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alberto midas wrote:Alistair,
It is too far for me to go down and come back in one day from the wilds of Northumberland!!
I hope you have a nice day for the show.
Alberto
ACourtney wrote:I guess Charlie must have re-shelled it, as under the rapidly peeling paint the gelcoat is shiny cream (yes shiny, which is largely why the paint is peeling!). Whilst the car has quite a few gel cracks from various minor impacts, it has certainly not been repaired to the extent required by the accident damage shown in your photo.
I am the current custodian of Q815PFE and plan to do a rolling restoration on it (already replaced a worn steering rack, ball joint and front brakes). At the moment it doesn't have any front dampers, relying upon the damping within the hydragas units. Whilst it has a good ride, the handling is, well I'll just say that it is not to my taste. I will be taking my Excelsior to Castle Combe next weekend.
At some point it will need to be resprayed and this time I will take it back to the gelcoat and do the job properly. I guess that I could choose any colour, but I think that a slightly more vibrant red would suit the car well.
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