Re: 1936 120-B 2 door convertible

Posted by flackmaster On 2022/12/24 9:56:31

I have the same car/situation. Your car is lovely.

My personal opinion -

Have the paint professionally cleaned/claybar/buffed. Do not get into repainting. If you went down that path, you'd get into chrome, rubber, top, etc. Your car is lovely as is.
The seats deserved to be recovered in the original manner. Just the seats, as my guess is the springs may be a bit soft and need some attention. Maybe the carpet, but leave the rest of the interior as original. Drive the car and enjoy not worrying about a scratch.

OH, and consider a new wiring harness. As for everything else, you are most welcome to post all questions.

As to the value, I doubt that matters if you intend on keeping the car. Originality will trump a poorly done restoration every time. Once a car is restored, every nit/detail/quality will be scrutinized. Any time you want, I'll trade you a trailer queen for your original, straight up.