Pinstriping by Rubin

[Ulu]

When I bought this 1947 Plymouth P-15 in 1985, it had been restovated by Simon Florez, and then striped by Rubin, a top notch painter.

This was the P-15 before sanding. The pinstriping is all gone now, except the skirt roses and glove box. I took photos before I sanded the car, and I really liked almost all the striping on this car.
I thought this would be a good place to show off the work of a master. I was sorry to remove it, but the base paint had rotted.

I hope you all enjoy these. This car won trophies, but I didn't build it. I just drove it a lot and then put it away. Now she's in bits, waiting...

When the base paint failed, cracking under the candy lacquer, I decided to repaint the whole car, and chop it from a coupe to a roadster in the process.
Eventually I bought a roadster, and . . . . ehhhh . . . . Edith d' Plymouth may stay a coupe.

YET: Edith d' Plymouth imagined as a Rat Rod Roadster:

I was driving an Edsel lowrider back then when I met my wife Judy.
I drove us up Highway-1 & thru San Francisco, and people at stop lights were trying to buy it from me.
Eventually I sold it in 1991.

I also had a '57 F100 Ford, and a '59, and other cars and bikes.
After 3 decades, all is gone now except the P-15 Plymouth.

Which came to this over 30 years sitting.

So, on to the Pinstriping.

 

[Ulu]

More evidence of neglect.
Well, in my defense, there was this Cadillac you see . . .

 

[Ulu]

The scourging of paint and bondo with gallons of Zip Strip...

You can spot some OEM paint. This was a maroon car. I found the serial in chalk on maroon, under primer and green.

 

[Oak Tree]

You have my attention.
I have a 55 dodge custom royal 4 door that needs lots of time and more money than it will ever be worth. Meanwhile, I got bills to pay. No car money.

 

[Ulu]

I got carried away. I didn't mean to turn this into a resto thread. But there is a bit more striping to show.
I need to get a better closeup. The dash is up in my garage now.

 

[Ulu]

This will be a challenge I may not be up to.
Maybe I can find a better lid.

As it was...

Dent area needing 1/2" thick bondo removal... red arrow indicates rust holes needing welding.

Big dent with lots of puller holes. This would be the most technical bodywork I've ever attempted.

Mind you I have not worked on this car in a year. I laid off to do the experimental electric boat project, then I bought the Fake Jaguar.
I laid off welding that to fix the motorcycle, which was interrupted for lots of fishing and bicycles.

This is how all my professional projects went as well. Almost never did I just work on one thing until it was complete. I was interleaving multiple jobs, and it is still so after retirement.