1960 Valiant Restore: advice welcomed.

Good to know, makes sense. Jim said they peeked into it and didn't see anything badly amiss when they were replacing the radiator. Upshot is that it showed temp gauge showed her running hot again, same pattern of rising, staying, then falling. Brought it immediately back to the shop and again they put the infrared temp sensor to it, and found all the temperatures normal, so the crusty old temperature sending unit is now suspect.

Now that the transmission (and all other) fluids have been replaced she shifts (3 speed auto) much nicer now without the heavy ka-lunk. Also, if I back off the accelerator just before she shifts, the transmission is almost seamless, without the lurch.

I took it in for a second price quote on the upholstery at Leo's Collision and they also quoted me 6K, but with a catch. They guy fell in love with her at first sight and will do the entire interior, dash, engine, and paint for 6K. Not a bad deal considering both paint and upholstery are shot to Hell and back.

I was surprised to find the old visors, what was left of them, in the trunk. A St. Christopher's medallion was discovered on one, so that's a keeper.

My original thought was a mild Sea Foam Green, which doesn't really match the interior, which is red with white and black accents. I asked Leo what he thought, and he said if it was his he'd go with a bright red. Given that so many accents are red already, that seems like the best idea, so I told him to run with it. He told me he was going to make her look brand new. He really liked the car. And, well, so do I. It would be my sixth Slant Six. I wish I'd kept all of them, except the '67, which looked like a badly made ham sandwich.