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Confortevole in barn photos
I spoke with my dad and he did say that it was a special car that was one of only a few made, so the Confortevole branding should stick with its history. The car was originally some shade of white, as evident by the dash and door jambs, but was repainted red at some point. The cans of paint are still on the floorboard, and the chrome pieces are on the backseat. I am hoping to retrieve it from its current sad storage during the Christmas holidays.
I attached the two photos I was able to grab while scrounging around this old barn in my best suit. The other car you can see is a 1951 Packard coupe.
On to restoration. What are the best books to buy? What are the names of some catalogues I should send off for? Are there any online resources I can use? Please send me as much information as possible; I know you have it!
This will be my third restoration project. I have done two resto-rod rolling resorations on two Datsun 510s, one 1971 and one 1972. I promised myself and my wife that this one would be back to stock trim. My last restoration, in retrospect, would have been a lot better had I just taken it back to bone-stock, instead of stuffing a 3 liter V6, LSD, and roll bar into it.
I have a few minutes of grainy video from 1995 or 1996 in the barn before it fell on the car. It might give a little insight into the previous condition or status of the car. I will try to convert it to digital so I can post it on YouTube or something like that.
If you have any more information on this model, I would be very appreciative of you sending it my way!
Thanks very much for your help.
Dan Davis
Warrenton, Georgia
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