The chassis as it
arrived, all the rest of the body had been sent away to get alkaline
dipped
Fabricated
panel and welded in place on the rear end
Fabricated panel on rear
of rear end
Rear end view
Side profile of this
beautiful original tourer going through a full restoration, our pattern
maker took all the woodwork to make up all timber work to original
specs
The front bulkhead and
rear end on chassis just to see how everything looked and where it
bolts to the chassis as everything came to us in pieces
Front view of the timber
frame and the craftsmanship involved
Panels back from alkaline
dipping
Rear end dipped and
showing the extent of the rust on the lower sections of rear end
Fabricated lower section
of rear end and oxy welded in place
Another view of the
fabricated panel welded
Fabricated lower boot
panel
Our pattern maker working
on the body frame and door frames and pillar posts etc, making and
checking gaps
Every part of this car
has to be remanufactured, especially the timber body frame
Another view of the
timber frame
Coming together very
nicely, now left is the 'dicky seat' and a few more things before we
can coat the frame and everdure it before putting the skin onto the
frame