john hogan's r/h roadster

This is a really great series of pictures, with more to come - A right hand drive '65 convert. 

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No1 The day we brought her home 1500 mile round trip towed by Ford Customline. No. 2 Off with the right rear quarter and new wheel housing on. No.3 Off with the rear beaver panel and wondering what to do next.	No. 4  Off with the left rear quarter and part of wheel housing. No. 5  New inner rails and outer rockers done both sides. No. 6  Out with the engine and box to reco, and replace everything in the front suspension.	No.7  This is the new engine bay, I will tell you as nobody else has noticed even the eagle eyed Concours judges, the Rocker covers are a 1/2 inch taller because I put adjustable rockers on in the rebuild and they wouldn't fit so I cut them in 1/2 and welded a 1/2 inch stip in the middle.   No.8  Interior shot without the tonneau cover   No. 9  I put the trunk lid up so the ladies can do their faces.
No.10   Just about everything on this car is NOS even the 4 spinner caps. They cost me a grand.AU   No.11  Your driver's door   No.12  Me taking a photo looking straight at the door, this car was painted in Acrylic Lacquer.	This is interior shot with right-hand drive conversion, if you are interested I can send you a picture of the dash.   Shot of the trunk, my son is a panelbeater or (bodyman) and is very fussy  about having the right panel gaps.   This is the annual Ford dealer show we attend every year and we always get a trophy of some description, my tally to date is 53.   I	JohnI finally got round to sending some pictures of my T/bird, I will try and keep the description fairly brief.   This 65 was acquired from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and required a total restoration, if you want before pics I can send them. (They are the Ripley's ones) The restoration was undertaken by my son and myself over a period of 13 years, he being a body man (the best) the car required 2 rear quarters, trunk floor, outer rockers and inner rails, patch panels both sides of front floor and new section for the battery, then we painted the car 4 times before we were satisfied with the finish. This car has enough body filler to fill an egg cup, it was all file finished and the doors have about 200 shrinks in each to get them straight. The car was also converted to right-hand drive by myself.   The engine, differential, brakes including calipers and new lines and hoses were rebuilt by me with the exception of machine work, then new upholstery and carpets were fitted, the car has been finished for 4 years now and 14,000 miles of trouble free motoring. I have since fitted original AM/FM radio and electric antenna, power windows and vents, convenience package and original cruise control, chrome with exception of bumpers was replaced with NOS. Hope you can find a spot on your site. Thanks John Hogan                 Sydney Australia