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thanks, just what i was looking for!
that's a whole lot of GT for the money, imho

sorry for the off-topic bit guys. i'm off now

 

Come on Jim, lets see some up to date pics of 0854...

 

*shaking head*

You've even cornered the market on the rare leather padded tree stump, from Scaglietti's shop.......that's attention to detail!

Scaglietti's not correct is it.....you mentioned the panel producer waaay long ago..

 

Jim you've bought another one

 

amazing how much these old race cars are like old aircraft! the sheetmetal looks about the same!!!

 

Indeed, as is the method of securing the panels with removeable rivets,like they use to panel the fuselage etc. Its all very time consuming. I watched 2 guys panel a mock up of an aeroplane that we made at work. Once they had fitted the panels with the removable rivets, making sure all panels fitted properly, they were then removed,deburred,prepared and refitted. All takes time,skill and patience.
My hat goes off to anyone who has the commitment for this type of work.

 

About time for an update i reckon Jim

 

Cruel b@stard

Best
Pete

 

Yeah that's what I say to my wife when she wonders if I'll ever finish my '71 Alfa 1750 coupe restoration ...

Actually all going to rough plan I might be moving into the trial assembly before paint later this year. I definitely will be trial assembling the front soon, and will be probably teaching myself how to apply lead ...

Unfortunately, no matter how hard I look, I have yet to uncover any evidence that she has run at Le Mans or actually done anything important/interesting ... other than what looks like a stileto hole in the passenger side hood lining .

Pete

 

The pictures in post #79 indicate that #0854 had a standard style radiator? #0850 had a very different radiator/oil cooler combination. It was several paralell tubes with cooling fins on them. The frame tubes were used to transport the coolant to and from the engine.
Great project.

 

Damn!

I can see old Nappy now, looking up at the key board: "Hmm... which one today?

Dale

 

It'll be worth waiting for...............

http://www.tsf1.com/assets/product_images/JKMMP.jpg

Paul M

 

Painting of #0854 by Klaus Wagger I pressume???
I have twice had the honour to exhibit my works together with Klaus at the European Concours d' Elegance! He is a great artist and a fine gentleman!
Here is another fine painting by Klaus of a car with close relations to #0854! Of course this is a Klaus Wagger copyright!

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Carsten
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The subject of this painting is 0846 during Daytona 1967. Racing #23, one small airduct in the middle of the front and above all it's a spyder. 0854 Was a berlinetta back in those days and, luckily, Jim is quite busy with turning it back in that configuration.

For the record: It also isn't 0856 in spyder trim back in the early David Clarke days when that car carried #23 too, because that car is a factory 1967 P4 and has two smaller airducts in the front.

Does anyone have pictures from 0848 from the book by Christiaan Huet? That book was one of a series about the Giorgio Perfetti cars. I'm desperately looking forward to getting some recent pictures of that car!!!

 

Can you imagine going 200+ MPH down the twisting turns of a race track with less than a tenth of an inch of aluminum and one piece of steel tubing between yourself and the next car,....or tree???

Tiz a fine line between skill and lunacy.

 

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