1965 acadian canso- sees the light of day once more
riprodz said
Feb 5, 2017
hiya Pontiac guys and gals, figured I would share my ride, was a bush find dragged out with a tractor, became a 12 year resto-mod stripped to bare metal and repaired/replaced from there, roof was bent in ,rear inner and outers were a hack job from years past (someone tried using inner and outers from a 4 door wth!), interior was a rats nest with little left, half the trunk metal eaten ect, all work was done by myself and a buddy in one garage ie painting, motor, body work , its finally a car again and on the road, whew lol, will add a few pictures , cheers
Welcome to CP and beauty job!! Looks great! Looks like you had a tight work area....same as me.
riprodz said
Feb 5, 2017
thanks, ya a hoist would have been nice to lol, cheers
Canadian Poncho said
Feb 5, 2017
Very nice! Welcome aboard!
riprodz said
Feb 5, 2017
thanks, nice seeing all of the rides of other members ,some amazing cars
jmont64 said
Feb 5, 2017
Welcome from the Okanagan and great to see your persistence in getting it completed. Too many of them get started and then left. I just sold a 65 a few months ago that was in that holding pattern for too long. They are just such great looking cars. Hopefully will see you on the road some time as it looks like you are out here in the west.
jlysholm said
Feb 5, 2017
No doubt ALOT of blood, sweat and tears went into bringing her back to life! Great job! & I really like the colour choice.
68vert said
Feb 5, 2017
Welcome from the Fraser Valley BC. Very nice car, love the build pics. Even though I can turn a wrench (a bit ) I bought my car fundamentally done as I know my limitations. That said, I really admire folks like yourself, and others on here, that have the skills and confidence to tackle a project like that! Maybe when I retire....
timbuk said
Feb 5, 2017
welcome! Carl will like this i also own a 65 acadian
-- Edited by norontcan on Sunday 5th of February 2017 10:57:32 PM
Pontiacanada said
Feb 6, 2017
Welcome from Canada's east coast! Cool ride!
riprodz said
Feb 10, 2017
thanks everyone for your kind remarks, always great to keep history alive and from all the cars I've see on here There's a lot of passion for restoring and maintaining this history, never give up one day there done ,I had my days I wondered if I would ever get it done, took a few breaks along the way, cheers fellow Pontiac enthusiasts
just a note ,this car was white when I bought it, checked colour code was originally admiralty blue so I returned it to the factory colour ,so much better then the white, but I did change the interior that was two tone aqua to black and the exterior blue
hiya Pontiac guys and gals, figured I would share my ride, was a bush find dragged out with a tractor, became a 12 year resto-mod stripped to bare metal and repaired/replaced from there, roof was bent in ,rear inner and outers were a hack job from years past (someone tried using inner and outers from a 4 door wth!), interior was a rats nest with little left, half the trunk metal eaten ect, all work was done by myself and a buddy in one garage ie painting, motor, body work , its finally a car again and on the road, whew lol, will add a few pictures , cheers
No doubt ALOT of blood, sweat and tears went into bringing her back to life! Great job! & I really like the colour choice.
Welcome from the Fraser Valley BC. Very nice car, love the build pics. Even though I can turn a wrench (a bit ) I bought my car fundamentally done as I know my limitations. That said, I really admire folks like yourself, and others on here, that have the skills and confidence to tackle a project like that! Maybe when I retire....
Wow, ambition plus!
Super result.
Welcome from Wasaga Beach, ON
-- Edited by norontcan on Sunday 5th of February 2017 10:57:32 PM
Welcome from Canada's east coast! Cool ride!
thanks everyone for your kind remarks, always great to keep history alive and from all the cars I've see on here There's a lot of passion for restoring and maintaining this history, never give up one day there done ,I had my days I wondered if I would ever get it done, took a few breaks along the way, cheers fellow Pontiac enthusiasts
just a note ,this car was white when I bought it, checked colour code was originally admiralty blue so I returned it to the factory colour ,so much better then the white, but I did change the interior that was two tone aqua to black and the exterior blue