Bondo DOWN THERE: the Finishing Touch No One Expects

Should you put Bondo body filler on a classic car restoration? Did it come from the factory that way? Many will say, there's your answer. Well, Craig Cole is restoring a 1951 Ford Crestliner, a shoebox model that he first found several years ago as a rusted-out hulk. Now that he's had it sandblasted, he's made a rather controversial decision to add filler to the floor of the body. Why would you do that? He explains. See if you agree!

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📖Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:35 A Controversial Short
01:40 Why a 1951 Ford Crestliner?
02:45 The Post-War Car That Saved FoMoCo
04:20 Why Filler?
06:39 Lessons Learned from 1936 Ford
07:35 The Purist Stance
08:24 Conclusions

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