Re: 1948 NYC lwb taxi project

Posted by HH56 On 2020/6/9 12:47:21

Just my two cents but if it was supposed to be painted then I would go with the historical aspect -- particularly if you already have most and could trade or find the missing pieces out of some weathered car that is in worse shape. Something like that and you could sand the rust and fill the pits and then paint over without feeling guilty. Save the good stuff for another project.

I seem to recall in some of the postwar service articles an occasional mention that parts had exhausted stock of something unique for a certain model and would be sending out a different piece. If any were trim items and if those were only available in chrome I expect a mechanic would have painted them to match what was already there rather than replacing anything else to match the new.

As to documentation you could get a reprint of the pertinent documents or photos to keep with the car.