1964 Vauxhall Cresta *not washed in 10 yrs

[davey_83]

Was asked to clean a good mates 60's Cresta and how could I say no. Literally not seen a sponge in 10 years let alone a polish to which rain, snow and wind has been it's only means of care. Never dealt with panels so faded, not overly dirty considering but then again not seen the road in lord knows how long. 

 

Good scrub down, dry, prep then combo of compound and polishing pads with Menzerna products.

 

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Edited March 25, 2019 by davey_83

[ATTAK Z]

I had one of those Moggy Travellers ... it was grey though

[davey_83]

1 hour ago, ATTAK Z said:

I had one of those Moggy Travellers ... it was grey though

They seem well cool, the other day helped out fitting new handbrake cables #twomanjob

 

Edited March 25, 2019 by davey_83

[ATTAK Z]

... and that looks like an half ton A55 Pickup ... I once loaded one of those up with a ton of bricks ... it did not need lowering and spacers after that ;) 

[GMballistic]

That Cresta is a very cool looking classic imo.  

 

Would love to get something like that, put some modern upgrade brakes on it, nice V6 or V8 under the bonnet (if it would fit) and use it as a show car. 

[ATTAK Z]

28 minutes ago, GMballistic said:

That Cresta is a very cool looking classic imo.  

 

Would love to get something like that, put some modern upgrade brakes on it, nice V6 or V8 under the bonnet (if it would fit) and use it as a show car. 

Don't forget to upgrade the steering ... it needs 3 day's notice if you want to change direction

[NeeZ]

On 25 March 2019 at 22:56, ATTAK Z said:

I had one of those Moggy Travellers ... it was grey though

I had one as well back in 1970, it was my first car it was also the first car I experienced the joys of the bench seat with a laydeeee.Happy days.