The restoration of the lighting for the Mach 1 has in my restoration focus from the beginning. Since I had most of the original lighting pieces and they are relatively simple, they bubbled up to the top of my to do list quite often. The Parking Lamps / Turn Signals… Continue reading
Again this occurred in early 2022. Prior to sending the shell out for metalwork, I knew that I would need to purchase several parts. As the supply chain challenges of late 2021 / early 2022 reared their ugly head, I decided to pull the trigger in an effort to avoid… Continue reading
I am going to call this the first part restored. Not sure if it exactly is, but it is close! This was kind of a big milestone (to me) for a few reasons. The first is that while new parts can always be purchased, there is a certain satisfaction to… Continue reading
This happened over the course of several years and was only completed at the beginning of this year (~May, 2022). As I did not document this in real time this will be a short retrospective post. As it was apparent that the car would require significant metal work (quarters, floor,… Continue reading
[The events documented here happened at various points between Spring of 2017 and Summer of 2018.] Once the car had found it’s new home, it was time to begin working on it. As there were no illusions that nothing less than a full restoration was required, the first order of… Continue reading
[These photos are from when the car was originally viewed in the seller’s garage- December 2016] Just wanted to share a few photos to document the car’s condition before any work was performed on it. Though it appears to in reasonably complete shape there are a few wounds and scars… Continue reading
[These events took place in December of 2016] The day had arrived…the car was going to be loaded up on a rented U Haul trailer and driven from Connecticut to its home for the next several years in southern Maine. I enlisted the help of my sister’s boyfriend as he… Continue reading