The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, September 15, 1995             TAG: 9509150568
SECTION: AUTO WEEKLY              PAGE: H1   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: By Mary Scully
                                             LENGTH: Short :   30 lines

NEW PAINT ENLIVENS OLD VEHICLES

MEMO: [For a copy of the story, see microfilm for this date.]

ILLUSTRATION: [Color Photos]

Photo by L. TODD SPENCER

Lorraine Fitzpatrick is enjoying the new look of her 1987 Cadillac

after its recent paint job. The car was in excellent running shape

and had low mileage when Fitzpatrick received it as a gift last

year, but many Connecticut winters had beaten up the exterior, so it

was in need of a make-over.

Photo by GARY C. KNAPP

Some vehicles get all-over paint jobs to cover scratches and faded

paint for a new-car look.

Photo by GARY C. KNAPP

Bill Scaggs, a worker at Hall Auto Mall body shop, puts a base coat

on a Pontiac Trans Sport minivan.

by CNB