Survivor car

Man, I love seeing cars like this come out of the woodwork. I have a couple that were in similar condition and my philosophy is get them looking the way they were when they were parked or taken out of regular service back in the 70's or 80's.
There are a ton of restored cars out there as well as many modified and now restomods.
There are very few true survivors left and also not a whole lot of cars out there that still look like they did when they were drivers back in the day.
That's the vibe I try to keep, basically just make them roadworthy and clean, degrease and revive them without repainting or refinishing anything.

I have a 66K original mile unrestored Road Runner that's mostly untouched. One of the best conversations I had was at a show with a retired Chrysler tech who work at a dealership from the 60's through the 80's and he loved the car, said it looked like something that would have come into the service bay around 1977 or so.
It's so rare to see something like that still around. Most got fixed up at some point or left outside and neglected to the point where they needed a complete resto or became a parts car.
I'll definitely be following this thread.

Regarding what to do with the paint, this is probably the most definitive write up about restoring old paint that I've run across. It's a long read but tons of good info inside:

The Secret to Removing Oxidation and Restoring a Show Car Finish to Antique Single Stage Paints


Also, this thread has a lot of info about stripping off unwanted paint like the black on your inner fenders. It's on a VW van forum so those owners know a thing or two about bad paint jobs.

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