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We came down to the shop to give Jim a Christmas present, and also to see if there was any progress, in which there wasn’t because he was going on a trip for a couple weeks and didn’t want to get started until he got back. The car would get it’s new lease on lifeContinue reading “A new vision with 20/20”

We got a call from the shop owner that the parts arrived, which mainly was things that go under the car, such as rocker panels, cross-beams and other supports, as well as a fuel tank and fuel line. Those were the most expensive boxes I’ve ever opened in my 15 years of life. Mom said,Continue reading “Good things come to those who wait”

We went down to Jim’s body shop, consulted the owner of the parts company and proceeded to get all of the parts ordered. From the time this is posted it would be next Friday. Finding the parts that were from the actual maker was a huge deal. Mom had spoken to countless auto body guys.Continue reading “We were a good match”

We went down to the shop, and got a list of parts to order for the car, and also talked about the history of the car, and the fact that all of the parts being available is amazing. I printed out pages and pages of body parts from a classic Volvo parts supply company andContinue reading “The Red Baron has landed”

We went down to the shop to check up on the car, and they are getting work done. Most of the interior is taken out, and they are working on fixing the rust. They took the fuel tank out, and it was rusted to pieces. Other than that, they said it was looking better thanContinue reading “Body Work (pt. 2)”

Here’s a picture that was posted on Craigslist for my car. The guy literally rolled it out of the barn and up onto our car trailer. The first thing we did was to get the car back to a mechanics shop, to get it running. When we got it there we found out that theContinue reading “It was a classic barn find…”