so bought this ute from winchelsea,Victoria.

Bought the car from an "elderly" owner.Previous owner had done all body work himself.He also owns a very well kept original paint minor morris.

When buying old cars, I personally go for body condition over mechanicals.Its always my first priority.So either i buy a car with original paint or buy a car with proof of bodywork performed.You never know how much bog or whats under old painted cars.

Previous owner personally fixed all rust and rust proofed the vehicle.This was his project but due to terminal medical reasons,had to let it go.The vehicle is very straight and previous owner went all out to make sure it was rust free.

I have to say i was impressed by his workmanship but also abit sad as the skills this elderly guys had isn't being passed on to newer generations.In short,future generations won't be as highly skilled...

Now the car has many colour schemes lol...He wanted a morano?colour stripe scheme all over the car but the wife stopped him haha.So only the front "bottom" panel got the treatment.

The owner replaced any panel which had very minimal rust for panels which had no rust.I had a look at the original panels i.e the doors,fenders and was quite shocked that the panels were entirely replaced because of very very minor rust spots!
I will be getting the original panels fixed and prob installed back.

A 1200 ute in colac had an accident on the front right side, so the previous owner got to salvage it of its doors,front left fender,and its tailgate to this ute.

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