Sorry for the delayed response.
I needed a break from all that’s
going on today.
Your reply got me to thinking
how many vehicles I’ve owned
since I started driving. That
total comes to 26. The one I’ve
owned the longest is a CJ7
Golden Eagle. I’ve been driving
it for 40 years. If I had a few
of my previous, I could easily
retire. Vehicles have always ment
more to me than just something
that gets you from here to there.
American muscle. AMC, Mopar, Ford,
Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac. All
hold a place in history and heart.
No problem about the lag; it’s been a surreal day.
I had a ‘72 F-250 running the stock 360FT Wedge motor into a C6 automatic with a pair of aftermarket headers, and glasspacks dumped ahead of the axle. I shaved it old school; did proper lead fill on the trim holes then got a Maaco shop to shoot it Porsche Yellow. The guy phoned me up and asks, “We shot two coats, going on three and it’s still too clear. Ya mind if we dope it with Titanium White?”
Ended up with five coats of acryllic inside and out, under the hood, and throughout the bed, and it was so yellow it put a fresh banana to shame.
I then proceeded to black out nearly everything else. Only bright metal I left was the chrome front bumper, wheel center caps, and aluminum parts of the front grille. OEM “elephant ear” mirrors went away with the trim moldings & I mounted satin black missile-cone mirrors that were a popular ‘70’s style.
ALWAYS turned heads and got smiles.