So, the couch project may be put on hold until next year... I found a car! It wasn't exactly what I wanted, but condition is everything, and ultimately that won out. Happened to be browsing Craigslist and came across a '59 Monterey 58A down in Ohio. Went to look at it a few weeks back, and ultimatel...

With some help yesterday, I trimmed just a very small amount of metal off the cut edge of the rear end, just so that it wasn't so jagged from the torch cutting. It's now square and even. Then, I finally hauled it down to my basement. It fit, but it sure is much larger looking than I anticipated, and...

The couch project looks like it will be pretty cool. Nice to have family that holds on to what most would throw away. I hope your search for the '59 Merc goes well. About the fiberglass boat, have you been to the fiberglassics forum yet? My grandma was most definitely a hoarder, except usually of t...

Hi All, A bit new to the MEL world, and still trying to learn as much as I can about these cars/engines. But perhaps you'll be interested in my story. Three years ago, I bought a vintage finned fiberglass boat, in need of restoration. As with most restoration projects, other things got in the way an...