[Tom Vaught]

Quote by Pont406:

"I know the complete aluminum front end on this car , came from Bruce Fulper, as they were NOS parts! Bruce told me, that while at Randy's shop, he saw the old front end parts from this car, they were damaged. he tried to buy one of the fenders to hang on the wall, but, Randy wouldn't sell any of the pieces."

That is not quite a true statement, Pont406, as we are trying to get all of the facts. You are in the same town but not in the same ball park with your info.

Fupper supplied (sold) to Randy a NOS Aluminum Hood, a NOS Thin Steel Bumper, A NOS Lower alance, and Possible NOS (but looked used) Grill Surround. PERIOD! (for $5,000).

There are a lot more parts that go into a 63 Tempest front end.

When the car came to Tiemann from Randy/ (Dave Johnson) it had the following:

1) A potentially original SD left front fender with lots of small holes in the lower area where someone tried to do some repair with a body dent puller.

2) An Aluminum Hood with a large hood scoop opening and a large scoop mounted.

3) An INTACT VIN tag on the car body (that has never been removed, modified, or cut out and replaced) that matches the VIN posted by Don K.

4) An Intact data plate on the firewall (that has not been removed, altered, etc).

5) A aluminum Front end

6) Aluminum Radiator support

7) Plexiglas windshield that had never been removed (stock on SD Tempests) still with white
paint under the other paint.

8) Bucket Seats. Tempest Wagons came with bench seats stock. The original mounts for the
bucket seats are still original in the car. ONLY SD Tempest Wagons got the Buckets and only SD LeMans Coupes got the buckets to my understanding. The wagon is a SD Wagon.

9) Thin Steel Rear Bumper

10) NO SEAM SEALER ANYWHERE in the car including the drip rails which always has the sealer (in production vehicles).

Some of the parts that were changed during the restoration:

1) The SD Engine naturally as Joe DeNick ripped off the original SD engine.

2) The transaxle

3) 3 doors on the vehicle with better pieces.

4) New Hood, right fender, etc from the Fulper sale

5) Inner fender supports as one on the roght was damaged (maybe from as far back as the deer accident, the left replaced due to having been butchered during a header install at one time.

6) Bucket seats recovered as well as the rest of the interior.

7) A new front windshield.

My point is the basic car is as was owned by Garfinkel, Johnson, Blair.

Hope this helps.

A lot of good info here Mongo.

Tom V.