Lovely Rita
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    • Hemmings Classic Car
    • The Start
    • On the Road
    • Back in the Day
    • Before and After
  • Restoration Part 1
    • Tear Down Day 1
    • Tear Down Day 2
    • Taking Stock
    • Interior
    • Engine and Transmission
    • Tailgate and AM/FM Radio - Nov 2009
    • Floor
    • Engine Compartment - Dec 2009
    • Engine Compartment - February 2010
  • Restoration Part 2
    • Update - August 2010
    • Sept. 2010 -THE ENGINE IS IN!!!!
    • Steering Column and Wheel - March 2010
    • Stripping and Console - December 2010
    • Stripping and Paint - Jan 2011
    • Feb 2011 - Paint and Upholstery
    • Badging - March 2011
    • Interior - April 2011
    • June 2011- DONE
    • New Roof 2012
  • Car Shows
    • Cactus Cruiser Show 2010
    • July 2011 - AMO International Convention
    • Nov 2011 - Las Vegas AMC Reunion
    • AMCRC National - June 2012
    • Flagstaff Route 66 Days Show
  • Other Cars
    • 1973 Ambassador
    • 1972 Wagoneer
    • 1966 Marlin "Arlin"
    • The New 1966 Marlin
  • Grand Canyon AMCRC Chapter
  • Thanks
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Arlin

Arlin is my sister's 1966 Marlin.  The M is missing off the trunk script, and so it reads Arlin.  We'll see if this name sticks to this car or not.  It is one of 4,500 Marlins made in 1966, and is the second of these my sister has owned.  The first was an Apollo yellow 4 speed 327 rocket.  Arlin is a 327 automatic car, and was orignally Marquessa Mauve with a black vinyl roof and trim.  This is a very pretty combination, but that vinyl trim on the roof and trunk lid came with a price: RUST.

Arlin came out of northern New Mexico with 85,000 miles on her.  They must have been down dirt roads.  The body needs work, but just about everything is there.  As Arlin's restoration procedes, I'll post pictures of it here.

The beautiful car below shows what Arlin would have looked like new. The color is a very unusual one called Marquesa Mauve...aka lavender metallic. Arlin will be repainted this color again, although the current plan is to paint the roof and trunk lid in Frost White, instead of replacing the black vinyl.

Day One

Taking Apart, Repairing and Replacing

Arlin is mostly complete, which is the good news.  The bad news is the roof and trunk lid suffered greatly because of the vinyl that covered them.  Whoever thought covering car parts in vinyl was a good idea?  The process of taking the car apart has started, as has the process of repairing what can be repaired and replacing the stuff that can't.
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