The wagon was bought in the middle of a trip to the southern parts of our
country, and I bought it without checking it much. I was in a hurry, and the
previous owner seemed nice enough. I drove the wagon about 500 miles the
first couple days, and it ran ok, save for a few stalls at stop lights. It runs
good, but stalls when it idles for a bit. Might be the fuel level is too high.
After driving the ugly wagon for a while, I decided it was time to get it tidied
up a bit for next summer, and drove it into my garage. It's always nice to
have a new project.
The idea was to tidy it up a bit, get rid of all the warped side trim, do some
kind of patina job, new double exhausts, and a bit of service. When I started
checking the body out, it turned up to be rusted and patched badly, in all
senses of both words. Also, close to where I live, a young guy has bought a
'67 patina wagon, and I prefer not to be mistaken for him *grins*. Actually
mostly because I didn't get a wagon to be like everybody else.
So, a real paint job is in the plan now. The paint is not the origianl paint, nor
color,and it's flaking, so there will be some elbow grease involved in making
this problem go away.
Oh, and sheesh, those 14" wheels with tiny radials look ridiculously small!
A kind of plan or goal for the project was whipped up in photoshop. New
wheels, lowering the front for a bit of rake, and a cream colored paint job
would make it look a lot nicer. New, suitably loud pipes too.
