My Mk3 Ruby

[Duke Blues 15]

There have been some door skins on ebay lately.

[ChristinaGXL 23]

Yeah I've seen them but won't it be cheaper to just get decent doors?

[citroentim 2]

Yeah I've seen them but won't it be cheaper to just get decent doors?

 

Have you seen this on ebay? Item number 181648212965.. a bit of inspiration for you :rolleyes:

[ChristinaGXL 23]

Small update, I've bought sills, and just won some rear lower quarter repair panels!

 

Work wise, not much to say, I've refurbed my centre console forward section, filled some gouges and painted it. It looks pretty good. Working on the armrest section, it had had some electric seat switches from a mk2 granada put in for what I can assume were electric windows, so that left 2 large rectangular holes above the handbrake in the centre console. A quick raid of my model building supplies and it's almost sorted out. Just some filling, sanding and painting :)

 

Pics later :showoff:

[TIB3300 441]

:thumbup: GXL :thumbup:

 

 

http://rover.ebay.co...K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Edited February 8, 2015 by TIB3300

[Lounge Lizard 0]

I'd definitely keep the colour. It's so rare it adds to the allure for me. You'll be hard pushed to find another one the same and that's a great thing in a motoring world full of blandness. I've only managed to find a couple of photos of another Cortina that colour and when it's polished and has the chromework sparkling, I think it'll look cool. Check out the photo (I wouldn't add the fat wheels this guy has though, but it isn't may car of course).

[Lounge Lizard 0]

I bet there are only about three Cortinas left in that colour. That's pretty special in my book.

[ChristinaGXL 23]

There's not really that many in copper brown either, I don't like the red unless it's really sunny. We don't get a whole lot of sun :/

 

Thanks tibbs for the link but mine's coming along well :thumbup:

[Captain Scarlet 95]

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I'd definitely keep the colour. It's so rare it adds to the allure for me. You'll be hard pushed to find another one the same and that's a great thing in a motoring world full of blandness. I've only managed to find a couple of photos of another Cortina that colour and when it's polished and has the chromework sparkling, I think it'll look cool. Check out the photo (I wouldn't add the fat wheels this guy has though, but it isn't may car of course).

 

The latest owner of that pro street v8 cortina lives not too far from me now,sadly it was painted sunset red a few years ago ,though the current owner would like to change it back.

[ChristinaGXL 23]

I did a little more today, almost got a solid wing rail!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I got some bits through today too. The arch pieces are going to take a lot of work, but there is one that I doubt I can even use. Maybe some gentle hammering will sort them out.

 

 

 

Oh, and a whole lot of polishing!

[wolfrace 116]

Keeping up appearences with the nail polish. :)

 

Lovely repair patch.

 

I will get around to sending those gutter trims unless of course you are happy to wait for a show though you will save yourself some postage.

:thumbup:

[ChristinaGXL 23]

I think I'll be needing them before I'm able to get to any shows :( unless there's any local ones to me you'd be going to.

 

Hopefully I can do a little more welding tomorrow :D

[bigdyer05 2]

Nice bit of work there with the repair Chris

I had a black cherry estate till last February when I sold it

Mr tibbs home visit

The new owner george

Disco dave at Paul's

I know of two other black cherry saloons

One over the iow Kevin

And john wood down lymington

Yours make 4 to count keep it original mate

:thumbup:

Edited February 10, 2015 by bigdyer05

[wolfrace 116]

I loved that estate, a really really tidy car. Been to Paul's too just before he sold the gxl, wicked garage/workshop.

[FKLGLS 43]

Iirc, Dave Eastwood has an immaculate Mk3 in black cherry.