RodBurNeR Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 This is about as mild as they come I think. I wanted to "restore" the old beast, so that's what I tried to do. I did shave all scripts and crests and the tail lights just happened to be the kustom ones from the kit. It has 58-59 Cadillac spoke wheels with bullet centers and a tuck steering wheel cover. It's pretty mild, but I am happy to have it done! Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Survive Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 That's awesome !!! Great restoration as usual Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David@MinidreamsInc. Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 man what a nice save bob !finished build looks very nice ,money well spent on this ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 GREAT save, Bob! The poor thing was sure in dire straights! I always loved those 60 Merc rear ends and this one looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Flowers Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I agree very well done. Always nice to see old builds saved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E St. Kruiser50 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 VERY NICE SAVE Beautiful paint color and foil detailing. Chrome bumpers look perfect - I LOVE CHROME . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kustommerc Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Beautiful Job Bob ! That's one neat build ! You did a great job bringing that old Merc back to life, everything looks perfect and the Color is great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Gottsta 'gree,Bob! GREAT SAVE!!!! Yad never know it was the same model! Ya dun good! Really like the foil job on them lil 1/4 panel louvres, it came out GREAT!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordh8r Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I couldn't agree more with the others....NICE SAVE! What a beautiful car. Sure looks better than it did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I couldn't agree more with the others....NICE SAVE! What a beautiful car. Sure looks better than it did. I must agree with fordh8r... despite the fact he may have the worst screen name ever! That came out beautiful, Bob! (Naturally, I'm kidding with you h8r!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 WOW!! Too cool!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) Ditto along with everyone else Bob! Beautiful, fantastic save! Excellent foiling job BTW! Mercury couldn't have did better than that in '60! Edited June 5, 2009 by MrObsessive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodBurNeR Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 Humbled is about the best I can describe it.....you guys make me feel great! Thank you all for the compliments, I didn't realize it was going to be liked this well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr moto Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Wow! Great save! The '60 Merc is one of my all time favorites and you did it proud. Give the man a Nobel Prize or something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTH KUSTOMS Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Great save man, looks great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodBurNeR Posted June 6, 2009 Author Share Posted June 6, 2009 Thanks again, have a great weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nascarfan Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Thanks again, have a great weekend! Very nice job!!! I'm getting some great insperation from this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Count me in too!! That turned out great. I love it. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfa Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Nice Build Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefheart22 Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 She's a beauty! Great color choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermike Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 wow that was a huge save that car looks grate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodBurNeR Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 thanks again guys, I am glad you liked it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomA Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Humbled is about the best I can describe it.....you guys make me feel great! Thank you all for the compliments, I didn't realize it was going to be liked this well! You MUST be joking Bob! That is a transformation that rivals nature's caterpillar to butterfly one! Who would have known there was such beauty lurking in that junker! Great job man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodBurNeR Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 You MUST be joking Bob! That is a transformation that rivals nature's caterpillar to butterfly one! Who would have known there was such beauty lurking in that junker! Great job man! Well thank you! I really didn't think that much of it though. I love to rebuild old models, but to me this was kinda plain..like I wanted to put lake pipes on it, but said heck with that and since it's a convertible I felt I should have put something on the seats like the "reel to reel" a friend sent to me..which I might still do. I was humbled because I posted in the early AM and didn't check back until about noon...I was surprised that so many responses came! I posted on a few forums so it was overwhelming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Buzz Grissenger would be proud. Cool stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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