https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/ My 1956 chevrolet shorty wagon This car was born a 4 door "210" station wagon after its useful life it was shortened by removing the two back doors and then welding it back together again having a short new life I purchased approximately in 1980. Not running no motor and a smashed in right rear quarter panel for $175.00 https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186723088 186723088 I picked up a quarter panel at the Puyallup Swap meet and later that year it was installed. Added the Cragar wheels, my favorite for years https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186723089 186723089 bringing home from storage https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186723081 186723081 getting running for restoration traded for an 1989 Trans am 305 engine and bolted it to a Chevy turbo 350 automatic transmission this was completed in 2013 https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186694458 186694458 Engine was finally installed to completion in 2013 here it is on the rack for the exhaust and a new fuel tank after I backed it off this ramp it started , moved frontwards and backwards on its own power for the first tome since I owned it 1980 to 2013 it only took 33 years https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186723091 186723091 out of mothballs.... for restoration https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186694454 186694454 prepare for strip and paint https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186694452 186694452 drivers rocker panel after https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186694451 186694451 drivers rocker panel before https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186694450 186694450 stripped and off to body shop complete car down to bare metal https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186694453 186694453 bringing right Rear quarter back to life https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186694457 186694457 side shot https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186723083 186723083 showing rocker damage https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186723082 186723082 Right rear quarter panel was replaced now its getting straightened out https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186723086 186723086 ready for pain removal https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186723084 186723084 in garage time to start body restoration https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186723085 186723085 setting in storage time to make it run https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186723087 186723087 https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186723090 186723090 https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186724052 186724052 moving day bringing all the toys home from storage https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186724053 186724053 https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186724054 186724054 bringing home stored to long https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=186724055 186724055 in the pain booth for primer https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194144343 194144343 sides are looking good this was a long time coming https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194144344 194144344 sealer (water) coat https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194144345 194144345 primer coat about time https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194144346 194144346 priming jambs before color https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194144347 194144347 Rear hatch jams with color https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194144348 194144348 now the doors https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194144349 194144349 Red is the right color for this car https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194144350 194144350 Red bottom, white top https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194144351 194144351 all the way from yellow and gold to bare metal https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194144352 194144352 nice straight panels https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194144353 194144353 on our way to finakl coat https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194144354 194144354 sealer /rust inhibitor https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194144355 194144355 RED https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194144356 194144356 Finally paint ready actually the white top and bottom are already painted in this picture. They are masked off to ready the car for the red paint https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194145230 194145230 Right side https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194145231 194145231 This is my favorite picture while in the paint booth. Open the door and the red fenders and hood just pop out at you https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194145232 194145232 front shot passenger side https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194145233 194145233 Red Red Red Hood https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194145234 194145234 Drivers side , fantastic https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194145235 194145235 Just WOW! https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194145236 194145236 Next day out of the booth and ready to load on the trailer and take home https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194145237 194145237 My Grand son Deklan My car was painted by the same painter who painted my sons 59 Chevy last year https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194145238 194145238 On the trailer through the rear view mirror on the trip home now bumpers, Chrome and interior and carpet are a few of the things next on the list, if I keep it up at this pace I might have it finished in a couple more years https://w7ch.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoID=194145239 194145239