G'day Everyone,
Went and got my new 53 Oval yesterday! Santa came early to my house hold!
It seemt that some of the hard to find parts were there as well....ie the"Speedo"!
Here are a few photo's. Will keep everyone informed as things go for the resto.
Cheers
Mick Hall
The body number is 506710, I will give the Chassis number this arvo.
Cheers
Mick H
Nice score,wheres it been for the last 50yrs in the desert,good luck with the project,itl keep you off the streets for a coupla yrs.:thumb
man Ur lucky, looks in real good nic for its age!
Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool
As I have had it home for a full day now, I have started to go over it; the following is what i have found.
1. Nil rust....any where.
2. Never been in an accident, all cornors are straight as if it came out of the factory yesterday.
3. Have found a few small stress cracks here and there. (4 to count so far)
4. The pan, breaks, front end, gearbox and motor have been rebuilt by the previous owner.
5. The downer to this is that a 3rd party (see panalbeater) that was employed by the loast owner took it upon himself to cut the roof and the dash😠
So there ya have it! I have been directed by "She who must be obayed-(wife)" that the resto will commence once all the missing parts are found.....i am yet to compile that list, however it is going to take some time (about 2 days). Once all parts are accounted for let the fun begin.
I think I will be spending alot of time on the ebay site.
Idea of a resto: back to factory spec colour(Black/Chocolate) , standard tyres and ride hight with a delux factory interiour and an Okrasa Motor (I wish)
Cheers
Mick hall🙂
Awesome dude. Looks like you got a sensational buy :thumb
damn that sweet it gonna be one very kool resto job specially with its lack of bad things..like rust and that :thumb top score
Founding member of the C'town Rat-Pack
Looks good Mick, hope it is a relatively hassle free resto (if there is such a thing). Hope that bud vase takes pride of place on the dash 🙂
Alan
Awesome find...
Pay your debts, CxxT
