Michael Stoliker's Journal

I now have 2.5 Spitfires. I went out Saturday to pick up a rust-free (brown paint) Spitfire tub. OK, so it wasn't entirely rust-free, but the previous owner had made some repairs, and the rest of the tub is remarkably solid. In addition, the frame has been stripped and painted. It also helps that I got a pile of parts to go with it.

The plan is now to put the 76 back on the road using the parts and getting the title sorted out somehow. Once on the road I plan to sell the car to finance the restoration of the tomato.

There will be extra parts that I won't need for either car, and these will be sold off to help finance getting the 76 fixed up. I will do what I can to repair any parts rather than replacing them, but the interior is toast. I will need to look for patterns for the door panels and the pieces around the back. I'll also need to figure out what to use for rugs.

I'm planning to either go the spray can or roll-on paint route to keep costs down. The original color was BRG, and I'll try to get as close to that as possible. I also want to go with a tan interior, which appears to be the original color.

Pictures to come.