The Process of Restoration
"Purchased June 1994, as a Belvedere convertible, bought
sight unseen from Iowa... it arrived at my house so rusted out that the leaf
springs had broken in transit. Virtually no floors, or rockers. Body and frame
were rusted beyond reasonable repair. Uh-oh."
"...I then located a stripped-out junkyard Sport Fury
hardtop, and the two cars merged into one. It is now titled in WA as a Sport
Fury convertible. The car still needs top and boot canvas, and inner door
panels, and of course the 'bugs' worked out of it (leaky P/S, needs front
end re-build)... The interior upholstery was re-done as original, thanks to
materials supplied by SMS Auto Fabrics, Portland, OR, and Original Auto Interiors,
MI."
"It has a 1961 Chrysler 361 w/ torqueflite. Some of
the options are factory a/c, Mirror-Matic, dual antennae, power windows, power
seats, and front bumper wings."
"I also have the Autronic Eye, but I have not decided
whether to install it. I had the radio improved by FLFrank...he revived it
and added a CD input jack. The car is licensed and insured, but it is still
in the 'local road test' mode!"
