Dixie Flyer "Firefly" speedster photographs

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Hi All 

Well as mentioned earlier today progress is happening. I have been out to "Sleeping Classics" and they have certainly not been asleep. All four mudguards have had the rust removed and new sheet metal shaped and welded in It will not be until they have the chassis and body in their shop that they can do the final work before they can move along to the paint shop.

What you see here is a work in progress. The sections with black primer are the original metal. If you are sufficiently interested you can scroll back and see the condition of these parts 12 months ago.

Work is already well advanced with the body but that will not be ready to be photographed until after the Christmas break. At this stage it is still very much "in the rough"

Can't find that photo of the as were mudguards. Here it is again

12-21-2009

I have been out to Sleeping Classics this morning an they have just about finished the upper-part of the rear section. What I would refer to as the tail but you may prefer trunk. Drat! I forgot to take my camera. I was traveling in Helen's Diesel VW instead of my little old Alfa 33. While out and about I called into Vintage Wiring Harness shop and collected quite a bundle of wire. The proper cotton braided variety no cheap plastic covered stuff for the Dixie Flyer. In total there is almost 250 ft of the stuff. Hopefully I can manage to run it all to the right places.

One thing for sure the loom is sure going to look pretty. Hope that you approve of the final color selection.