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The Classic Cars of Steve McQueen

He was best known for his portrayals in timeless movies such as The Great Escape, Le Mans and The Thomas Crown Affair, but Steve McQueen was more than just an…

2CV Rebuild 23

From this, a matt-coloured and not quite 100% sound, but nonetheless running and driving 2CV, Julian has transformed his Ebay sourced French Classic into a shining example of what can be…

2CV Rebuild 22

February seems a long tome ago, and I have being doing stuff, in fact it’s nearly finished. Russel , Pam’s son from work has completed the spray job. Very shiny!!!…

2CV Rebuild 21

The white plastic brake rod bulkhead fitting First wiring diagram…this is all new toggle switches on the dash with additional functions  The re wrapped original rear wiring loom…note where it…

2CV Rebuild 20

The Body is now fully fixed to the chassis. Pedals are back in and connected up and working, I bled the brakes through without a hitch….much to my relief, as…

2CV Rebuild 19

Last night Adam and Simon helped take the body off the wooden support horses and put it back on the chassis. I had, the previous night, prepped all the chassis…

2CV Rebuild 18

This weekend spent painting the underneath of the body with POR15 bedliner, a chip resistant rubberised paint, see http://www.holden.co.uk/displayproduct.asp?pCode=097.991, As this is water based I had to have a couple of…

2CV Rebuild 17

June – since my last blog seems a long time ago! Well here’s the excuses:- Firstly I Had to finish off a hall way and lay the flooring and do…
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