Wayne Perkins 69 500 restoration begins

[moparstuart]

   I 'm still trying to track down the correct console wiring for the birdible , so wayne took pictures of his 500 , console wiring plug in the left front kick panel .

[moparstuart]

  waynes newly refurbished power booster installed ,   He is still missing his broad cast sheet , but you can see where one was taped to the back of the glove box.   Does anyone know what the writing on the glove box it self is ? 

[moparstuart]

   He got a whole set of red dash pieces so he is also working on replacing those . I think he is very close to having the automatic steering gear box rebuilt to install . Then he can install the motor and trans .

[moparstuart]

wayne is putting these recalls on his 500, he has had them for years when i met him they were riding on the silver daytona.

          any one have this model ?     (waynes comments)   Very rare model, never seen it before.  My wheel, date 6-17-68, and flat cap

[moparstuart]

 

[moparstuart]

Here are pictures from the 80's  of waynes old tan 500 , before he sold the car to a guy in new york state ?
   Car is still around and the guy recently contacted Gene and wayne .  Says he will send current pictures of it .

  Anyone else spy waynes old pontiac aero car ?
   and the silver daytona wearing the recalls

[tan top]

Here are pictures from the 80's  of waynes old tan 500 , before he sold the car to a guy in new york state ?
   Car is still around and the guy recently contacted Gene and wayne .  Says he will send current pictures of it .

  Anyone else spy waynes old pontiac aero car ?
   and the silver daytona wearing the recalls

  good pictures Stuart    what was the interior color of the A4 daytona 

[Aero426]

wayne is putting these recalls on his 500, he has had them for years when i met him they were riding on the silver daytona.

          any one have this model ?     (waynes comments)   Very rare model, never seen it before.  My wheel, date 6-17-68, and flat cap

I don't remember MPC ever making an actual Diamante model back then.    There have been some fantasy classoc model boxes made in recent years.    Assuming that is the side of the box, if it was real, it should also have the kit number listed.

[Aero426]

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  good pictures Stuart    what was the interior color of the A4 daytona 

Black with a 4-speed.   

[moparstuart]

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  good pictures Stuart    what was the interior color of the A4 daytona 

Black with a 4-speed.   

He put a black SE leather interior in with power window , that is how he has it as of right now .  He still owns and loves that daytona .  It will be his untill he dies i'm sure.

[moparstuart]

look close at the nose on the daytona ?             oh my deer

[PocketThunder]

look close at the nose on the daytona ?             oh my deer

Yep i saw that after looking at it a second time... whoa!! brakes!! ....... crash! 

[moparstuart]

look close at the nose on the daytona ?             oh my deer

Yep i saw that after looking at it a second time... whoa!! brakes!! ....... crash! 

he hit a deer with it in the late 80's in Iowa at night .  It has a gene gregory replacement steel nose on it now .

[ACUDANUT]

 Stuart, why doesn't Wayne post up !!

[moparstuart]

Stuart, why doesn't Wayne post up !!

?  must be the water in olathe ?   there are tons of people that lurk that  never post I dont know why ?    I am an enabler

[nascarxx29]

wayne is putting these recalls on his 500, he has had them for years when i met him they were riding on the silver daytona.

          any one have this model ?     (waynes comments)   Very rare model, never seen it before.  My wheel, date 6-17-68, and flat cap

I showed that model box that Wayne said was rare. To Steve Juliano who owns that car .He said it was never released as a model kit .Just a box .I got one of them sealed in plastic never opened

[Aero426]

Cool piece, but I do not believe that Diamante box is old at all.  It's a fantasy "air box" created in recent years.  Also look at the size difference to a regular MPC box below it.
There are some other fantasy kit boxes that have been hand produced, but I forget who did them. 
 

[PocketThunder]

wayne is putting these recalls on his 500, he has had them for years when i met him they were riding on the silver daytona.

          any one have this model ?     (waynes comments)   Very rare model, never seen it before.  My wheel, date 6-17-68, and flat cap

I showed that model box that Wayne said was rare. To Steve Juliano who owns that car .He said it was never released as a model kit .Just a box .I got one of them sealed in plastic never opened

You have crown molding in your closet!  Damn dude!     

[nascarxx29]

Waynes car came along nicely and got done quickly quite a bodyman .He probably could save this A bsolute A ll R ust
AAR

[moparstuart]

Waynes car came along nicely and got done quickly quite a bodyman .He probably could save this A bsolute A ll R ust
AAR

he is fast and great with the sheet metal work

[69_500]

So the recall wheels are going to go on the 500 then? Hmmm, my favorite wheel on a 500.

[moparstuart]

So the recall wheels are going to go on the 500 then? Hmmm, my favorite wheel on a 500.

me too at some point in the future i'm sure I will buy a set of the big 15x8 inch repop's for my car  hopefully they will come down some in price the 2k is pricey

[69_500]

Pricey yes, but man they look good. Other than the recall wheels I like the look of steel wheels and dog dish's next. I don't like the rims on my car.

[moparstuart]

Pricey yes, but man they look good. Other than the recall wheels I like the look of steel wheels and dog dish's next. I don't like the rims on my car.

I did not know this but wayne is not using the old recalls he ran on the daytona for so many years . He has now ordered a new set from specialty wheels .  He thinks the old ones may be unsafe to drive on , so a new repop set are going on the 500 .

[69_500]

Tell him I've got a car I'd gladly run the W23 wheels on, he can keep the new repops I'd take the originals.