sweet build man and i love how clean your making the parts! one thing though, the firewall paint looked like it cleaned up good so why did you paint it black?
I considered leaving it that color, you cant tell in the picture but the paint was kindof rough at the bottom of the firewall, Besides I wasnt feeling the paint code "****ercup yellow" lol. So I was thinking of painting the car black so I decided to go ahead and paint the firewall black while I had the whole front end apart.
Is that safe to have the jack stands on top of those cinder blocks? I'm honestly not trying to be an *** at all, I just don't know the answer to the question and am wondering. Thanks. By the way, the car looks awesome.
Not the safest thing to do haha I use to work at a building materials store and i know the cinder blocks were always breaking so I wasnt too excited about using them. but we had to work with what we had, got the job done and nobody was hurt so it worked out.
Demanding indeed. I would need to really get the body super straight. The body on my 60' isnt too bad. Has some light creases all along the drivers side and a couple of dings. shouldnt be a huge deal. but then again what do I know about body work lol!. I just dont know what other color I would do besides black. any suggestions??
I think color all depends on where you are headed with the car and what you like. By 1960 the world of paint and paint styles had exploded and it seems that paint more than custom modifications had taken over. Metal flakes, candies, pearls, and off the wall colors would work well. On the same note though just being an Edsel is "weird" enough that the paint doesn't have to make the statement. What type of finish are you looking for? Flats and base coats are cool for that under construction look. Flattened clear even works well for some styles. I personally really dig two tones on cars that have a good place the break the colors. It might not hurt to throw it on the Photoshop thread and let those guys go nuts on it and see what they come up with. In the end, you win as long as it all works well together and is what you like.
That's a great-looking car and I love what you're doing to it. I think it looks "okay" with skirts, but better withOUT them...
What a score!! That trim on that 2-dr post is so awesome. Pleas leave it all stock, it is such a factory "rare" custom Congrats bro ~sololobo~
Probably one of my favorite cars. I saw a Vert at Good Guys last year. I'll try to dig up the pic. It was gorgeous. I have always wanted a 1960 Wagon.
I am looking for a finished look with maybe a little pin stripping but nothing too crazy. like drew said being an Edsel is weird enough, I dont have to make the paint stand out because the car itself stands out. But I still have time to think about it, paint probably wont be an option for a least another year, fiscally. I never got back to about the shop so Im not sure thats happening, just started a new job and moved to a new house so iv been busy. so the poor ol' Edsel is just sittin' waiting to be worked on. (and being rained on) It seems like when you have the money you dont have the time...and when you have the time, you dont have the money...! so just hang in there, hoping to have it done by summer. probly needs another $800 in misc ******** parts like shocks, bushings, rubber ****, tune up parts, ignition switch, and stuff liek that.
I understand the time and money thing. I got lucky and got a smoking deal on mine as an abandoned project that someone else had pumped the big money into. It's still come a long way since I snagged it up... But only as time and money prevail. I had it off the street for 3 months to get my wheels chromed and it seemed like forever. The first drive will make it worth the wait and effort. All I can recommend is sock away a little cash as you can. Buy up the small stuff you need, even if it sitis for a few months it will be there when you are ready. Good luck and dont get too bummed out. A new house and job are always exciting. Focus on what's important (family, career) and the car will be there. Hell, its been waiting for you for 52 years anyway, right? A few more months won't hurt it.
MY TRIP TO BIG M TODAY, FOUND EVERYTHING WE NEEDED THERE. COOL PLACE TO WALK AROUND AT, THANKS TO JOHN FOR HIS HELP AND DECENT PRICES!
Sweet ride man!!! Thanks for the education!!! I had no idea there was an Edsel in 1960!!!! Learn something everyday!
Wow! Very cool, very rare car! Back in the early '80's, I was hauling a rotted, totaled-out and otherwise junk '65 Cadillac sedan that we'd also, loaded up with old engine blocks, s**** metal, rocks, etc., 'over the scales' at a s**** metal yard in Hamilton Ontario. We dropped the Caddy off inside the yard, right at the end of a row of cars being fed into a shredder. Next in the row to where we dropped off the Caddy, there was a complete and other then faded paint, entirely decent looking '60 Edsel Villager station wagon, that had probably just come into the yard a few minutes before us. The car was complete and had no noticeable rust or body damage and it and was covered with a thick layer of black dust, like it had just been hauled out of several years of barn or garage storage. I don't recall ever seeing a '60 Edsel up close before and I had no idea of how rare a car that a '60 Edsel - and a '60 Edsel station wagon in particular - was. I remember it had a 352 V8 in it because, I had to get my buddy to hold off the crane operator who was just about to pick the car up and drop it into the the shredder, while I hurried to snag the 4-bbl Holley carb off of the 352 and yank the "Town & Country" radio out of the dash. If I'd known and appreciated back then what I know and appreciate now, I "could have-would have-should have" just paid the weight ticket on it and towed the Edsel out of the yard instead - and with the weight difference between it and the bigger and heavier Caddy - plus the Caddy having the interior loaded up with s**** too - we'd have still ended up with cash in our pockets! I'm still kicking myself for not doing that, even to this day - especially whenever I see one on the net and/or when someone inevitably quotes the production numbers. (Cringing in shame!) Mart3406 ================
Just got a set of NOS front drums/hubs! Still has original tag, from ford dealership in Guerneville ,CA. Dated 1959
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