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Ready to go to body and paint. I decided to go with original specs of Blu Scuro with tan interior and rust carpeting. The only change is daytona seats. Will be done by the end of the year. I’ll probably go with campagnolo wheels as I love the look of non flared cars with the little wider wheels!! The motor block, heads, crank, etc are at the machinist. All the powdercoating is done and all the hardware is at the plater for yellow cad, clear cad and black oxide. Will be all done by the end of the year or before.
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Now that 01336 is off to the paint shop I resumed getting 04022 taken apart, off to media blast and now metal work. I thought judging from the outside after blasting I would see lots of damage and rust. To my surprise there was very little previous damage and not much rust. Onward and forward!!
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It’s been 4 months since I received the Dino at the shop. Yesterday I loaded it on the trailer for a 45 minute drive to Color House of Texas for paint and body. I knew TJ the owner of Color House of Texas when I had my shop in Escondido, California. TJ worked up the street at Best of Show and recently relocated to Texas and opened his own paint shop. His work is top quality and the Dino will be painted with Glasurit in its original Rosso Dino color. I expect to get it back in about 3 months when I’ll be ready for reassembly. Most of the parts and interior are done. I’m setting up an area for my upholstery guy who will come out when I’m ready to sew and install the carpeting, headliner etc. The carpet, headliner and dask material came from Henk at HVL in the Netherlands. The motor is dissembled and in progress.
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The dino is my favorite cars in all their varieties. The 206 probably is my favorite and still kick myself for the one I restored and sold. I wanted to get another one but the prices are way up there. I bid on the Verde Scuro car at the Gooding auction in the UK but went way above what I was willing to pay. Yesterday morning I got a email from a guy who was considering restoring his 206. After talking with him he figured it was best to sell. We made a deal and I picked it up 24 hours later!!! The best thing about this car was its original configuration. It was Dino Blu Mettallizzato with beige interior with YELLOW CLOTH INSERTS!!!!!!!! The car is very low mileage with 29,000KM about 14,000 miles. All the impossible items to get are there, ash tray, shift knob, seat belts, fuel cap and wipers. I need wood steering wheels, books and tools. The car has wrong tires, wrong exhaust, wrong interior materials, clock, amp guage and parts in the engine compartment are gloss black. Also horsie on back and ferrari logo. The Dino spent its entire life in Venezuela except for the last 3 years where it’s been in the current owners den!! There is an interesting story about the original owner and why it left Venezuela I will be the third registered owner and first in USA. I won’t be starting restoration anytime soon as my plate is full so I’ll get some driving in. If anyone can help with steering wheel, books and tools let me know. Thanks in
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I started taking #04022 apart for another full restoration. It has sat in Indiana for the past 15 years in a garage after the owner passed. Still in it’s original color of Blu Scuro with tan vinyl interior. I haven’t decided on the color yet but leaning towards Azzurro Metallizatto with Cuoio interior. The other option is keeping it the same Blu Scuro with tan. It is factory wired for AC and power windows but has neither.
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