36inter wrote:Good morning JC,
Those are some really scary repairs, do you know if it was accident damage or just general rot.
Pete
I had a story from a former neighbour to the Brandt,s .
He told me it had 2 accidents, when he lived next to them.
First one was when Margit was leaving the private parking house.
She slammed the brakes, when she should cross the sidewalk, but some idiot drove too close behind her, so the rear end was smashed
thats why I only have 2 of the very rare Wood & Pickett overriders. The whole rearend was changed, upto the parcel shelf.
Next one, was self enflicted, she drove too close to one of the concrete pillars, inside the parking house, so one side was smashed.
Last and worst accident was in the 80ies, after it had been converted at JanSpeed.
It was in for service at Rowland,s Auto, and the mechanic took it for a drive.
approching a roundabout, he lost control, and slammed into the grass embankment.
The car was severly dammaged, and the insurance wanted to write it off
The garage called the insurance company, and they send a guy down to inspect the car.
Once he saw it, he realized how special it was, and released the money, so it could be repaird.
They took off both subframes, and put it in a bench, as it was so bent, that non of the doors could close
I found the repairs from all 3 accidents when I restored her, there is a little crease, in the bulkhead, behind the front subframe
I also found the dents in the LH side when it was taken back to bare metal.
And when you take out the rear window, you will find a nice gas weld along the edge, together with a nice joint in both C pillars.
I also left the dent in the LH fuel tank, I belive that a car should be able to tell its story
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yes defo not a proud moment, wonder who came up with the idea for THAT "repair" 
