How to Restore Classic Car Bodywork (Veloce Enthusiast's Restoration Manual Series)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 112 pages
• Published by: Veloce Publishing September 27, 2004
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1903706629
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1903706626
• Book Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.1 x 0.3 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Review


www.front-runners.net, June 2007 - UK website Classic Car Bodywork is a guide of start-to-finish body restoration, it goes through techniques from how to replace panels with new items all the way up to fabricating your own sheetmetal from scratch. The author is a Triumph fan, and all the examples shown in the book are applied to British classic cars with occasional examples from other manufacturers thrown in where there are fundamental differences.

I have to say that this book is a great read, the author's enthusiasm for classic cars comes through in the writing yet all the way through it remains easy to understand; an enthusiastic reader can easily digest it from cover to cover. Many of the techniques for metalforming shown will come in handy for those doing running repairs at MoT time, as well as covering proper restoration. It also has useful advice on dealing with rust and making the basic preparations for painting.

In short I rate it at 5/5 – both useful and a good read.

Product Description
Gives the do-it-yourself restorer the confidence to tackle bodywork repairs and achieve professional results. The text is easy to read, the photographs bright and colorful, and the instructions are clear. This book gives the backyard mechanic confidence to tackle bodywork repairs and achieve professional results. Specially devised techniques which don't rely on professional workshop equipment enable even the most difficult tasks to be undertaken.

Reader Reviews
This is a very good book. This guy can turn a completely rusted out car into a new one. I am talking about a car that anyone else would take the motor out, and put in another one. He shows you how to patch and repair anything, without having to go and buy a piece of the car. And how to do it with budget tools.