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The NOS pair of front turn signal bezels arrived, and to my surprise they do not match! The original beat up bezels I have were stamped from stainless steel and then chrome plated (see the posted from Dec 16th for more info). But one of the bezels that I purchased as a pair, is actually… Continue reading Front Turn Signal Bezel Issue
The opportunity to purchase a 1960 Buick Invicta convertible came up, and I couldn’t say no! Don’t worry, this car won’t be too much of a distraction from the focus on the Flat-Top project. This Buick will replace my rather rough 1965 Impala Convertible, which wasn’t really my style anyway. If it doesn’t have excessive… Continue reading 1960 Buick Invicta Convertible
When the bottom of the trunk lid was stripped of its original paint, we used an 90º die grinder with some Roloc discs to do the job. This turned out to be a bad idea. I don’t even remember what grit we were using, but it was too much… basically it scarred up the metal… Continue reading Trunk Lid Bottom Side
While I was looking at one of the valence panels for the ’60, I noticed that there was white paint on the edge of the signal housing. I thought this was strange, it suggests that the valence panel was repainted at one time, and the lens was simple masked off, and paint got onto the… Continue reading Front Turn Signal Housings