Body shell reference photos

[stickandrudderman]

LOL!
I don't like to encourage irresponsible driving.

[kiheimatt]

Wow. What a great set of pics for reference. Thank you!

May I ask what you paid to have the car acid dipped? I would love to find such a facility and have that done. Alternatively, is there a good product that might get similar results in my garage (taking my time... section by section)?

[stickandrudderman]

Another little teaser!

[114015]

Absolutely beautiful car, Colin.

Please, which year is the car?
US delivery?

Have you got interior photos as well?
Is the interior still the original one.

Best,

Achim

[Garry]

Colin,

 I need one of those vinyl KPH speedo stickers.  Did you keep the base print picture to produce them?

Garry

[stickandrudderman]

Garry,
I have a vinyl printer for making labels and spent many hours researching the correct font and getting the size right. I then install each set of numbers (eg "100") individually and use a modellers knife to cut very thin strips of vinyl as the little markers.
It's fiddly and hasn't yet gone right first time every time, in fact who can spot the (accidental) deliberate mistake!
I'm sure there's a better way and if I thought my way was easily repeatable I would happily send you the stickers.

Achim,
She's 1964 and original delivery was to some strange French sounding colony, presumably as some sort of military or diplomatic import process.
I have hundreds of photos and am slowly finding time to sort and compile them into a "start to finish" journey. I will post them eventually.
Colours are original but leather is new. It's from KHM in Germany and is the most expensive hide option in order to get as close to original feel and look as possible.

[swood1]

I think this is the way I am going to go also when I get chance to get back into the garage workshop to start the strip down...

[Pagodarestorer23]

Stick please let me know how the car stands long term from being dipped!

I was considering going this route with some personal projects as opposed to shot blasting but I was put off by the horror stories of acid sitting in the seams of panels where they are joined and rusting from the inside out/dripping acid out onto the fresh paint.

I suppose the electroplating gets inside the chassis members where you can't paint?

I've heard good and bad things for dipping but I'm intirguied to hear your take on it, from what I have seen from you so far it's a win win!

[stickandrudderman]

When I bought this project it was already dipped and electro-primed and it had been done some time ago, at least 8 years, without being touched.
You can see from the pictures that there were a few seams that had minor blistering but after all that time without the seams being sealed it's hardly surprising.
We dressed what we could see and sealed it all up but only the next decade will tell if it's a problem or not!
Certainly I believe this car has had much greater attention to detail applied to it than any car that the factory made.