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Vanguard 1A Restoration in France - Part 2
Not quite
complete, but ready for its first run
Part
1 covered the car before the restoration and when it
was stripped down. Our story moves on in Part 2 to the
reconditioning of all the major components, painting and
reassembly
As usual, you can click on any of the
thumbprints to see enlargements:
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Body
ready for top coats
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the bare
chassis and a collection of re-conditioned parts
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Rolling
Chassis frame
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Engine
ready for re-installation
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the
body about to be re-united with the frame
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Speedo
marked to 150 (kph!)
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Interior
finished to an equally high standard |
I am sure you will
agree that Michel has carried out an extensive and high quality
restoration - for which he deserves our congratulations.
In order to show us
his car, Michel set off from Lyon to be at the Golden Centenery
Rally at Cirencester. Unfortunately , he suffered a broken
Waterpump shortly before reaching the Channel coast and had to
return home. However, as he tells me, he is now "in
training" for the next International Rally at Wyboston
Lakes. in 2010. Please come along in your Vanguard or any
other Standard to greet him and congratulate him yourself.
Photos by Michel
Magnin
I am aware that there are other cars
and information that could be added to this site to make it more comprehensive, so if you
have material and photographs, please let me know. Please send me, Phil Homer, a
message at: Phil Homer
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