Wow! have had a good read back, as I missed this thread. I was impressed with the first version & all the changes have left this car getting better & better! Well done!
Great thread. I believe you should make a fiberglass mold of this car. Those little “Mercs” would sell. Well done.
So elegant! Perfection at its best... This project would have been 10 if done by the typical customizer we usually follow. Vedette, you are a genius. Paris was my 'nickname' before I married my wife. Intro: "I'm Paris." Most women: "I love Paris..."
Thanks Rand Man! but I won’t have a buyer! Here, we prefer to buy the steel Ford Vedette! there is no shortage of them..
Thanks Mike Paris! Paris is not the same as before. We have a catastrophic mayor who "destroys" Paris. there is less and less charm.. not to mention the new undesirable population. It must not make women dream again!
Installation sill plates doors Galaxie 65.. I installed them the other way because i needed a return on the bottom of the body..
Very, very nice! The Simca Vedettes are pretty rare to find here in the states. The little V8 60 could really move one of those things. The neighbor kid I knew as a kid had one. A little later version. He used to scare the crap out of me with that thing.
The problem with LEE lenses is that the light does not pass correctly because they are too dark and the diamond texture slows down the light. so I remade transparent resin lenses to apply a less dark red candy paint .I think the light will pass better! Liquid latex mold +plaster..
Imagine my luck, finding the only cool French man in the world, here, on the HAMB. What are the odds? Righteous Bro! Oh, By the way, don't tell @Ratatouille I said that. He is pretty cool too! And has a hot Chick!
Some small works to finish with this back droppage (finally I hope) The bridge was knocking in the exhaust pipe and under the floor! Reforming the exhaust pipe to reach the same level as my C-ing: And a part of the raised floor of 3cm where the tree cross-bar touched: I was able to put the seat back on!
While waiting for the beautiful days I made some small coquetry.. badge inlaid in the upholstery : Baby moon: and reproduction in resin tinted with my knobs!:
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