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Make: Buick
Model: 1930
Description: Full restoration
The Buick looks stunning even unrestored
22/03/2005
With the bonnet off the engine gets a degrease
07/09/2005
The engine
07/09/2005
Hood off seats out the Buick starts to be stripped down
07/09/2005
Leather door trim still in good order
07/09/2005
Front scuttle and firewall removed
07/09/2005
Wood rot in the main body runners
07/09/2005
Wood rot in the main body runners
07/09/2005
Engine stripped down ready to be removed
07/09/2005
Rats nest in the rear seat
07/09/2005
The body is ready to be removed for repairs
07/09/2005
Running gear ready for strip down
07/09/2005
Front suspension removed for over-haul
07/09/2005
Engine removed from the chassis
07/09/2005
The chassis is sand blasted and hung in the spray booth ready for POR15 chassis black
05/12/2005
The chassis is sand blasted and hung in the spray booth ready for POR15 chassis black
05/12/2005
The freshly painted chassis is ready for the reconditioned suspension parts to be refitted
06/12/2005
The engine is completely rebuilt and painted in its original colour
29/09/2008
The engine is completely rebuilt and painted in its original colour
29/09/2008
Chassis ready for the engine to be fitted
29/09/2008
Chassis ready for the engine to be fitted
29/09/2008
Engine fitted
29/09/2008
Carburettor and exhaust mounted in position
29/09/2008
Distributor mounted with HT led
29/09/2008
Body ready for priming
01/04/2009
Body ready for priming
01/04/2009
Body panels primed in the spray booth
01/04/2009
Body primed in the spray booth
01/04/2009
Body primed in the spray booth
01/04/2009
Body painted in top coat Two pack
01/04/2009
Body painted in top coat Two pack
01/04/2009
Body and body panels painted in top coat Two pack
01/04/2009
Body before fitting to the chassis
01/04/2009
Body before fitting to the chassis
01/04/2009
Body before fitting to the chassis
01/04/2009
Body before fitting to the chassis
01/04/2009
Body fitted to the chassis
01/04/2009
Steel dash board painted in wood grain
21/12/2009
Doors and lamps fitted
21/12/2009
Doors and lamps fitted
21/12/2009
Body fitting up
21/12/2009
Dash board
21/12/2009
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