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Title: Update on progress of 66 GS
Post by: gs spoken here on March 20, 2017, 10:43:04 AM

I have been kinda slow in getting back on this one, this winter. Here are a few pictures for some progress.

Title: Re: Update on progress of 66 GS
Post by: gs spoken here on March 20, 2017, 10:44:22 AM

One more of the front with the headlights and grill. Bumper are off to get chromed.

Title: Re: Update on progress of 66 GS
Post by: WkillGS on March 20, 2017, 10:51:31 AM

Beautiful!
Great job on the paintwork, and a really neat color combo!

Title: Looking good! (Re: Update on progress of 66 GS)
Post by: elagache on March 20, 2017, 11:27:22 AM

Definitely looking good!  :love4:

Keep up the progress!!  :icon_thumright:

Cheers, Edouard  :occasion14:

Title: Re: Update on progress of 66 GS
Post by: GS66 on March 20, 2017, 12:31:42 PM

Very nice! Who does your paintwork?

Title: Re: Update on progress of 66 GS
Post by: cwmcobra on March 20, 2017, 12:58:00 PM

Nice job, Bill.  Planning to bring it to Milwaukee in July?

Chuck

Title: Re: Update on progress of 66 GS
Post by: gs spoken here on March 20, 2017, 06:05:50 PM

Good catch Jim, I must have grabbed the 65 grill emblem instead of the 66 after I painted the grill and headlights. Will get the other one painted and put it on. It took about 2 hours to mask the headlights bezels and grill, and another hour to mask the hood inserts.

Not sure if I will get it completed for the NATs in July. To many other units to work on and drive and may do other things this summer, so I do not get burnt out on cars.

My painter is my good friend Rob Holmes, he lives in CB Iowa and does home repair and some car things. He is in the middle of a 57 Olds Festa wagon restoration. He only charges $5.00 more per hour when I help. This is just a driver quality restoration, nice paint. All the trim is original and not re-chromed, some hand polished and some sent to get polished. Only re-chrome so far is the bumpers.

Thanks for the kind words.

Title: Re: Update on progress of 66 GS
Post by: 35chevcoupe on March 20, 2017, 10:38:37 PM

Bill ,   Looking good . Keep up the nice work .

Title: Re: Update on progress of 66 GS
Post by: 66nailhead on March 21, 2017, 08:26:42 AM

[emoji1303][emoji1303]. Looking good!


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