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So...driver in the summer, resto in the winter, it means I get to enjoy my toys and not just letting them eat time and money with no pay back!...Learnt that from my other toy..the Ghia, she took 3 yrs and alot of dorra...well alot when you have none!. Next job was to sort the steering..or lack of, 14 steering joints, a steering box,and a hydraulic ram all 50 yrs old ment it was going to let me down so I invented my own rack n pinion conversion...oh, and that meant the motor had to come out...so I might as well relace that and the box. And that ment the front body work out...so...one big leap was taken! Bonnet off....and 50 years of oil faced me!
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59 Mercury wagon 64 Karmann Ghia 54 Porsche 356 Yamaha Rd350 Elsie 57 Berkerley He who dies with the most toys ...WINS!
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After steam clean and wirebrushing....chassis was treated to 2 k prime and chassis black, bulkhead was prept and painted...so quick when you say it...so LONG when you do it..
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59 Mercury wagon 64 Karmann Ghia 54 Porsche 356 Yamaha Rd350 Elsie 57 Berkerley He who dies with the most toys ...WINS!
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Bulkhead painted, new airbag, and some adjustment,new shocks, new airlines, rebuilt heater box/matrix...the list went on..and I hadnt started the big stuff!. 28 seperate panels that make up the frnt went off to be blasted, by the cleaning consultants in sussex, not cheap, but very good service. And...so to the steering, I had seen a article in a Us mag...and cribbed what I thought would work, and started mocking up.... It all seemed to work, a combination of vauxhall,my parts bin, borgson and appolo bearings! And thats the steering kit all made up!..I have since made a kit for another Mercury, and the mk 2 was better!
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59 Mercury wagon 64 Karmann Ghia 54 Porsche 356 Yamaha Rd350 Elsie 57 Berkerley He who dies with the most toys ...WINS!
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Oh...and some time before all this...I think in year 2, I painted the sides to match the dash!...everyone said I wasnt working on the car...but it was all hidden underneath!,,,so I did this to make a statement! And modded a 1950s roof rack from a RR to fit my roof by adding 5 " to the width. Well it is 21 ft long and 6 ft 8" wide!
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59 Mercury wagon 64 Karmann Ghia 54 Porsche 356 Yamaha Rd350 Elsie 57 Berkerley He who dies with the most toys ...WINS!
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I said it was a busy winter!..I had forgotten how much I did!...I had a SBF 289 , so rebuilt that, and gave it a detailing, adapted a Vauxhall steering pump to fit and a mk2 golf alternator....basically raided the shed! The heart of the car is its engine...so ford radiant red it went!...that and I had a litre in stock!
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59 Mercury wagon 64 Karmann Ghia 54 Porsche 356 Yamaha Rd350 Elsie 57 Berkerley He who dies with the most toys ...WINS!
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It's great how much of this is just done with random stuff you have lying around.
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les509
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Sir, I am astounded by the magnificence of your vehicle. (Sorry just wanted to avoid the word 'awesome'). It is awesome though. Is this the wagon version of the Monterey?
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61 Jaguar Mk 10 67 Austin A60 Countryman 69 Morris 1300GT 77 Triumph 2500S 84 Mk2 Granada Ghia Est 86 BMW 635 CSi 87 BMW 635 CSi
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No... it is a 59 commuter, the bottom of the range, think of it as the "l" in the ford range, of wagons... who wants 2 doors!... well me!.. cos it's a one of a kind... nearly! :-)
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59 Mercury wagon 64 Karmann Ghia 54 Porsche 356 Yamaha Rd350 Elsie 57 Berkerley He who dies with the most toys ...WINS!
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les509
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Well I think it's superb, I'm a big estate car/shooting brake/wagon fan myself (I own 6 of 'em) and I'd give my left one and my right one to own it. Especially now i've got 4 kids,it'd stop me having any more!
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61 Jaguar Mk 10 67 Austin A60 Countryman 69 Morris 1300GT 77 Triumph 2500S 84 Mk2 Granada Ghia Est 86 BMW 635 CSi 87 BMW 635 CSi
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So....to get the motor in required new mnts, g/box x member and prop...I would have liked to keep the original Big block...but again cost was not going to allow that to be a option...the radiator was recored by guildford rads..very good... Exhaust system,,I decided to go stainless, and used a firm that supplys dairy ( as in milk) pipework, all diferrent bends and collectors and adaptors, just needed to learn to tig!...which turned out to be quite easy, its like gas and mig combined!
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59 Mercury wagon 64 Karmann Ghia 54 Porsche 356 Yamaha Rd350 Elsie 57 Berkerley He who dies with the most toys ...WINS!
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Jul 12, 2013 10:43:31 GMT
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So the engine wiring and plumbing was all coming together...I splashed the cash on a set of headers... And started on repairing and repainting all those front end panels...and made a new battery tray as the old one was a tad on the large side..
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59 Mercury wagon 64 Karmann Ghia 54 Porsche 356 Yamaha Rd350 Elsie 57 Berkerley He who dies with the most toys ...WINS!
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Jul 12, 2013 10:44:29 GMT
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59 Mercury wagon 64 Karmann Ghia 54 Porsche 356 Yamaha Rd350 Elsie 57 Berkerley He who dies with the most toys ...WINS!
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Jul 12, 2013 10:45:30 GMT
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59 Mercury wagon 64 Karmann Ghia 54 Porsche 356 Yamaha Rd350 Elsie 57 Berkerley He who dies with the most toys ...WINS!
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Jul 12, 2013 10:46:44 GMT
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59 Mercury wagon 64 Karmann Ghia 54 Porsche 356 Yamaha Rd350 Elsie 57 Berkerley He who dies with the most toys ...WINS!
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Jul 12, 2013 10:53:39 GMT
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man thats a cool project. awesome looking car, top work keep the pics coming!!
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1965 Karmann ghia RHD Race car
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luckygti
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man thats a cool project. awesome looking car, top work keep the pics coming!! And some, so so cool, and the work that's gone into it is truly excellent. Please bring it to Prescott ;D
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Jul 14, 2013 11:07:22 GMT
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I,ve painted a few cars in my time, but this thing was just huge, Each panel was a monster!...
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59 Mercury wagon 64 Karmann Ghia 54 Porsche 356 Yamaha Rd350 Elsie 57 Berkerley He who dies with the most toys ...WINS!
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Jul 14, 2013 11:10:22 GMT
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59 Mercury wagon 64 Karmann Ghia 54 Porsche 356 Yamaha Rd350 Elsie 57 Berkerley He who dies with the most toys ...WINS!
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Jul 14, 2013 11:12:25 GMT
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All stone chipped , welded, painted polished and wax oiled and at last going back together...
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59 Mercury wagon 64 Karmann Ghia 54 Porsche 356 Yamaha Rd350 Elsie 57 Berkerley He who dies with the most toys ...WINS!
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Jul 14, 2013 11:14:26 GMT
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Even painted the sound proofing black..as original
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59 Mercury wagon 64 Karmann Ghia 54 Porsche 356 Yamaha Rd350 Elsie 57 Berkerley He who dies with the most toys ...WINS!
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