1924 Delage GP - a what ?

[absmiami]

The brass part is finished in fl  black to match the exhaust - used this chemical blackening agent   -  works well …

[Bainford]

Hadn't checked in on this one in a while. Things are looking great. I think you nailed the body colour. The bonnet detailing is fantastic. Loving the lead strap, got to get me some of that. Need some of that brass blackening agent as well. Very handy tip... cheers.

[absmiami]

Thanks Mr B - hard to know whether i got the finish right - the blue may be a bit too heavy - anyway - there are few contemporary pictures and of course all bl & wh - so even the restorers of what is thought to be chass #3 can’t be too sure.  The finish looks a little brighter in outdoor light - looks better …

[absmiami]

So there’s a reason why you should  not use epoxy to glue small parts onto a painted surface … the forward buckle assemblies were not securely attached - bad planning - and one popped off while test fitting the bonnett - now back on with some CA, a wing. And a prayer …

[absmiami]

Can you still buy this tape? You can always tell what stuff you’ve got squirreled away in the work bench is really old by the packaging - there’s no .com to be found on this pinstripe sized masking tape…   It’s perfect for the strapping that winds around the lip of the cowling - found on most pre-war race cars to prevent damage to the bonnett … in real scale it gives you a strap that is only 3/4 inch in width - good stuff …

[absmiami]

On the one to ones - I think this is called a chafing strap - wind it around and cut and glue the ends and you’re done - and its on to the engine bulkhead… what’s French for firewall ??

[absmiami]

After some tweaks - ok - alot of tweaks - everything fits … can’t glue the body ro the chassis yet - first have to attach some of the cockpit lines, the fuel pressure hand pump, a strap handle  -  and i think - the dash which was finished in the early months of the pandemic …. So long ago that i had to give it a vaccine booster …

[absmiami]

Kidding …

[Straightliner59]

Gorgeous! 

[absmiami]

Straights up late tonite

gracias …

[absmiami]

There’s a hand pump sited below the left hand side of the dash - its used to prime the fuel lines to start the engine - per the Leno video on page 1 - and a handle for the brave racing mechanic - the handle is .016 brass rod - the strap is some more tin prepped like the bonnett straps - 

the pump is some thin wall brass tube, with some clamps made fr Evergreen and a pump handle soldered fr nickel - the lines run forward thru the bulkhead and to the cylinder heads…

[Pierre Rivard]

On 11/5/2022 at 12:41 AM, absmiami said:

On the one to ones - I think this is called a chafing strap - wind it around and cut and glue the ends and you’re done - and its on to the engine bulkhead… what’s French for firewall ??

Firewall = mur pare-feu

Hey...you asked!

 

[cobraman]

Great detail. very nice work !

[absmiami]

On 11/6/2022 at 4:24 PM, Pierre Rivard said:

= mur pare-feu  

Thanks pierre - told you it was a Delage - 

But i had to drop “Paris” off of the decal for the chassis plate - just not enough room - by the way - the font size is 1.6 …

 

 

[absmiami]

Hinges for the boot are made from short lengths of nickel tube …

[absmiami]

Some old Model Master paint was needed to match the leather on the seats - had to clean up some of the breaks at the top of the seats and the edges of the leather … and i had to trim some of the length off the seats to allow a good fit for the body work on the chassis …

[absmiami]

Dash was assemblied pre-pandemic - or nearly so - finally in ….

[absmiami]

A few more tasks before the body is glued to the chassis - the rear axle length must be adjusted - a second time - to match the front axle wheelbase - the rings of plastic that i had removed months ago - and kept - glad i did that - were trimmed and glued back onto the axle stubs - and now ive got a good match with the front - 

[absmiami]

With or without racing numbers ?  There are a handful of historical photos. Some on the ‘net - others in magazine articles that featured this car after its restoration …. Its known to be 2CLV  chass 3 - and it was raced in this form - unsupercharged - in the 1924 French Grand Prix ….  I think there is less certainty about entries and chass identification - delage entered 2 or 3 in the race - ill go with the Beniost  car - number 9 …  made a series of 9s on some decal paper with a wh Sharpie and some brushed on Tamiys flat - 

 

[absmiami]

Need To add some paint to finish the bottom of the nines - then ill spray a coat of tamiya semi gloss clear on and see what ive got - the numbers will look hand painted - which they were …

[absmiami]

Dept of corrections …

its Benoist …

Captain Robert Benoist - 

google him …

 

[NOBLNG]

Wow, no detail left un-tended to! It is really looking fantastic Andrew!?

[dino246gt]

All I need to say is WOW!

 

[absmiami]

Gracias 

the marking on the leftside of the cowling is smaller because it has to tuck under the exhaust pipes - the third 6 goes on the bonnett  …

[absmiami]

The race number on the bonnett has to be cut apart before its laid on …