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THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED, WITH ALL
OR RESTO-MOD? FASTENERS SENT OUT FOR REPLATING, ALL CHROME
COMPONENTS RE-CHROMED AND STAINLESS PARTS POLISHED.
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point I hadn’t decided whether to do a stock car were powder-coated in satin black for a lasting
or go the Resto-Mod route,” said Bob. He decided restoration. The bodywork was completed utilizing
to have an NCRS judge and an expert Corvette PPG DDL Acrylic Lacquer for top-coating (as
restorer weigh in on the matter. “They convinced originally used in 1959); the paint was carefully cut
me it would be criminal to do anything other than and buffed to replicate the original finish, showing
restore the car back to original,” Bob remembers, some degree of orange peel.
“because it had so many original parts and was in When all was complete, Bob took the Corvette to
such good condition.” its first NCRS judging event and scored 97.6, which
So that’s just what he did, over a two-year he was told “is kind of unheard of for the first time
period, during which time he took more than around.” But that wasn’t enough. In 2014, Bob took
450 photographs documenting every step of the the ’Vette to the NCRS Nationals in Kansas City,
ground-up restoration. The car was completely where the car received the coveted Duntov Mark
disassembled, with all fasteners sent out for of Excellence award with a final score of 98.6. The
replating, all chrome components re-chromed pristine Corvette also has two Top Flight Awards
and stainless parts polished. The 283/230hp and a Performance Verification Award to its name.
8-cylinder engine was sent out for machining and Back home in Oregon, Bob started thinking about
was reassembled. The frame and all black steel parts his next project. “I got this idea of building a car
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