Cruisin' On a Sultry Afternoon ...

Vistancia Annual Classic Car Show

'round about 2 p.m.
on a blue-skied Saturday ...

moseying amid
the Mustangs & Bel-Air's,

the Triumphs,
the Model A's, the

Roadsters & Hot Rods,

Toni saw this:

1966 Ford Fairlane 500 XL

swoon ...

drool ...

... fervently wish that

I had on a slinky black dress,

stiletto pumps

(& a neon green boa)

so I could drape myself over

that sassy red upholstery,

& call her mine.

Yea .........

Yea .....

Uh,

where was I?

Oh yes! 

This cool, fresh, SWEET set o'wheels

belongs to

Mr. Mike Kautz

&

his constant canine companion,

a Westie named Coda.

Ms. Fairlane's last address

was Farmington, New Mexico,

where she had been

gently driven,

tenderly tended,

with

no improvements made

to her

original interior or motor,

just a replacement

of

the tan top

(to be black, at some point in the future).

All her original interior was red.

Since coming to live with

Mike & Coda,

black has replaced red

on many of the interior door finishes

&

the original Ford 289 engine

['the bread & butter engine of

all Ford cars of the 50s & 60s']

chrome-blinged,

in order to compliment

a paint job restoring

Ms. Fairlane

to a sparkling version

of her original

"Wimbledon White."

In the very near future,

the upholstery stripes on each side

of the seats will go black

keeping the center ripe red,

and her bumpers will also

undergo their own version

of a chrome bling spit-shine.

Mike has so far done

the majority of the work

himself,

but intends to take advantage of

the restorers

he meets at

(or already knows from) 

the numerous Valley car shows

where he drives Ms. Fairlane

to allow her to

preen & present her loveliness.

These voices of experience

provide Mike with 

precise research,

insights born of hands-on years 

spent restoring vehicles,

 & the best contacts --

critical in assuring that 

Ms. Fairlane visits only the best

for her upholstery make-over.

But seriously,

is Coda not the best bling

a Fairlane could ask for?

 

Questions, anyone???

Mike Kautz can be reached at nasotango@juno.com

but hear this:

Ms. Fairlane is emphatically 

not

for sale.

She is,

however,

available,

free of charge,

 for green-boa'd daydreams!

My thanks to Mike & Coda!

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For local Phoenix-Metro area

readers and car show enthusiasts:

The Norterra Car Show

is held

the second Friday of every month

6 - 9 p.m.

 @

I-17 & Happy Valley Road

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