hmmm, i have seen alot of GSL-SEs.. and never one with painted mirrors..


I was thinking maybe it was a canadian thing..



None of my 1st gens have ever had painted mirrors.. And i have had alot.. hmmm.. think i will try to find some more

 

if you look at the very first pic of stacy's story you can see it before it got stolen and yeah it did have the mirrors of the same color of the car. must be one of the rare ones.

 

Cool story.

 

HAHAHAH!!! Glad to hear it Stacey!!!



Oh, by the way........ Im the 14 yr old... well, 15 now

 

About $8,500. Canadian. Of course, this does not include the cost of many "sets" of manicured fingernails.

Stacey

 

Bahahaha!

Manntis, normally you are very articulate

I'll take that as "one hell of a compliment"

Thanks!

Stacey

 

Also, thank-you to the rest of you who have complimented. It took me a long time to get it looking like it used to, but, it was worth it.

Btw, when I bought the car, the mirrors were the same color as the body. The very first picture I sent Jim Rothe shows the 16 year old (at the time) stock paint.

Thanks again guys!

Stacey

 

I wish more people would take this much care over their cars ... its really nice to see you didn't give up on it and let the little b@stards whole stole your car send it to an early grave ... Top job

Mike

 

hey, you need to change your avatar.. Here is what i think you should use

 

It would be nice if I could. However, don't I have to have at least 100 posts?

Maybe one of the moderators or perhaps the administrator would make an exception?

 

I noticed in one picture where you were holding some wires around the shifter area that you had nice fingernails, lol.

~T.J.

 

something guys actually do notice but don't comment on

It doesn't feel that butch to say to a girl "wow, nice manicure".

 

I remember this when this happened - I felt ill after reading it the first time. Very happy to see things eventually worked out so well - your car is beautiful

 

Doh.... Guess you will just have to post more on here

 

What happened? I think I missed that part.

That restoration is amazing. The car looks awesome, great job. I'm glad it all worked out in the end. Now if only we could have some time alone with the guy who stole it...

 

The day after the car was recovered, I had an appointment with the adjuster and the estimator. This man was the estimator who told me he was classifying the car as "dismantle only". Because I am an Insurance Broker, I knew immediately this ment not even *I* could buy the car back.

I broke down and cried and just walked out of the claim center without signing any paperwork.

I did not see this man again until I drove the car back after it was restored. It was that day he told me he was terribly upset about the car and my reaction to being told it was going to be dismantled. He said went home that day and cried.

 

Very nice restore hope u never get rid of it.

 

That's an amazing restoration. I also remember when this happened, what a shock to see the condition the car returned in. Heartbreaking. I now have faith that one day I can restore my SA to mint condition, thanks.

 

What a great story!

 

Very nice!

Last run '85 SEs got the color coordinated mirrors.

 

Good to see such an awesome restoration. Such a shame that these ****** stole it in the first place. Sure hope ICBC covered the $8500 rather than sticking you with a sizable portion of the bill.
BTW, It would be a very good idea to have two annual appraisals done on it too. The last time I checked (years ago) ICBC required not one but two appraisals and honored the lower of the two in the event of a write-off. Hate those crooks. They're notorious for lowballing their clients. To you and people like us it's a priceless gem. To them it's just a car.

 

nice job!!!! I wish my paint looked that pretty!!!

 

Stacey, you are an inspiration! Some things in life we gotta do -- not because they are logical, but because it's the right thing at a deeper level. Yep, this is a great example. Bless you and your car!

btw, I think any GSL-SE made late in 85 came with painted mirrors. My original SE came from the west coast, and it did NOT have black mirrors.

 

Glad you got it back. I remember when this happened and there's still interest in the story.

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