Anyone like the Beatles? 1966 Ferrari 275 GTS - George Harrison's Personal Car

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Anyone like the Beatles? 1966 Ferrari 275 GTS - George Harrison's Personal Car


This is an ALL ORIGINAL car. Original paint, motor, running gear, interior, canvas top, plastic back window etc.

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Here you can see the dust accumulation on the paint and one of the burn-through or strike-through areas.

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Here's the other burn-through area or if you're in Europe, I think you guys call this strike-through.

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I'm going to be sharing some videos of this project as I work through it on my Instagram and Facebook page if anyone cares to see how I tackle this car.



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Here's the order in which I currently plan to tackle this car.


1: Machine polish the inside and outside of the rear plastic window.

2: Vacuum and then blow-out the canvas convertible top.

3: Apply RaggTopp Fabric Protectant

4: Machine scrub the tires

5: Waterless Wash the car

6: Machine polish the glass

7: Machine correct the paint

8: Seal the paint

9: Dress the tires


The idea being at least initially, do the things that will get the car dirty first i.e. polishing the plastic window and cleaning and protecting the canvas top.



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Look forward to seeing your restoration of this piece of history.

What a cool car and story!

Reminds me of my Dad’s 1962 MG-B
 
Very nice Mike! Love those old Ferrari's! Looking forward to the final results...
 
Dagumm mike, they did it to you again, got you an old 2-door Italian car to clean up, maybe one day they have you clean up a new domestic sedan to clean up...guess you have to start somewhere!
Jay


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2black1s said:
Just another "Day In The Life" for Mike...
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Ok, ok...were now going to have some fun, you started it

Do you think the current owner will tell his better half


"Baby you can drive my car"
 
Klasse Act said:
Ok, ok...were now going to have some fun, you started it

Do you think the current owner will tell his better half "Baby you can drive my car"

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"Baby You're a Rich Man" must certainly apply.
 
I've been following the videos and I really can't wait to see it all done!

I thought you were gonna use the Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish on that plastic window but the Meguiar's PlastX was probably the superior choice.



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Klasse Act said:
Will Mike get to detail John, Paul or Ringo's past rides...."Tomorrow never knows"

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"I've Got a Feeling" that maybe we should "Come Together" and "Slow Down" at this point so as not to muddy up "Every Little Thing" with a bunch of "Helter Skelter" and allow this thread to "Get Back" to "The Long and Winding Road" that was intended. Let's "Let It Be".
 
2black1s said:
"I've Got a Feeling" that maybe we should "Come Together" and "Slow Down" at this point so as not to muddy up "Every Little Thing" with a bunch of "Helter Skelter" and allow this thread to "Get Back" to "The Long and Winding Road" that was intended. Let's "Let It Be".
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On that note, I'm going to get in my "Yellow Submarine" and take a ride over to see "Elenor Rigby" and see if she's got a "Ticket to Ride"

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Klasse Act said:
On that note, I'm going to get in my "Yellow Submarine" and take a ride over to see "Elenor Rigby" and see if she's got a "Ticket to Ride"

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Say "Hello Goodbye" for me. "The End".
 
Jacob Harrod AUTOCLEAN said:
I've been following the videos and I really can't wait to see it all done!
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I posted a few videos sharing the process and my progress throughout the day to my FB and IG pages...


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Jacob Harrod AUTOCLEAN said:
I thought you were gonna use the Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish on that plastic window but the Meguiar's PlastX was probably the superior choice.
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Like I preach I also practice,

I started out TESTING Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish but the old plastic was too far gone. The Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish is a FINE cut polish and it just didn't have enough cut to make a dent it it.

So then I CAREFULLY tested the MeguIar's PlastX and it worked as good as can be hoped for. The back window is far from perfect but it's a heck of a lot better than what it was. It's also SMOOTH to the touch - before it felt like sandpaper.


I have lots of pictures and I'll do a proper write-up, (different than this thread), as I get time.


It's not very often you get to work on one of the Fab 4's cars in your life. One thing for sure, this original single stage paint is Whisper Thin.



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