Joe's '65 Caliente

[CALIFORNIA CALIENTE]

Muttley's Comet has 'Original',not fake patina!! Now if I can just get him to drive it to Famoso so I can see it in person,and meet that character!!! ROY.

[Muttley]

Thank's guys. The car was repainted a long time ago and even Earl Scheib would have made fun of the quality. It's good enough for me but I'm tired of answering the "When are you going to paint it" questions. I always tell them I'm leaving it the way it is and relay the story about my old Z/28. I had a fortune in that paint job (it was beautiful) but it didn't last long and the upkeep would have killed me if I would have kept it. When the Comet gets dirty I push it out of the garage and blow the dust off with the leaf blower. Here's a side shot:

[popscomet]

AND I think it's as cool as a SNOW CONE....leave it alone,,I LIKE IT !! we have one of those high dollar paint jobs on wife's 56 ford show car,it's a pain in the hinny,,always scared of a scratch or someone at a car show is going to lean on it,etc.And every bird that has the squirts is looking for it,,said it before,those slick pretty paint jobs are not the way to go ,,,JMO....POP

[comethead]

Nice background muttley! Your Comet looks good too, the stance is just right!
Pretty paint is nice...but driving it like this is FUN!!!!

Joe

[comethead]

Cleaning painting and polishing an ancient grill for my 65:





Picked it up from new member Hankster. Thanks Hank!!

Joe

[poboyjo65]

Looks great Joe! did you paint the emblem too?

[popscomet]

Looks great Joe! did you paint the emblem too?

I bet he did,JOHN,model car paint and a narrow brush,grab your wraist with your left hand just after taking a hit of beer,and make a downward stroke ,slow and steady and it helps if the paint is not to thin.......Am I good ,or completly off base? pop

[comethead]

Yessir Pop that's just what I did. I may give it a clear coat so it doesn't peel off when I'm cruising at 125mph on the highway
Thanks Johnny. It ain't perfect...but neither is my car!

Joe

[comethead]

Also painted the elusive console emblem.



You know- the one that's always missing. The one that on my car was well attached to the lid since 1965. The one that my 5 year old boy dug out with his little finger and said 'here you go daddy...'

Joe

[tweaked]

Nice work Joe. Never thought of model paint.
Roger

[comethead]

Thanks Roger!

I took a trip to my body mans place to check on the old hood.





He's made good progress on the numerous crack repairs. He's sanding the last of the repairs down, ready to skim coat and start the body work.

This is with the fake scoop emblem


And a shot of the emblems. They look like someone fabbed them in the garage. Not symmetrical. No part numbers casted in, just a "R" and "L".

[Lou's Comet]

Cleaning painting and polishing an ancient grill for my 65:

Picked it up from new member Hankster. Thanks Hank!!

Joe

Grill looks goods! The paint for the emblem is model paint? What kind? I have to do mine and the colors on your look great.

I got some parts from Hank too, boy doesn't he package the stuff well!!

Lou

[comethead]

Thanks Lou- the paint is just good ol' Testors model paint I picked up at a hobby shop.



And yes Hank packed the grill real good. It looked like a missile!!

Joe

[popscomet]

Thanks Lou- the paint is just good ol' Testors model paint I picked up at a hobby shop.



And yes Hank packed the grill real good. It looked like a missile!!

Joe

DAMN,is POP good ..or is POP good ??..........pop

[CALIFORNIA CALIENTE]

Joe;so what will you Comet resemble,a Caliente or a Cyclone when you are finished? ROY.