The one that started it all! ... 70 Stage 1 restoration

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  1. 70GREENROCKETS

    70GREENROCKETS Well-Known Member

    I’m doing one close to yours but a/c ,consolette , and white v top ,same inside and can you tell me what paint brand you used,ppg? I have one in code 48 DuPont but my painter uses ppg now and I need to know if it will be much different than the DuPont I like a lot, any one else chime in too gregg
     
  2. Tom Nesser

    Tom Nesser Well-Known Member

    My painter said he used “PPG Global”. I know it’s base coat / clear coat with 4 coats of clear.
     
  3. jaye

    jaye Well-Known Member

    Sweet car, love the story also
    Jaye
     
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  4. Brian Albrecht

    Brian Albrecht Classic Reflections

    Great Smiles in that picture.

    Even children recognize a "T" shifter handle is the way to go!

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  5. PaulGS

    PaulGS Well-Known Member

    I have an Olds 442 twin to your Buick - Sherwood Green with a Pearl interior.

    Best color combo ever!
     
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  6. Brian Albrecht

    Brian Albrecht Classic Reflections

    Pics plz
     
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  7. Brett Slater

    Brett Slater Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Mom's '71 GS 350 bench seat 4-speed in 1974.
     
  8. mrolds69

    mrolds69 "The Cure"

    Now I see Brett, I was wondering how she could look so confident driving your car in the video.
     
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  9. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    I'd known about that when I saw the pic but Mom sure did look right at home didn't she?

    Before I (briefly) had Brett's car, my other two 4-sp. GS's had both been factory manual steering cars and all my automatics had been PS. So the 1st time I test drove it it was so strange to drive a 4-sp. that steered like an "automatic."
     
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  10. mrolds69

    mrolds69 "The Cure"

    She really did look comfortable, Dano. I was a bit blown away by that.
     
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  11. PaulGS

    PaulGS Well-Known Member

    Sherwood Green 70 442....4 speed, 3.91s, loaded car.
     

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  12. no1oldsfan

    no1oldsfan Well-Known Member

    1970 442's are beautiful
     
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  13. Brian Albrecht

    Brian Albrecht Classic Reflections

    Wow. Just wow
     
  14. no1oldsfan

    no1oldsfan Well-Known Member

    Video?
     
  15. Brett Slater

    Brett Slater Super Moderator Staff Member

    Without further hijacking this thread anymore than we already have, the video is in my Lord Vader thread.
     
  16. no1oldsfan

    no1oldsfan Well-Known Member

    Cool thank you. My Mom could handle horsepower too.
     
  17. OZGS455

    OZGS455 Oh what a wonderful day!

    Incredible! What a top job!..WOW!
     
  18. Tom Nesser

    Tom Nesser Well-Known Member

  19. Tom Nesser

    Tom Nesser Well-Known Member

    A great night for a little photo shoot .... and a BIG thank you to my wife who stood by me and was so supportive through the whole restoration! Thank you Barbie! 62 never looked so good! It’s great being married to a lady who “gets it”. Couldn’t have done it without her ...
     
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  20. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    Beautiful pics. I'm really liking the clear glass. My 350 4-sp. (Seamist w/Sherwood top & black interior) orig. had Soft-Ray windshield only like yours & will go back that way. The Stage 1 4-sp. (same colors as yours w/green vinyl top) unfortunately had Soft-Ray it all around - The clear glass really shows off the Pearl White interior.
     
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