How utterly Unbritish. Here they rather let their children chew on bark than getting off their asking prices straight out of Lalaland. Quite often that occurs here too; the price quoted is the price firm. In this case the guy needed to liquidate some assets and I think he was fed up seeing the car ...

Progress has been slow due to life, family, work, wasps and general lack of funds.

I'm going to try and pick up the pace a little bit but right now everything I need to do in order to get the car roadworthy has a dollar amount attached to it.

Phil

This vehicle is documented elsewhere, but here's the run-down: Back in September of 2018 my wife noticed a 1965 Pontiac Catalina coupe for sale fairly locally. It ran, drove, stopped and steered, wasn't overly rusty and most of it was in moderate shape. I called the guy up because it was a good pric...

Weld it to a big pole and plant it in the ground up by the front of the road where he can see it.

--Phil

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Hairnet from The Forum That Must Not Be Named sent me a couple of 60's Delco horns for the Pontiac.

They sound quite alright after a bit of adjustment.

Phil

Getting somewhere with it now. Have untangled the mess that was the left hand corner.
That allows me to get in easily and replace the wires next.

Someone mentioned DIN connectors being a pain in the behind?


Phil

Started work on the guts of the radio because the parts I had ordered arrived.


Whoever designed the wiring layout was either deranged or on crack.
I have a headache now.

Phil

Front of a Zenith "glove box" radio, fits in a 1933 Ford Model A.

Phil

Went home for lunch. Paint has cured and looks pretty good.

Phil

It dries really hard like an enamel, and the wrinkles aren't that pronounced. It was still not fully dry in that picture.

Phil