Hi guys,
so, it is time to start the next project. I'm not finished with my 1973 T Targa yet, but a slot opened up for the body work, at a new shop that I want to try. So, I had to re-prioritize, and strip the 70 T coupé.
This thread won't be updated very often for now, more so after the summer when I hopefully can start to put the car back together.
The car was bought from Mike5876 here at Pelican, already in June. He was located just 15 minutes from our vacation home in Pompano Beach, FL, which was very convenient.
Mike had brought the car with him from New Mexico, to build a hot rod, but decided to go in another direction. It was a roller, and I had just bought a 2,2 T engine and 911 gearbox back home in Sweden, which would pair up nice with this car.
I have always had a soft spot for the Tangerine cars, it is a truly lovely color, which looks great in any garage.
This is how it looked when I bought it:
I know, to most of you guys this is a load of cr-p
, but considering what we have to work with over here in northern Europe this is a great find! The rust is very, very limited, and the accident damages are repairable. Over here it is hard to find someone that want to take on a rust bucket, it is a lot easier to find someone to repair accident damage.
So, I really enjoy stripping a car, especially when all the nuts and bots are removable without the blow torch
we need to use on our normal rust buckets.
The car has obviously been in an accident a long time ago, both rear-ended and front-damaged. From the sun-faded paint I would guess it has been parked in the desert for at least 15 years, but I have no idea. The engine was removed a long time ago, leaving the car leaning forward. Because of that there was som rust in the front part of the floor, from long-time standing water. The car was very honest, since Mike already had poked holes in anything looking like rust:
The rear seats and parcel shelf was very solid, only surface rust there:
To be continued!
Regards,
Johan