Body

When you first approach, your overall impression is of a shiny, light-blue car with no obvious flaws. Actually, Ford calls this paint color "Diamond Blue", a descriptive name which captures the lightness and subtlety of the color. 

On closer inspection and when you get the angle of light just right, you notice light swirl marks in the single-stage paint, probably from years of wiping dust off. A few paint chips on the trailing edge of the door will catch your eye, as well as a small bump in the hood where a tool got trapped between the engine and the closing hood.

The tail light bucket chrome has slight damage, as does the front chrome push bumper, which evidences a small dent. 

But beyond those flaws, you would be hard pressed to be critical of the overall originality of this car.

The chrome shines brightly and is free of pitting or corrosion. The body lines flow uninterrupted by dents or rust. In fact, as I'll get to in the Undercarriage section, there is no rust. This Minnesota car appears to have been factory undercoated and then saved for strictly summer, fair-weather use. 

There isn't much more to say about it, so I will let the pictures say what is left to say. I only describe what I see because pictures can have a way of looking better than reality. In this case, the pictures are only slightly better than reality.