As I said in an earlier post, the little Comet looks good from afar....
but up-close, she's FAR from good!
Unfortunately, the closer one looks, the more rot one finds....
Under the rockers, the entire inner rocker is rotted out.
The rotted metal peels back like the tin on an old tabacco can
Previous repairs made use of silver tape and some kind of filler that was still somewhat pliable.
The torque boxed (behind the front wheels) will have to be completely replaced - or more likely - built from scratch. At this point, the only replacement panels for these somewhat rare cars are lower quarter, panel patches and front fenders - which sell for $800.00 apiece!
I had to clean out many, MANY pounds of dirt, mud and rusted metal!
