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Was getting my 69 ready for a show in a few weeks.
the car looks great. In the years I have owned it - I had never cleaned the underside.

Today i washed most all the grime away and found an mostly untouched, but aged frame.
I was planning to clean and re-paint the areas that needed attention, and make it look pretty.
BUT...
what do you guys think?
The frame and undercarriage appears to have never been touched?
There is still a coat of undercoating, but quite a lot of bare metal in places. (especially where the cross flow muffler is supposed to be)
Yes - the shocks are replaced, as well as the incorrect dual exhaust.
the Dover white has been painted, and the engine has been rebuilt and repainted.
but for the most part it is an especially original car.

What do you guys think - should I leave it alone, or freshen it up - so it is show pretty?

Thanks!!!

Here are some more pictures...
Could the metering block on the side have been originally undercoated?
Is the white over-spray on the frame original?
how about on the brake line?

If it has been painted before - Then I need to restore it.

Want to determine if this is really original, or painted years ago?

I guess the over-spray could have come from the new paint.
what about the black on everything else?

If you want a perfect unrestored car, leave it be. If you have already changed some things (as you said) I'd do whatever makes you happy.

I am going to re-asses tomorrow.
Thinking maybe I should start scraping.

I should remove as much of the undercoat as I can
Looks like Zebart got to the car -
but I guess that is why is is so well preserved

OK - I give up.
I started grinding and scraping tonight, and it appears that I have gotten too old for this.
This is going to be a lot of work - a lot more then I thought.

So for now I am going to fix some of the worst spots, and hide some of the small parts.
i will get back to this one day when I am younger, or thinner.

Maybe I should have had children?

Lying under the car scraping/cleaning that stuff off is messy, and definitely not for the less-than-young. Sounds like you've made your decision, and since it is a mostly original car, you've probably made the right choice. Have fun!

I'm not sure that that's the answer. I have one that leaves me his mess to clean up before I can attack my project.

LOL
Funny thing is - if you don't look under there - you don't even notice any rust spots.