Interesting 4th gen

[Novajay]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=007&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=170242347115&rd=1#mainImage

Can anyone say if this is firethorn red? I always thought that the mirrors were color keyed to the main body color, not to the black seen in the SS window surrounds.

[COPO 9C1]

Attractive, but not original.

I spotted non-original:

outside mirror paint
steering wheel
rocker covers
manifold (and likely carb)
air filter
exhaust

Otherwise, she's a looker.

[DERYL ATANASU]

Steering wheel is correct. Outside mirror paint is correct. As mentioned, carb, intake, valve covers and air filter are incorrect. Wheel center-caps are also incorrect.

Nice car!

[Perple76]

I can't and won't speak to the originality issues, but it's an awfully good-looking car. Even if those things are non-original, it seems to me that all of those pieces could be brought back into original with little expense.

On a sidenote, I have visited the car lot that's selling this car. This place is a semi-famous hotspot in Cedar Rapids that deals in all sorts of old cars - restored, originals, street rods, resto mods, you name it. They typically deal in first class cars, not junk, and have a shop attached that does extensive mechanical restoration work. I don't know aboutwho, if anyone, does their paint and body work, but usually the cars at this lot are top notch. It's almost more of a tourist attraction than a car lot.

They have a very good reputation throughout the midwest. I would be very confident in buying a car from them, original or otherwise.

J

[Novajay]

It does appear to be really clean. Even the interior is really, really nice. But do you think the paint resembles or even come close to the original firethorn red?