Neat idea, those sealing washers. You're right-- each stud drops oil. Good thing you used stripper on the parts-- if you had just sanded them you likely would not have noted the body numbers. Do you know why the stripper didn't take those off as well? Are the numbers painted with enamel and the topcoats with lacquer? Jim O
Jim, Not sure really how the numbers got away unscathed (on the engine lid in the photos). That stripper is pretty toxic stuff. When I saw the numbers start peeking through the crud I started to be much more careful about how and where I applied additional stripper so I am sure that helped. What I can say though is that the numbers are pretty thickly applied. It is obvious that someone just got a paint brush and laid them on. My guess is that thickness allowed me to wipe away the undercoating on the hood before the stripper got a chance to bite into and lift the numbers. On the topic of the body number it really is eye opening how many places it pops up. Virtually every removable body panel has it somewhere, almost all the chrome trim, the trunk hinges, and a lot of the interior bits have it as well. Kind Regards, Paul
Since the Dino bodies were hand-built by Scaglietti, the numbering of body panels was a primitive form of inventory control for the production line. It's quite a far cry from today's computer-assisted parts matching for auto assembly lines. I can't speak to the Scaglietti process, but on my first visit to the Ferrari factory in 1982, I saw numerous cars parked in one building with either a front hood or a rear engine lid missing. Eventually everything caught up with the otherwise-complete cars, but it still struck me as odd and somewhat random. Fred
Fred, I don't think Scaglietti knew the word "process" existed. The paint would not come off my panels either, as what they used is a Scaglietti patent... It is the only stuff that will not come off, unlike the rust and the body paint. It was also used on the Italian space shuttle program as a re-entry heat protection coating ;-) Regards, Alberto
I just scanned a bunch of old pics of my Canadian baby. 1971 #01260, sure wish I still had her! I built a room (don't judge my house design of the day, hey it was the 70's) to keep her warm and clean over the Winter. I posted pics in the pic thread, you know over near the "pretty girls" section. Here's a few more in my personal showroom! (I don't have the house, or car anymore, 308GTB now and much nicer house) Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
That car is the sister car to 01464 both sold new by Yonge Steeles motors. Actually this car was just sold by Daytona Auto in Woodbridge last month and is off to Europe (Either Switzerland or Germany I can't remember). Lucky for us it was for sale only 10 minutes away and we were able to photograph it for reference before it sold.
nice work on the dino site. you may want to move the button that clicks over to the blog so its above the "fold" of the screen. just my .02.
All three protagonists are in town this week and we are hoping to get a lot done. Keep your eyes on the site for daily updates: http://dino246blog.blogspot.com/
This is a terrific restoration blog. I have just finished reading it all the way from the beginning. Credit to you and Paul - and your dad - for outstanding quality work. But most of all, I just have to comment on the recent entry regarding little Luigi! It is just irresistible. It is impossible to look at that car without smiling, and feeling that everything is all right with this world. The quality of restoration on that humble little car is breathtaking. (Just look at that engine compartment, everyone!) That car belongs on the lawn at Pebble Beach, in my opinion, especially with your wife Annetta by its side, looking lovely in matching yellow hat. That photo, by the way, should make a magazine cover somewhere. It is terrific. This is a must-read/must-follow blog!
Many thanks for the kind words. Annetta really took pleasure in the comments and truly loves driving that car around. Whenever anyone sees that car they smile and at car shows people are often leaning up to Ferrari's to get a better photo of Luigi. As for the restoration we just could not help ourselves. Regardless of a car's value we only know one way to work and are really happy that we were able to get such a good result with the 500. After a bit of a break, when the real world took over for a while, we are back on track and working away on the Dino. Thank you for those who patiently waited for blog updates and I'll do my best to be much more regular with the posts over the next few months.
Lots of progress and some drama: http://dino246blog.blogspot.com/ Still a long way to go but piece by piece we are getting there.
looking at the pic - i didnt think you had the car stripped too metal yet - question - was all that bondo there from before ? or is that fresh - thank god its a Rocks Auto - he will fix it right. what drama ?
Many more posts and photos since the last update here: http://dino246blog.blogspot.com/ The big push to finish sub-assemblies is on. Feel free to leave some feedback on the blog. It is always nice to see some comments.
Thank you for the compliment Tom. It means a lot coming from someone as accomplished in the automotive world such as yourself.
I really enjoy reading your blog. I wish I had the time to do something like this. You guys are doing a great job!
