doing anything to the car. And that would…

This is the original color of the car. Color name: Springmist Green Metallic (color code P) Paint codes… Lucite: 4897L Dulux: 4897D You can see the color on this site here http://ultimategto.com/68colors.htm and here http://www.oldride.com/library/1968_pontiac_gto.html. I also found a site that listed the Rinshed-Mason and Ditzler codes, http://www.myss396.com/ChevelleInfo/PaintCodes/1968_PaintCodes.html, where the code formulas for the color…

Well, this is it. After 15 years, I’m finally committing to restoring the goat. I believe I have my finances lined up. This is pretty exciting for me. I’ve wanted to do this for years. Starting today, I’m looking for the right paint and body place to do the work I don’t trust myself doing…