The restoration begins.

Well after contemplating this and that and now being in position (recently retired) with time to start; my restoration has begun! However, there is one "minor" issue that has been plaguing me from the day I brought it home...Go back stock? *Clone my original ride?* (65 Commando 4 speed, bought in January, 1966 and traded in July, 1975..."brain fart!") Or, "hot rod it?" Anyway, I'm going to get it running "as is," which I believe will help me to decide. 1965, Super 225, Automatic. Everything is original and I mean everything. It hasn't seen the road since 1988. I've got, sitting in the office, several boxes of all of the goodies needed to get her going, from the water pump to an ignition switch and a bunch in between. The first thing to go was the 13" wheels. Yesterday it got a brand new pair of shoes...4, 14" Rally's and 4, P215 70R 14's. The wheels and tires totally transformed a "blue wuss" into a future "boulevard cruiser." I've got a long way to go and a lot of ideas to contemplate..."The restoration begins!"

The first two pics are of my original 65, Miami, Florida.

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