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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1964 1/2 - 1965 => Topic started by: DKutz on June 30, 2018, 08:42:12 PM

Title: Early 64.5 vert rescued from yard
Post by: DKutz on June 30, 2018, 08:42:12 PM

Spent the day pulling this convertible out of my friends yard.  Trying to get it running and ready to sell.  Pretty cool early car.  Got it to turn over, but not fired...yet.  Anyone need a new project?

More pics here.  https://www.flickr.com/gp/kutzweb/4H6B8J

Title: Re: Early 64.5 vert rescued from yard
Post by: DKutz on June 30, 2018, 08:51:13 PM

Having issues downloading more pics.  So heres the flickr folder.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/kutzweb/4H6B8J

Title: Re: Early 64.5 vert rescued from yard
Post by: J_Speegle on June 30, 2018, 10:52:35 PM

Looks like its got the early console dial and plate. Not easy parts to find if you need them

Pictures and condition is going to make the easterners jealous

Title: Re: Early 64.5 vert rescued from yard
Post by: rodster on July 01, 2018, 12:43:45 AM

Quote from: J_Speegle on June 30, 2018, 10:52:35 PM

Looks like its got the early console dial and plate. Not easy parts to find if you need them

Pictures and condition is going to make the easterners jealous

Yea, something is missing from this project car....

Title: Re: Early 64.5 vert rescued from yard
Post by: DKutz on July 01, 2018, 01:30:21 AM

Rust?  It has some, but it's not a salt roads car

Title: Re: Early 64.5 vert rescued from yard
Post by: rodster on July 01, 2018, 11:11:24 PM

Yea, rust.

We never see a car that nice here on the east coast.

Title: Re: Early 64.5 vert rescued from yard
Post by: DKutz on July 02, 2018, 02:22:09 PM

why does this car not have a turned down hood?  Is it just hit and miss for this like everything else.?

Also someone mentioned on another forum that this is a EARLY 71 DSO  LA car.  Does anyone know if this is true?

Title: Re: Early 64.5 vert rescued from yard
Post by: J_Speegle on July 02, 2018, 03:11:45 PM

Quote from: DKutz on July 02, 2018, 02:22:09 PM

why does this car not have a turned down hood?  Is it just hit and miss for this like everything else.?

Would guess that its just a replacement for the original. Not unusual for the cars age. Hood seems to show a base red paint job under the current one

Quote from: DKutz on July 02, 2018, 02:22:09 PM

Also someone mentioned on another forum that this is a EARLY 71 DSO  LA car.  Does anyone know if this is true?

The door tag shows a projected build date of 30C (Mar 30th)

Title: Re: Early 64.5 vert rescued from yard
Post by: DKutz on July 02, 2018, 03:30:54 PM

I think the hood is original.  The poppy red is the original color.  I will look for a date code next time I go over.

Title: Re: Early 64.5 vert rescued from yard
Post by: CharlesTurner on July 05, 2018, 02:29:08 PM

The hood on the first couple months didn’t have the turn out edges.  Date code will confirm.

Title: Re: Early 64.5 vert rescued from yard
Post by: DKutz on July 07, 2018, 09:41:44 PM

It lives!  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-aETR2hCTSVkJyLTd1dN8y9Xb-_olxjp

Title: Re: Early 64.5 vert rescued from yard
Post by: rodster on July 08, 2018, 12:32:29 AM

Quote from: DKutz on July 07, 2018, 09:41:44 PM

It lives!  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-aETR2hCTSVkJyLTd1dN8y9Xb-_olxjp

Cool.

When was the last time it was started?

Title: Re: Early 64.5 vert rescued from yard
Post by: DKutz on July 08, 2018, 12:52:00 AM

probably 10-15 years

Title: Re: Early 64.5 vert rescued from yard
Post by: DKutz on July 11, 2018, 02:34:34 PM

Some more pictures added to my album today, including some more underneath and under dash cowl area.  Some rust but really not bad.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/kutzweb/Jd0c65