Great news! As of today, the car is at the upholster, in Southington, CT, to received her new top (Black).

I will drive up to their shop either tomorrow or Monday to meet with the owner and explain the way the top was originally made and installed (I am lending them a blue print from Henri Chapron). This (white) top was redone but it was wrong and we could not open the doors if the widows were up.

Here are the first pictures outside:

Final installation of the hardware on the seats.

Buttoning up the front with the spare wheel tray...

The air duct is not there yet, but here is a pic with the spare wheel in place.

We are in the process of aligning the front fenders, hood and bumpers. We are almost done there. When the car comes back, we'll finish it. I've tried to loosen the brackets for the hood near the windshield. One screw out of two broke on both sides due to rust. So now we will have to open the hood really wide or remove it in order to drill and replace the welded nut with a self-crimped nut.

This is the story of this project. It is an exciting project but this car is fighting us to the end! Everything that could go wrong went wrong. For instance, Ken had a new window made for the passenger side and we discovered that it cracked inside the door. So, now we have to get a new widow made which will not be charged to the client, of course.

The chromed piece around the wheel was cracked and holding by a thread. Unfortunately, it finally broke. This is a rare piece and I cannot find another one. I have called a chromer in Massachusetts who said that he might be able to repair this (I am kind of sceptical but I hope I am wrong).