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Offline antonellomopar

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Re: Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible
« Reply #105 on: April 25, 2014 - 03:23:54 AM »
yes....will restore as closely to stock as possible. The fender GC emblems were the first things I put on the car....am waiting for the argent silver paint to arrive here... paint is very difficult to ship to europe. Took me 6 months to find some nice GC emblems.....
Have just ordered the new AMD rubber bumper for the front, as originally built, and just purchased a new trunk rack. Will change the trunk lid with its original that has trunk rack mounting holes. Car was originally born with rack. At first didn't want to Mount the rack, as my 71 Cuda 383 has one...then decided to go stock...




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Re: Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible
« Reply #106 on: April 25, 2014 - 04:42:09 AM »
bad pic...great emblems...


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Re: Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible
« Reply #107 on: April 25, 2014 - 05:02:11 AM »
Antonello,
Great work so far!  You will have a very beautiful Gran Coupe when you are finish the assembly!  :cheers:

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Re: Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible
« Reply #108 on: April 25, 2014 - 02:27:04 PM »
Gonna be beautiful.

Too bad they don't repro GC trunk badges or rocker mouldings.  Those are HARD to find in good condition anywhere, much less in EUrope.
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Offline antonellomopar

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Re: Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible
« Reply #109 on: April 25, 2014 - 03:25:40 PM »
just about nothing is found in Europe, most of the parts are sourced from ebay or Mopar forums...
The emblems were the answer on a want ad on Moparts, and the aluminum moldings were on ebay. Everything is to be transported and when arrives here, custom duties are to be paid. Biggest problem is paint...I am now in need of some grille argent paint and am getting crazy to find somebody in Europe who has it

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Re: Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible
« Reply #110 on: April 25, 2014 - 05:01:43 PM »
no moparshops down south..?   :clueless:
you could try   www.six-packspeedshop.nl/   
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Re: Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible
« Reply #111 on: April 25, 2014 - 05:34:52 PM »
I have been restoring Mopars all my life....so have no problems getting parts or redoing engines, trans or whatever. Pnly trouble is paint. I have 15 mopars in my collection..all restored by me...

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Re: Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible
« Reply #112 on: April 25, 2014 - 05:49:54 PM »
 :clueless:   ok...     just trying to think with you here...  :dunno:

 I know shipping rattle cans from the states is no option, but they stock several mopar paints.
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Re: Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible
« Reply #113 on: April 26, 2014 - 02:46:44 AM »
I have tried Oliver Zinn, but no luck. ALso in GB ans Swden...but they didn't have what I was looking ofr. I have a friend who imports House of Kolors paints...can probably find something in his catalog. Thank you for the suggestions

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Re: Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible
« Reply #114 on: April 26, 2014 - 05:17:31 AM »
the owner of sixpack is a moparnut and also has a paint/bodyshop. good luck  :2thumbs:  Zinn doesn`t stock much paint related stuff.
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Re: Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible
« Reply #115 on: April 26, 2014 - 09:11:11 AM »
Have you tried to contact General Lee Hans J in Falkenberg Sweden, he has a paint and bodyshop, http://www.generallee426.com/Renovering.html