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02/09/2026 10:16 am  

@perrone1   Is this what you had in mind?  It took about 120 seconds to redo, which is why it isn't pristine:

Tony's redo


   
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 Steve Jacobs
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02/09/2026 10:58 am  

That looks better.



   
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02/09/2026 12:01 pm  

@chris LOL, I still see '59 Ford all over it.😁



   
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02/09/2026 12:21 pm  

Posted by: @gdh
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@perrone1   Is this what you had in mind?  It took about 120 seconds to redo, which is why it isn't pristine:

Tony's redo

Perfecto! That's more of a professional follow you'd expect to see from the factory. Well done!

 



   
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 Mark Sweeney
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02/09/2026 2:35 pm  

@perrone1 Agreed.  In a nice color combo this could be killer.



   
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02/09/2026 3:02 pm  

@whodeytink 

How about a nice metallic Honey Wheat/Champagne, over Apricot metallic? 



   
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Topic starter 02/09/2026 5:26 pm  

The original inspiration! Beauty begets beauty, and we are all edified.

IMG 2507

John Kuvakas
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 Mark Sweeney
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02/09/2026 6:21 pm  

@perrone1 That would work.



   
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02/09/2026 6:53 pm  

@jkuvakas I just finished eating and now this?



   
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02/09/2026 8:36 pm  

@jkuvakas There is no equal.



   
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