Restoration

[Ben Nichols 1979]

Hi Northy

I dropped it off in late Feb, its a great place at the moment they have 3 x BMW CSL's, 1 x Porsche 356, 1 x Chevy Impala, 1 x Jensen Interceptor, 1 x Nova GSI and mine all on the go at the same time. The Porsche and the CSL's are £50-£60k restos each!!

Pics below:

Before





During:
















Finishing stages:

[Ben Nichols 1979]

Arches




Its proved to be a lot dearer than I ever dreamt but at least she'll be solid for years to come - she's a keeper!

[fresh]

good work... will look awesome when all done

[andreas395]

Wow a lot of work going into saving this

[Gustavo7]

great work! looking good!

I'm taking mine to Le Mans as well!

Eurotunnel booked for Wednesday 14th/6 8:00 AM, coming back in the evening of the 18th around 20:00.

[Ben Nichols 1979]

We are on the Wednesday morning fast ferry from Portsmouth and Monday afternoon back. Camping near the Dunlop bridge (musee campsite) inside the circuit. Pop along for a look if you like

[northy]

man i love a good rust picture!

Im well into that rear arch repair panel aswell. Any more pictures?

[Timmy C]

Wow that's some proper rust there sir!! Frightening how bad it is when hidden away and you dig deep!!

Complete dedication though - well done, looks like you have really pushed out the boat and got it done properly!! What company is it you are using for the body work? Dare I ask how much its costing??

[Ben Nichols 1979]

Thanks Timmy. I'm using a company called Paul Baker Custom Metalwork near Marwell zoo

http://www.pbcm.co.uk/

Its costing a LOT more than I anticipated - just over 5 figures all told with the VAT...........!

[Timmy C]

Thanks Timmy. I'm using a company called Paul Baker Custom Metalwork near Marwell zoo

http://www.pbcm.co.uk/

Its costing a LOT more than I anticipated - just over 5 figures all told with the VAT...........!

Jesus Christ - well that car will have to be a keeper then!! But they are appreciating. More importantly they are iconic, cool and fantastic to drive. Use it, enjoy it!!