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RE: A Ruby lives again - David Stepney - 20-05-2021

It looks to be a thoroughly nice usable car. And with so much personal history attached. Enjoy!

RE: A Ruby lives again - Dave Wortley - 20-05-2021

Come on Tony, let Anne have a go in it!
Dave.

RE: A Ruby lives again - Tony Griffiths - 20-05-2021

(20-05-2021, 02:44 PM)Dave Wortley Wrote: Come on Tony, let Anne have a go in it!
Dave.
No! No! It's mine - all mine!
In reality, she's really looking forward to using it - and will have the first drive of course when it comes back.

RE: A Ruby lives again - Ruairidh Dunford - 20-05-2021

As delivered...

   

   

   

   

RE: A Ruby lives again - Ivor Hawkins - 21-05-2021

I love a bit of patina!

RE: A Ruby lives again - Denis Sweeney - 21-05-2021

Just out of interest how long work take?

RE: A Ruby lives again - Ruairidh Dunford - 21-05-2021

A restoration like this normally takes 18 months - lockdowns impacted on this particular project in various ways however.

RE: A Ruby lives again - Denis Sweeney - 21-05-2021

Puts my three and a half years into the shade.....

RE: A Ruby lives again - Anne Griffiths - 21-05-2021

Ruairidh,
I'd love a copy of these photos, please, as we were too shame-faced to take them at the time? It would be wonderful to capture, for posterity, the magnificent job you've done in bringing Ruby back to life..... because no one will remember the dreadful state she was in, they'll just be admiring of her current beauty. We do, of course, have the collection of work-in-progress photos, but I haven't seen these "before" shots until now.
I'm so looking forward to hearing and smelling that engine again.
Cheers,
Anne.

RE: A Ruby lives again - Tony Griffiths - 21-05-2021

(21-05-2021, 09:34 AM)Ruairidh Dunford Wrote: A restoration like this normally takes 18 months - lockdowns impacted on this particular project in various ways however.
Ruaridh has done a terrific job - and also been very enthusiastic about reporting all the small differences that have emerged between this very early Ruby and later ones. Restoring an early open A7 is a walk in the park compared to any saloon version and I thoroughly admire his skill and patience in taking it on.