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RE: Building a Special Body - Reckless Rat - 10-12-2019
This pre-war Citroen (the convertible one) is owned by a guy I know that is a 'Carrossier'. The car is all original, but has had a full body off restoration, using two-pack paint subtly dulled off by the use of flatting agent. To the uninitiated you wouldn't be able to tell that it's freshly painted. The oily rag Peugeot next to it is unrestored. Can't say anything about the Austin. I claim the 5th.
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RE: Building a Special Body - Renaud - 11-12-2019
Tsst tsst Bruce the fifth is not british and certainly not french either!
Apart from that the Citroën looks very good and indeed period. I do like the unrestored oily rag Peugeot too.
Where was that please?
RE: Building a Special Body - Reckless Rat - 11-12-2019
Village fête in Besseges (Gard) this August. The red car on the right is a Panhard Dyno. Lots of mobylettes, US army stuff and even a Bleriot Monoplane (replica)
RE: Building a Special Body - Ian Williams - 11-12-2019
A bit more progress, body frame now painted and riveted together, I can at long last get back to the skin and start to do the final fit of that.
RE: Building a Special Body - Duncan Grimmond - 12-12-2019
Strikes me that it's better than a factory made model, very impressive!
RE: Building a Special Body - Renaud - 12-12-2019
Hello Duncan,
Agreed of course. An example to be followed!
RE: Building a Special Body - Charles P - 12-12-2019
(12-12-2019, 06:43 PM)Renaud Wrote: Hello Duncan,
Agreed of course. An example to be followed!
Frankly I'm really very annoyed with Ian.
He's set a standard that makes the rest of us look like shed based bodgers.
RE: Building a Special Body - Reckless Rat - 12-12-2019
I agree but it's not perfect. The speedo cable is a bit out of line...
RE: Building a Special Body - Ian Williams - 12-12-2019
I am just a shed based bodger too Charles, that's why the speedo cable is not perfect !
Thanks for all the positive comments they are appreciated, I am not a professional restorer or body builder, just a keen shed bodger who has learnt from past mistakes. I hope this thread inspires others to give things a go and prehaps passes on some of of the knowledge which has been shared with me over the years, most of what you see has been done with simple hand tools.
RE: Building a Special Body - Reckless Rat - 13-12-2019
Please excuse the flippancy. Shed bodger or not, Ian your handiwork is exceptional. As the say in France: "Chapeau bas!"