FantomWorks » 1950s http://www.fantomworks.com/fw Passionate About Repairing, Restoring and Modifying Your Auto Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:20:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 1956 Ford ThunderBird http://www.fantomworks.com/fw/currentprojects/1956-ford-thunderbird/ http://www.fantomworks.com/fw/currentprojects/1956-ford-thunderbird/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:11:50 +0000 Audrey http://www.fantomworks.com/fw/?p=2439

This 1956 Thunderbird was made to be a classic fun-in-the-sun driver, cruising with a smooth calmness.  The owner came to us with some minor changes in mind and by the end of the conversation he wanted a full rotisserie restoration and color change paint job. The car had been restored by a previous owner, and when it was brought in, we were impressed by the overall appearance; however like the owner, we noticed some tell-tale indications that there were problems under the surface. We started the process by stripping everything off the car so that we could separate the body from the frame to soda blast them separately. We  were in for a surprise as we began to blast the car. We uncovered significant metal and body work that needed to be completed in order to meet the customer’s demanding requirements. Once stripped, we called the owner to review the extent of work that we uncovered. After a discussion of what we thought the best course of action would be, the owner agreed and today we are approximately half way through the process.

Arrived

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Restoration

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]]> http://www.fantomworks.com/fw/currentprojects/1956-ford-thunderbird/feed/ 0 1954 Desoto Firedome http://www.fantomworks.com/fw/1950-1959/1954-desoto-firedome-2/ http://www.fantomworks.com/fw/1950-1959/1954-desoto-firedome-2/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:44:00 +0000 Audrey http://www.fantomworks.com/fw/?p=2257 1954 Desoto Firedome-186

The grand daughter of the original owner of this vehicle contacted me to see if we could bring the 56 year old DeSoto back to its original glory. It arrived completely original in virtually every aspect. The original Hemi V8 motor still ran great and the interior was in very nice condition considering its age. The only damage to the vehicle found was along the passenger side where it appears to have been side swiped from the front fender to the center of the rear quarter. The chrome was in terrible shape from a combination of rain and the salt air of the beach. The entire body was covered in a layer of rust under the original nitrocellulose lacquer paint. We stripped the chrome, removed the trim, soda blasted the paint and effected a small amount of metal repair. The chrome was shipped off and some of it was redone as much as five times to repair all of the damage from extensive pitting. The vehicle was delivered in time for the family (grand daughter and her mom and dad) to enjoy a long standing tradition of a ride at Thanksgiving.

 Arrival

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Restoration

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Complete

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]]> http://www.fantomworks.com/fw/1950-1959/1954-desoto-firedome-2/feed/ 0 1956 Jaguar XK140 http://www.fantomworks.com/fw/1950-1959/1956-jaguar-xk140/ http://www.fantomworks.com/fw/1950-1959/1956-jaguar-xk140/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:59:09 +0000 Audrey http://www.fantomworks.com/fw/?p=2251 1956 Jaguar-665

 

 

 

 

 

Arrival

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Restoration

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Complete

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Arrival

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Restoration

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Complete

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