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Old 05-28-2026, 08:39 AM
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WOW Dennis,, it looks like it's moving along well! That's exciting! Looks like he knows what he's doing. That's going to be a fine looking GT-37.

Haven't gotten anything done on mine this past month but should get back on it next week. Wish mine was a far along as yours!
I sure hope it keeps moving along, lol! I've been trying to finish this car for 10 years and it's always been interrupted! Tim does know his craft for sure. It looks like our cars are both in a similar state of progress at this point. If my GT-37 is out of the paint shop by the end of June, it'll be a couple months to reassemble it, so maybe drivable by the end of summer...I hope?

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Old 06-12-2026, 06:34 PM
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Refurbished the inner fender wells today...not professional grade, but a little better than before.

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They look good Dennis! Mine were rusted out in several places where the bolts go through. I needed to repair with fiberglass. Keep up the good work!

Oh, and If all goes well, I will get back to body work on mine today.

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Dennis - that is such a sweet car. Chrome nose '71 HO: fantastic!

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Our cars are somewhat close together in production. Mine is 12E out of Fremont, with the same "high-stamp" VIN (apparently common from that plant) ...

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Thanks Vince! Here are my trim tag, block stamps and date code (G090 - July 9, 1970).

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I sure hope it keeps moving along, lol! I've been trying to finish this car for 10 years…

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I can’t believe it’s been that long! Time sure flies.

Looking forward to seeing it “done” (whatever that means with these cars).

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I can’t believe it’s been that long! Time sure flies.

Looking forward to seeing it “done” (whatever that means with these cars).
Me too Mike...lol! Actually, it's been 11 1/2 years since it came to Michigan...geesh! Tim, the body & paint man, is working slowly on the body work as it's been too hot up here lately. This is a side project for him, so he's working at his own pace (retired) and letting distractions happen.

The GT-37 runs, drives, and brakes well, now it's the cosmetics we need to finish up. We were thinking about a light flattener in the clear, but now have decided to not do that any longer and put the proper 100% gloss clear coat on it.

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