This is Larry Charles' 1973 Gran Prix.  It needs some major work done.  Larry bought this car brand new in 1973 from a dealership in Rensselear,IN.  He loves this car and he wants it better than brand new when it's done. Of course, we are more than happy to deliver.

The car had been sitting for a number of years when it was brought to our shop, so it was in pretty bad shape. 

When we removed the bumpers, we found that the supports were pretty rusted.

After we sanded the car down, we found a lot of problems that were not as clear with paint on.  The inner and outer wheel wells were rusted away, and needed to be replaced.  Since the majority of parts for this car are no longer available, just about everything has to be fabricated.

We've fabricated the piece needed to fix the wheel well, so now it's time to weld it on.

All the work is finally done on the car.  We primed it, and here it is with its first bit of paint on it.  You can't even tell that at one point, the wheel well was cut out and replaced.

The doors were bad when we first got the car, but we were able to revive them, and now they look brand new.

Isn't she beautiful?

We hand fabricated the fillers you see here between the bumper and the deck lid.

The body and paint look great.  Larry was very pleased with the turnout of the car.  She's goin' home now, and Larry can't wait to take her.

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