1965 Ford Thunderbird – Big Bird Convention

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1965 Ford Thunderbird. As many of you know, Almost Everything owns and shows a 1964 Thunderbird at local car shows so this was a treat for us. Sharp eyes will spot subtle differences between the 1964 and 1965 cars below. Almost Everything fixed some old, cracking body filler from a long-ago accident and painted the whole car.

Faded 1965 Thunderbird before bodywork at Almost Everything 

Cracking paint & body filler on 1965 Thunderbird

Faded 1965 Thunderbird before restoration at Almost Everything 

Faded 1965 Thunderbird before restoration at Almost Everything 

Faded 1965 Thunderbird before restoration at Almost Everything 

Cracking paint on 1965 Thunderbird

Faded 1965 Thunderbird before painting at Almost Everything 

Faded 1965 Thunderbird before restoration at Almost Everything 

Faded 1965 Thunderbird before new paint from Almost Everything 

1965 Thunderbird being painted at Almost Everything 

Almost Everything's 1964 & Customer's 1965 Thunderbirds 

Almost Everything's 1964 & Customer's 1965 Thunderbirds 

Customer's 1965 & Almost Everything's 1964 Thunderbirds 

Customer's 1965 & Almost Everything's 1964 Thunderbirds 

Customer's 1965 & Almost Everything's 1964 Thunderbirds 

Customer's 1965 & Almost Everything's 1964 Thunderbirds 

Customer's 1965 & Almost Everything's 1964 Thunderbirds 

Customer's 1965 & Almost Everything's 1964 Thunderbirds 

Proud owner of 1965 Thunderbird restored at Almost Everything 

2002 CHEVY C2500 PICK-UP WITH FAKE BODYWORK

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado C2500 that came to us with what looks like stucco on it. It's the result of a scam. A "repair person" in a parking lot offered to "fix the dent" for $200. He slapped some concrete over it and sprayed it "salt & pepper" to hide how rough it was. Then said, "now all you have to do is get it painted."

Once Almost Everything got the concrete out of the crevices we found a big dent and a tear in the door. The concrete made the repairs a lot harder--and more costly.

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Stucco/concrete on bottom of fender & door

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Stucco/concrete on bottom of fender & door

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Stucco/concrete on bottom of fender & door

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When we got the concrete off, we found big dents and tears.

During Repairs:

When we got the concrete off, we found big dents and tears.

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Big mess

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Looking new again

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No real repairs, just a bigger problem

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Real repairs--looks good again

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1952 Chevrolet Bel Air Restoration

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air. This car starts up immediately with a quick turn of the key and drives great. The engine is very strong but the exterior was overdue for restoration. Rust was beginning to peek through the paint in areas and there were lots of chips, scratches & dings. Almost Everything Autobody painted the car in the original 2-tone colors & pattern. We also painted the dash & interior trim with the original metallic green. The owner replaced all of the chrome trim himself. After this, a new interior.

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