It's getting close.

 

Will the inside of the top be lined?

 

No. That's exactly how it came from the factory. These cars didn't have an interior top lining.

 

I can say from earlier pictures you posted on here you have done an amazing job.

 

looks great

 

Thanks Guys!

 

Like this one:

 

wow, youve done an amazing job w/ that caar. Thats awsome. what motor? 413 or 440?

 

Yeah that is one of them.

 

383.

 

Very nice!

 

I want that engine.

 

beautiful

 

You are doing a beautiful job. The new top looks great, no wrinkles and the window looks great. Now please, please ,please, do something with those wheels. Just kidding, It looks great.

 

Wheels are next. I think I'm going with 15" Magnums.

 

what were the possible wheels that the car came with?

 

14" steel wheels with hub caps. I have the hubcaps but the plastic center inserts are a PITA to restore.

 

were magnums available back then?

 

I don't think they were available unitl '67.

 

are you going for the completely stock look?

 

I would like to but I don't think I can restore the hub cap inserts to a quality that would do the car justice. Besides, it's getting harder and harder to find 14" tires with the correct width white wall. I think the Magnum 500's would look great on the car and at 15" I won't have to worry about tires in the future. This car will be driven quite a bit and won't been a trailer queen. I think the Magnums are a good compromise being as they are technically stock, just not for '65.

 

i am pretty sure you can find new hub caps
you could go for 15 inch steel rims with hub caps

 

I've looked for the past two and a half years. All of the '65 300 hubcaps I have come across have the paint flaking off the plastic inserts or the plastic inserts are cracked. The back side of the inserts were painted and it appears the factory used some sort of silvering process on them (in addition to the paint) to give the appearance of chrome. It's a multi-layered process. I'm not sure I want to spend the hours or $$$ to restore them. If I did and one flew off while I was driving I would go through the roof. Can you put 14" hubcaps on 15" wheels?

 

i think they should fit

have you tried year one?

 

No one reproduces them.

 

Id go with the 15" magnums. it would only compliment the car.

 

i think the magnums would look great
but since you got the car looking AMAZING in stock form, i wouldnt want to go away from that

 

I know what you are saying. That's why I decided on the Magnums. It will look stock appearing eventhough it won't be "correct".

 

what size are you going to get?

 

15", easier to find tires than 14".