1924 Delage GP - a what ?

[absmiami]

Starting at the tail - - the tape guides the wooden bit -  the paste is applied to the surface and i grind  the swirls one row at a time - it will take some time and practice- but once i move to the upper body panels  I should be good at this - worthy of my .75 daily wages …

[PhilX]

Great ... ?

[jaymcminn]

Every time I think this build can't get more interesting or entertaining you somehow manage to raise the bar. I can't wait to see how that engine turning works out. Will the alloy hold its polished finish or are you going to clear coat the body to protect it?

[absmiami]

PHILX :  the Franch Alps ??

ill be right over !!

[absmiami]

Jay C :   Thanks - the metal will be clearcoated - and then finished with a blue tint - the Delages were reported to have been finished with a light blue lacquer tint …. As you see - the pattern on the lower body panels doesn’t look too good - it should look better on the parts of the body that have less solder filler and have a smoother finish - at Least that’s the plan …

[absmiami]

Slowly getting better …

I do a couple lines before work….  And a few more later at night …

maybe there’s a better way to say that ??

[PhilX]

13 hours ago, absmiami said:

PHILX :  the Franch Alps ??

ill be right over !!

 

And so me to Florida ... ?

 

 

[absmiami]

Its June 

are we comparing my palmetto swamp to the French Alps ? ?  
Seriously ? ?   Last night at 9:00 it was 84 degrees - Key West is nice - but you must wait until November - and even then  -  you’ve got to deal with the hordes of cruise ship tourists - nope - this one is “no contest” - as we like to say …

[Pico]

I experimented with the engine turning quite a lot and settled on a small maple dowel in the dremel and an auto polishing paste. Still wasn't satisfied but that always happens. You're doing very well.

[absmiami]

well  -  its all your fault ...

wanted to mention the passing of Dr Fred Simeone  -  Hagerty just posted the news

he is the Simeone of the Simeone Museum  / Collection in Phila

always very approachable  -  and a life well lived ...  RIP

 

 

 

[vamach1]

36 minutes ago, absmiami said:

well  -  its all your fault ...

wanted to mention the passing of Dr Fred Simeone  -  Hagerty just posted the news

he is the Simeone of the Simeone Museum  / Collection in Phila

always very approachable  -  and a life well lived ...  RIP

 

 

 

Fred put together perhaps the greatest racing car collections on the planet.  A visit to the museum should be on everyone’s bucket list.

[absmiami]

[absmiami]

Some more cleaning and polishing before finishing another section ofnthe tail …

[absmiami]

Have you hugged your Maserati today ?

[absmiami]

Merry Father’s day  -  

[charlie libby]

first time here. looking fantastic .the detail is amazing. 

[jaymcminn]

On 6/19/2022 at 9:39 AM, absmiami said:

Have you hugged your Maserati today ?

Much as I love that Birdcage, the Lancia Aurelia B20 behind it is the car in the Revs Institute I'd most like to own. So pretty.

[absmiami]

J:  you wouldn’t kick the cream / Dark silver Lotus Elite out of your garage , would you ?

[jaymcminn]

1 hour ago, absmiami said:

J:  you wouldn’t kick the cream / Dark silver Lotus Elite out of your garage , would you ?

My '95 Miata may as well be invisible to the hordes of SUVs and big pickups out there. I can't even imagine driving something half its size!

[absmiami]

Alrighty - 2 Florida men who own Mazdas - i always thought my [old and long gone] ‘86 RX7 was the perfect size for a sports car - a little bigger than the Mia - and way way bigger than the iconic Loti that informed Mazda’s design teams - i once drive an Elan - boy was that small - and the Elite was smaller!   But the Brits built small sports cars ….  

[absmiami]

Back to work on the machine finish on the tail …

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