Re: Canadian COPO found after 31 years of ownershi
 

Go with the orange peel, that's how it came. If you don't like the look, you can always take it down later. Most guys go through the anal-yzing effort of o/spray, % of gloss, drips, runs, errors, etc... and then make the clear coat look like a mirror. Each has his preference, but mine is to make it look like the original paint finish.

Re: Canadian COPO found after 31 years of ownershi
 

x2.

Although I've been told that modern single stage paint doesn't shine as well as the original lacquer paint did. Seeing as I have not been able to compare both up close, I'm not sure if this is true or not. Perhaps someone can chime in.

Re: Canadian COPO found after 31 years of ownershi
 

X3

Re: Canadian COPO found after 31 years of ownershi
 

X4

Re: Canadian COPO found after 31 years of ownershi
 

Eh, I like the paint to look a little better than new, but that's just me.

Re: Canadian COPO found after 31 years of ownership
 

Tim ask me to post this, thought some might enjoy the story and the picture. The image is a pdf file so it may not display unless you have Acrobat

I had dinner with the second owner, Keith Dagley, on Tuesday night. Great experience and interesting stories. In his time the car lost 1 street race. He lost traction and let a 1972 340 Duster beat him. He never knew what he had (COPO) but knew it was fast. He gave me the attached picture. 1972, him (21 years old) and his girlfriend. They were married shortly after the photo and are still married today. Awesome evening and he had fresh lobster on the stove.

COPO's 2nd Owner

Re: Canadian COPO found after 31 years of ownership
 

Here you go...cool pic!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...n_untitled.jpg

Re: Canadian COPO found after 31 years of ownership
 

Very nice. LOVE the history. Good job tracking it down! Its always nice meeting new folks that can fill you in on your car's history. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Re: Canadian COPO found after 31 years of ownership
 

Thanks Bruce. I wasn't sure how to get the pdf file to display correctly.

My understanding is that the car was in &quot;like new&quot; condition when this picture was taken. Would love to have seen it.

Re: Canadian COPO found after 31 years of ownership
 

Rick I just converted it to a .jpeg... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]


Let me know if you need anymore of the pics hosted....and keep us updated!