'59 Plymouth Forum

new rockers They made a little progress this week:

Here are some more pics

Slowly but surely they are making progress with the body work.

It has been a while since there was an update but they did keep working on the car every now and then. Most of the welding is done and they started sanding. Unfortunately they found some bad repaired spots while doing that

They are convinced their work will be done by the second week of March.

Ron

Thanks for posting the progress pics.

Watching the cars come back to life is always exciting! ---John

Thanks Ron for the periodic updates. Looks like they're doing a really professional job . Steve

As the sanding progressed they found some more rusty spots in places we hadn't expected it But in a few weeks I'll have a rust free car in my garage.

keep them motivated, Ron. You are almost "there"!
Roger

rogerh wrote:keep them motivated, Ron. You are almost "there"!
Roger

I do keep them motivated as much as I can

But I must correct you, they are almost there. When they are there our work starts. We have to build everything up again and we don't have much time, our webmaster will be here on May 21st for an inspection and a test drive

Ron

hadn't heard that Dan and Marie were headed that way again. I heard that Information Tech is one industry that is positive in this market!
It will be one huge rush for you to get that car back together in time!

rogerh wrote:hadn't heard that Dan and Marie were headed that way again. I heard that Information Tech is one industry that is positive in this market!

Roger, in my job, sometimes it just pays to know where all the bodies are buried!

Yup, we're off to Spain to see Marie's daughter, Mariel, who's been hangin' out in Barcelona. Then on to Porto to catch up with Stefan in Fafe and see the Portugese sights. Next stop: Brussels, where we'll meet up with Ron and then onto Poortvliet to see his new digs.

Can't wait!

Dan

Hey Dan.. good to hear you're coming to Poortvliet.
Hope we can visit a car meeting when you're in oll dutch.

I'm sure Ron's Plymouth will look stunning

Hi guys,

Sorry it took so long But we made a lot of progress in the last couple of weeks

Today the first (base) coat of paint was sprayed on the car! Well actually it has 3 coats of paint now and it is really starting to look good. I have been in the paint booth all day and I even did my share of the work, masking everything and I had my first lesson in professional painting. It wasn't too bad but it is certainly not as easy as it looks.

Next Saturday the car will be ready to get a nicer colour and get finished with clear coat.

Ron

Ron and Matthew,
Those pictures certainly tell SOME of teh story, and are very exciting to see!
(why doesnt Matthew wear a respirator while painting?)
It is wonderful to see the progress!
Roger

rogerh wrote:why doesnt Matthew wear a respirator while painting?
Roger

Roger,

There was no need to wear a respirator. The booth is so well ventilated and fitered that we didn't even smell the paint while we were in there.
Sprying one layer takes only 10 to 15 minutes and then you get out of it while the air is filtered. When you get in again you can't even smell the paint.

rogerh wrote:It is wonderful to see the progress!
Roger

YES! I am really happy that the job is almost done now In about two weeks we will have it back home and we can start building it up again. A lot of work but I think we will be done by the end of May.

Ron