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The Nash Bridges television series, well known in Mopar circles for the yellow '71 hemicuda convertible driven by Don Johnson has gone into the history books, but not without leaving its mark on the hobby. The star (to us) was not Don himself, it was the car and yes, Totally Auto is re-restoring the Nash Bridges 'Cuda you saw on TV. Not the car sold at auction last year, that was Don Johnson's personal car. This is the actual car you saw most in action, on the show!
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After being beat-up a little on the show, she was needing a little TLC. First shot at the revamp went to a so-called restoration shop in Oklahoma; this is what we hauled out of there . It got worse fast. |
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Lots of folks seem to brag that they were the ones who built the Nash Bridges' cars for TV. Frankly, we don't see much reason to brag. Once we dug into the car, we found areas such as this on the decklid. Under almost an inch of Bondo, there was no less than 4 layers of paint and...OOOPS...that big gaping hole from a previous wing! Don't believe everything you see on TV. Nash fans will also notice that the car was not supposed to be Curious Yellow. Word is; Curious Yellow simply glowed in the lense of Hollywood causing a halo of Greenello around the car. In fact, the more subdued "correct" Bahama Yellow is peeking through there somewhere. What was this guy, blind? We'll fix that! |
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Once we took her down to metal we repaired some little things, {LOL} like this non-existent framerail and mucho rustero. |
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One unusual piece the new owner scored: the Shaker hood that was graffitied (Happy Valentine's Day) in one episode called: "The Hood." Don't worry, it's not going on the car. It will be used as part of the display at several national shows this year. |