1966 404 Coupé Injection Restoration

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March 31st: major welding is all done. Next week it will be a full coating in epoxy primer, then a few weeks of blocking and priming, followed by a topcoat in Dark Blue 1057. Exciting times!  Oh yeah that's me in photo 1, a bit older than the car

4-7-2017

The first bit of paint is on, the engine compartment, trunk and underbody.  The entire car is primed with epoxy but the blocking still remains to be done.  The Dark Blue mix was based upon the paint colour chip (actual paint) from 1966 and an interpretation using modern materials of the appropriate mix.  I love it!

In comparison, here is my friend Tim's car, which he says is about one shade too light: