1964 Comet parts car before and after, and on to a new home

Well I managed to succeed with the plan for buying a "parts car" for some rare and expensively un-obtainable trim parts for my 64 Caliente convertible. I harvested the trim pieces I needed and they were in surprisingly good condition. My intentions were primarily two-fold: 1-Get the parts; 2-Not lose any money doing so.

I then took to freshening up the car a little to sell it on to the next person as a viable restoration project. Over the course of about one or two months, I did just that (see previous posts for details). The car turned out pretty darned respectable.

I rebuilt the brakes and power steering system and the car drove very well.

Only problem was that once I fixed the exhaust leaks and broken engine mounts, I could hear a distinct rod knock...sadly the engine is on it's last legs. Also the differential was growling. I advertised the Comet and had a buyer with cash within 24 hours, who happily drove away in Bruno, windows down, in style. He drove approximately 20 miles to his house without incident. Happy ending and hopefully I'll see him driving around the Sacramento area from time to time.

Before and after exterior. I polished up the original white roof, and all the trim. I did some quick and rough body work and then sprayed on a blue-tinted primer sealer coat.

Before and after engine. I didn't want to change the original look of the engine for various reasons, chiefly economic, but I did rebuild the carb, tune it and clean everything up nicely.

Before and after interior. New carpet, seat covers and fresh dash paint goes a long way for a not-stock, but tidy and sanitary feel. I spent less than $300 on the interior rehab. 

Now that I got that out of my system, I can get back to the wife's BMW 2002...and hopefully get it repainted soon...Stay tuned.