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Seat are back from the upholsterer!

Just waiting for the foam to replace the original bladders.

Lokkijng good! You must be very pleased.

refurbished dash with electronic tacho conversion.

A rare 1934 1 1/2 Litre Sports registered in Glasgow. Later owned by the Gibsons.

First, yes it is brass. It is not chromed but polished where it has rubbed in the hole through the door card. Second, The handles you have are off a four seater. The doors are longer and the plates are mounted ‘square’. See picture below. Third, instead of modifying the handles can you not simply ro...

John is feeling better and has visited to make some more progress:

and how it was in 1967 with a handsome young man behind the wheel Not a bad buy for £80!

Can't help with the earlier valance but the 1935 version tucks under the rad surround - no gap!

You had better get on with the seats then! Good to see things moving forward.

Another avenue might be to explore metalworkers such as Brasscraft - 'Manufacture of bespoke brass windscreen frames'. Unlikely to be cheap but might be worth it to get this project over the line.

Are you sure those parts arn't salvagable? Possibly adding sections in the middle to make the correct length.
I was told that you cannot chrome plate onto lead based solder but I have used lead-free without any issue.

YES Colin! But stop and think. Brass sounds like an expensive option and do you need to solder? The 9 windscreen is steel channel and the bottom corners are held together by internal brackets with countersunk screws. If you could find stainless channel you wouldn't need to chrome plate. Just thinkin...

Hi David,

I'm not sure if you sourced your headlamps but I got mine from Austin Repro. I don't know if they still do the full range. Vintage Supplies have a new range out also. Any opportunity to include a photo of my car:

Oh no! Colin, you can't give up now after all the hard work you have put in. I think you are underestimating the value of this rare and beauiful car. For me the fun is overcoming the challenges of restoring each part and over the years I have acquired new skills. In particular I have loved fabricati...

Hardwicks are showing stock of dashboards in various woods. They also have originals for restoration. If you are making your own I would go for solid wood. I made mine out of oak.... and yes, the tacho has never had a clock!