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[Rune31]

Thought I'd post some new pictures of my Blumo on a sunny day after a wash. All that's missing on this baby is some bumper bars and a few decals. This car has the honor of being the official Bluesmobile of the Portland, Oregon based tribute band Gimme Some Lovin'.

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[sigmfsk]

Nice! That dual exhaust looks mean!

your friend in being able to lock passengers in the rear seat compartment,
arthur

[Shotgun Blues]

Talk to Bismo. He made the stencils for doing the markings. He can give you the details.
Cheers,
SB

[TI4438]

Off to a great start!

[Rune31]

TI4438 said:

Off to a great start!

Thanks, I think the '86 Crown Victoria is a good model because it has similar traits from both the '74 Monaco and the '91 Crown Victoria. Probably in about five years I'll hunt down one of the BB2K Blumos, mainly for the EFI engine as this one was the last of the Ford LTD Crown Victoria P71's to have a carburetor.

[ChiTownJohn]

Wow very cool, My GF had a '85 Vic (no police pack though) are the front grills slightly different? seems like it, was a long time ago.

I had a '79 ford vic, I loved drove that car for 7 years! it was kinda yellow though! Ha!

john

[Rune31]

ChiTownJohn said:

Wow very cool, My GF had a '85 Vic (no police pack though) are the front grills slightly different? seems like it, was a long time ago.

I had a '79 ford vic, I loved drove that car for 7 years! it was kinda yellow though! Ha!

john

My girlfriend owned a '93 Crown Victoria (civilian issue) for about a year and we sold it to gain some of the money for the Blumo purchase. If only there were more women on the planet that drove older cars for the sake of vintage auto history.

[Rune31]

My Bluesmobile has been immortalized! The REAL Elwood Blues autographed it making the Blumo of the Gimme Some Lovin' Band official! Dan's such a great guy!

[TI4438]

You lucky dog!

Too cool!

[Steam McQueen]

Excellent.!! Dan has signed several members cars at booze events going back to his wine tours. Great job, Rune. I think you're Blumo is enjoying it's new life as a celebrity. :eek:




Some nice accomplishments in 4 months!

[Rune31]

Man, I haven't looked at those BEFORE photos of the car in a while. Doesn't even look like the same vehicle. One thing's for sure, I replaced a lot of guts in that car and hope Dan's autograph protects it from a fate anything like or worse than that of my first Blumo. In Blues We Trust!

[Neums]

If you check your vin number, you will probably discover that it is NOT a P71. That designation was not used on police package Fords until 1993. Your car, like my 1986, is probably a P73 with the 55A police package option.

[Rune31]

Neums said:

If you check your vin number, you will probably discover that it is NOT a P71. That designation was not used on police package Fords until 1993. Your car, like my 1986, is probably a P73 with the 55A police package option.

Interesting observation. I just read up on that and checked my VIN and couldn't find any P7X designation or 55A within the number. Does your VIN clearly show which type yours is? I want to find out what mine is so I refer to it correctly given this new info.

[Rune31]

Neums said:

If you check your vin number, you will probably discover that it is NOT a P71. That designation was not used on police package Fords until 1993. Your car, like my 1986, is probably a P73 with the 55A police package option.

Heh, guess I need better contact's, checked my vehicle title again and found P43 in the VIN.

[Neums]

Yes, I made a typo. I meant to say P43. My car is also a P43 with the 55A police package.

[Tom Blues]

Thats a great job you have done on it, and super cool Dan signed it aswell

[dugalblues]

I have an 86 Crown Vic as well. Transformed it into a Men In Black 1 movie car.

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[Rune31]

It is time to give this Blumo a professional makeover. I decided a while back I was not going to sell this car, especially after the great day I had when Dan signed it. Recently the car stopped starting, can't figure out why yet. Last month I used it for a photo shoot with my band and we had to push it to our spot and back, thankfully it was just down the street. A few people in the neighborhood had a laugh seeing Jake and Elwood in full get up pushing their Blumo up the street. Looking over this car there is much to be done:

New professionally done paint job (removal of old paint, multiple coats)
Removal of rubber bumper nubs on front and back bumpers (has to be done by removing the bumpers themselves)
Build and install push bars
Exterior stencils (star shield, P1, etc...)
Dashboard needs reupholstering
All radio speakers need replacing (I only have one rear speaker, the rest are burnt literally)
AND whatever is needed to make the car mechanically fit (engine rebuild, brakes, etc)

I estimate it will cost close to 5K to get all this done. I need to find a good mechanic and shack this car up with him for a long while then to a painter.