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Johan 1960 Plymouth restoration


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I picked up this restoration candidate pretty cheap a few years ago. 

The original chrome pieces were missing, but inside the box was a complete chrome tree from a USA Oldies Suburban wagon.  The windshield was also MIA.  I substituted a windshield from a junk-box '60 DeSoto and had to modify the Suburban rear bumper to the correct non-wagon configuration.  

I figured the rear bumper mods would be the toughest part of this resto...no such luck.  The body had been coated/waxed with something (why??) that was tough to wash off before I could prime it properly.  The rear window glass that was included isn't the original kit piece, and doesn't fit 100%, but its better than the one I tried to fabricate with clear sheet plastic. 

Paint is Testors Mythical Maroon, the closest thing to Plum Red Poly that I had on hand.  Yes, the flake is heavy, but I can live with it.

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