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Old 06-03-2020, 02:30 AM
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Thanks, chaps - it had never been painted when I bought it, so I 'renewed' the Royal Maroon, Ford code 'B'. The C-stripe should be white really, but I preferred black.

See below for the 'as bought' state. The lump of wood under the rear is holding the body off the ground, the frame rails had rotted right through. Still, she's been flying the Stars and Stripes all over Europe for 45,000 miles since this photo.

Oops, sorry to hijack.
Roger, looks like it would not have been much better protected in one of those "garages"

To the OP, Mr. Hubbell....apologies, we do tend to go sideways with our discussions sometimes. You'll become accustomed to us....

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Glen
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