Restoration Photos
 
 

       I bought this car in 1974 as a green Club Coupe. I drove it regularly. In 1982 the car was
      involved in an accident where it was sitting  in a parking space. It was rear ended by a Jeep
       that had just been hit by a pickup truck that had run a red light. The jeep hit my Coupe at
         around 40 mph. The jeeps body came off its frame on impact with my car. The impact
      pushed my car forward. I normally turned my wheels into the curb when parking. The angled
       wheels caused my car to climb the curb. The parking meter post caved in the drivers side
      front fender. The right rear bumper was bent all out of shape. The splash pan was crushed.
      The frame of the Coupe was not damaged except the extensions that held the bumper frame.
      This damage was just 1/2 inch. I parked the car without getting a full insurance payment. I
     had insured it as a normal car not an antique. So I received just 800.00. I parked it figuring
       I'd do a restoration in a few years. Well it's a few years later now and my son who was not
      even born when the accident happened has claimed it.  He started the restoration at age 14.
      He took it ALL apart. Down to the frame! We zero timed the engine with all new mechanical
       and fluid systems and have had the engine running for two years.  From the work on this
       car, my son just completed his first year at Purdue as a MET student. MET is Mechanical
      Engineering Technology. It is like Mechanical Engineering but hands on with tools. He has
         been using machine tools since he was 8. Currently he CoOps at M.E. Simpson Co. in
   Valparaiso.
His intention after graduation is to continue to work at M.E.Simpson and give back to to the
     community.

Our Car in 1976

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