by "Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
Published 06/20/2017 at 17:40
by "Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
Published 06/20/2017 at 17:40
Tags: Ford
; 100E
; Ethics
STARS: 3
Usually when you go to a classic car show everything there has been restored to within an inch of its life.
But not always. At the event I attended last week one, and only one, original-ish and unrestored-ish model appeared.
This one.
It’s a Ford 100E Popular .
It’s obviously spent its life somewhere dry as it would otherwise have dissolved long since. With a couple of exceptions, it’s had nothing done to it.
The eagle eyed will notice an alternator.
There’s also been an outbreak of fibreglass bodging
As I was admiring the survivor, a passerby asked me “would you paint it?”
“Hard to say” I said.
So, what about the ethical considerations. Would you preserve the patina, or proceed to a bare metal respray and a full restoration?
"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
06/20/2017 at 17:47, STARS: 0
Original paint. All day, every day. Patina is beautiful. So are survivors.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
06/20/2017 at 18:02, STARS: 0
DO NOT RESTORE!
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
06/20/2017 at 18:09, STARS: 0
Patina! As long as you take measures to prevent the rust from continuing its creep...
"Svend" (svend)
06/20/2017 at 18:24, STARS: 0
With the fibreglass bodging, I say either restore or full restoration.
If it was original with no repair work or the repair had been done to a level it was virtually unnoticeable then I would say maintain it, but as is, I’d restore it.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
06/20/2017 at 20:12, STARS: 0
CUT IT UP....... there would be a high strung 427, 4speed and steamroller tires in there so quick, it would make your head spin........ 1600 lb weight from the factory..........
"ranwhenparked" (ranwhenparked)
06/20/2017 at 22:46, STARS: 0
If it polishes up well enough to look presentable at 5ish feet, always keep original. In this case, the paintwork probably could be cleaned up and touched up as needed and look somewhat decent, but that crummy fiberglass (or is it glassfibre?) job means a repaint would be the way to go.