Onwards and Upwards

One really has to get used to doing business in the South. It is considered rude (and Yankee) to start talking business immediately. First one is supposed to discuss various acquaintances that you have in common, then cars, then sightings of old cars and eventually the reason for getting together. So it was when I met the spotlight man, after some hour of chat we got down to business and I never saw him again, it is all very strange.

On Saturday I delivered the Galaxie to the paint shop. The shop is about two miles away so the Gaxalie got a good run. I don't know what was more fun, driving the car (at a very conservative 60 mph) or the the look on the faces of the oncoming traffic as this shell of a car roared (remember still no exhaust system) passed them. I should just mention here that the journey was entirely along very minor backroads although I did have to cross one main street. The deputies would have been no problem as I know most of them and Gene who was following me knows the rest. Meeting a State trooper would have been an issue as they are, in the main, vicious bastards. Anyway the journey passed uneventfully and she is now in the shop. Of course we had to have the obligatory hour long chat but I was eventually able to let the man know that if any extra work was entailed he should do whatever was necessary.

It also transpires that after 3 weeks the spotlight man turned up! It should have been obvious but he has known the paint man for 60 years so I am sure that they had an hours chat and then he drilled the hole in the dash and the fender. He wanted to do it before the car was painted so he really did leave it until the 11th hour.

All in all it was a huge step forward and the next time I see the Galaxie she will be in her final livery. Then it is just a question of putting it together. The big issue will be replacing the roof liner but after our stunning success with the seats I am quietly confident.

I won't be working this weekend because;
a) I am sure that the car will not be finished (or possibly not even be started)
b) Next Saturday I am going squirrel hunting