1953 Pre A Cab complete restoration

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1953 Pre A Cab complete restoration

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Our second Pre A 1953 cab @ http://www.themetalsurgeon.com ,will be finished in Pascha red as a complete factory restoration.More details and pictures to follow....
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Re: 1953 Pre A Cab complete restoration

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Jon - you have some ambitious projects going on. If you can, will you share the body number and build date. If you can't, I understand ... I've been working on a timeline of Pre-A vins and production dates ...
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Tear down....

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Ambitious project. Bob Raucher once said that the body on his Gmund coupe #17 was so lumpy it looked like a bag of walnuts. Looks like this car is close to that.
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Steve Proctor wrote:Ambitious project. Bob Raucher once said that the body on his Gmund coupe #17 was so lumpy it looked like a bag of walnuts. Looks like this car is close to that.
thanks Steve, yes this was blasted with walnut shells by the previous restoration company,before it was pulled.

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handmade section for the front LH fender

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Handmade rear quarter panel and graft in

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making new RH front fender panel to door.

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tacked in

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tig welding in panel

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