Yep... Holidays are over. Time to get back into it and get the cars ready for Perth.
Ron cut his holiday short. When we left for holidays Ron`s 71 Mach1 looked like this -
But when i walked into the car factory yesterday, found it like this -
Hmmm.... i thought it looked very nice as it was, but Ron wants to enter the car in Concours Judging at the Nationals so a full Restoration is underway.
Only rust he has found so far was the cowell panel on the RHS. Repairs are already underway. This car should be a very easy job. Quarter panels look excellent with no previous rust or dents, inside the boot looks rust free and we already know the floor is rust free from when we had it up on the hoist last year. I will post regular updates as we progress with the car.
We will also bring the Red and Blue Mach1`s to work and change the blackouts to a Matt Black Finish,remove the rear louvres and fit period correct wheels - so there will be no criticism that they are not factory standard this year.
We had been considering our options to get the cars from Adelaide to Perth for the Nationals. Do not want to drive them over the Nullarbor, do not trust freight companies to get them there without scratches, and the boys do not wish to put them on the train. So, like the Newcastle trip - We will use car trailers. Ron has an excellent Ford F350 to tow his car trailer, Jeremy enjoyed using his Territory to tow the car trailer, so we just needed one more rig. We bought this Nissan Patrol from the Auctions in Perth just before Christmas -
It is fresh out of the mines in WA and full of red dust. We intend to just tidy it up a bit, fit some nice wheels, then use it to tow a car trailer with the blue mach1 on it to Perth. Upon our return we may keep it as a tow vehicle or sell it and hopefully make a few bob.
Rocket.