27 May 2024:
Car is prepped for body work, and loaded on the trailer. This was about to become a more painful process than had been anticipated.








03 Jan 2025:
The car was sent off to one local shop for body work and paint. Clear was a special order, with three rounds of clear, three coats each (9 total coats), with sanding in between the rounds. The goal was an excessively deep finish. Once applied, the car would go to a second shop for final cut and buff. It took the first shop over six months to complete and drop off to the 2nd shop. While in the UK for business, I get a phone call from the 2nd body shop. The news was not good. In short, they felt that the color and metallic had not gone well at all. It was not apparent until they started buffing the paint. They could finish what was happening, but they guaranteed I would not be happy with the final result. The solution? Sand the car down, reshoot the paint. Not much of a choice involved. Do it. (Second major setback for this project, first being the need for paint in the first place).

10 Jan 2025:
Initial pics of the re-painting come in. This is before the final cut/buff. Looking promising so far!