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For 68 San Jose the color is a slightly shinny (from the epoxy primer sealer product being used at the time) red oxide. The exact color would be somewhere from a darker muddy brown to a pale chalky red oxide from original examples. If you want to get more exact post when the car was completed at...

Neil - what was wrong with the finish? Too dark..... light.....?

Color seems to have varied a bit between batches from a dark blue to a slightly greener version. Both with some or more ;) metallic Here are a couple of examples - first a NOS one the second one painted with NPDs newest version of the color matched from an original sample As mentioned your...

Seems like a long time (though they can get back logged) I would you give them a call and simply ask how its progressing.:smile:

Similar to the post I left over on the SAAC site ;) If the parts were available at the time the car was built from Ford and carried a Ford, Autolite, Shelby (if we're talking 68) or Rotunda part number you can enter the car in concours and make the case for them being dealer installed options...

Guess that is what we are trying to reduce or correct ;) Agreed - back to or regular scheduled program :icon_ecst

Would it be correct without the tips and rear valance? If not the judge IMHO would have to choose to deduct for the lack of the tips and all the GT stuff or for the dual exhaust. IF not it would not be fair to everyone else in the show Of course we don't currently compare Marti reports to...

You bet ;) DDL 9423 a Lacquer paint Same thing they used in 69 for the blacked hoods on Mach I's and Boss 302's Haven't been able to get any mixed for years :( Auto Color Library has been selling a remix of the color on Ebay in the past or you should be able to call them directly - as another...

Remember that the Judging Rules are a guide to remind the judges of the newer issues or items that they can often miss. We could never carry around a complete guide indicating every detail. I believe we missed the boat many years ago not developing a MCA Restoration Guide for each year that...

The engineering drawings IMHO have been a blessing and a pain. Since the pages are a collection of individual pages from various different manuals through out the production years we can never be sure how long each was in use nor how correct what they show is when compared to what the workers...

Thanks - yours must be one of the last ones with that sequence I would think based on what we've seen so far We;; we could check since the buildsheets spell out the driveline colors clearly (well in a code but at least they are there ;) Just would have to match up how your car was equipped...

Russ is that the paint inspector mark you found on the car? Thanks

As mentioned the firewall below the pinch weld is typically painted chassis black. On original cars you can sometimes find thin paint or almost nothing in shadows from the pinch weld on the outer corners. The "undercoating" you found is more likely the sealer that Ford applied over the black...

John a few things to consider Since this is a project you need to honestly evaluate your abilities and resources. This car will cost you likely another $10K to get it in the condition that you will be happy with and I'm not suggesting anything close to restoring - that would be another 30K...

Marty - thanks for the kind comments - just doing the job I was hired for ;) Hopefully we will work towards getting everyone in step in the year to come. Would be nice to improve (what the plan is designed to do) the consistency in judging. Not that everyone will agree with everything (never...

MCA is the national club and regional groups apply to host National shows in their area. Normally there are about five annually located around the lower 48 states and Canada - so far. Since some of the national awards are associated with the accumulation of points some will travel great...

Every Ford one should Pattern is as follows (example 12 18 D2) Month = Dec Day of month = 18th day Stamping plant - Dearborn Shift - 2nd In some panels the stamping plant and shift codes are reversed for some reason. Each (well at least 99 %) individual stamped panel...

Yes there was a Volume #1 their first book covering 1964-66 Mustangs. Like the other one - only details from owners or person submitting the information Not sure if it is in print anymore (I could use a new copy since my autographed one is really worn) Might want to check EPay or other sources)

The reason for brazing rather than welding may be an indicator of when the repair was made (saw more of this in the 70's than now) or the limitations of the tools or skills of the repair person. Often welded are drilled to releave pressure, then rewelded and in a unibody car the forces are...

Would suggest that they were built, handled and numbered the same way as every other special order was at San Jose. The number is from the upper left hand corner of the order form that spelled out what non RPO option was going to be made on the car(s) The order could reflect a group of cars...