61 shriner

["Terry & Andree Hoeman" <tehoema@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For what its worth the big buck muscle car restorations require the factory
defects to be in place now as I understand it.   Not into the muscle car
stuff but appreciate that they are getting into the real stuff now.
Overall paint jobs are still much better than from the factory but not
always either as I understand it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Miller" <kdmiller@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: IML: 61 shriner


> William Addams wrote.....
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> Are the engine compartment pics taken of the Brezout
> 61 shriner supposed to be correct for this model? I
> noticed that mine has an oversprayed factory applied
> blackout in the area of the "paint ok" stamps etc.Also
> the data plate is body color and the horns and core
> support have no OK stamps.My car is a completely
> untouched original, no paint work or resto.
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> You are exactly correct.  My unrestored car is the same as yours.  The
> problem results from when people make the super-restorations where
> everything needs to look perfect.  The oversprayed black paint on our
> cars looks pretty tacky and I would imagine restorers could not stand to
> leave it that way!
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> Restorers also are quite taken by gloss-black paint for the painted
> accessories under the hood.  Factories didn't (and most don't today) use
> the high-gloss stuff (they used semi-flat) but it looks so cool with the
> hood up that it's become the "standard".
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> I will post some pictures of the "true" original painted areas and
> stamps, not to show that someone's work is  incorrect (what for?) but so
> that we have a historical record of what left the factory.  As these
> cars get restored these factory "imperfections" will surely disappear
> (and why not?).
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> The Brezout car is unbelievable in its restoration and these minor
> "factory" anomalies should not detract from that.  And to think that all
> that work was done in France!  The Web site itself is extremely well
> done and is worth a visit.  If you missed the earlier post, it's at
>  http://www.ifrance.com/c-i-f/61shriner-us.htm.
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> Ken Miller
> 61 and 67 Converts (they may be originals but they sure aren't as pretty!)
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