My next project "La Petite Chanteuse"

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Not a great deal to report today, the good news is that another 12 metres of 12.7 X 12.7mm (1/2 inch) square tube arrived this afternoon and I have just picked up an 2400 X 1200mm (8' X 4') sheet of 1.2mm steel which will be ideal for seat backs & etc. Amazing what you can fit into the rear seat of a 1996 Peugeot 405-SRi sedan if you put your mind to it.

Bj.

9-6-2013

It may seem hard to believe but some days you can put in several hours work and still have little or nothing to show for it. Yesterday was one of those days. With the Singer's "staggered" seating arrangement, just getting the seat frames right is taking up quite a bit of time. This is critical as the seats are actually part of the body frame.

Bj.

9-9-2013

While it is still Sunday in the USA it is Monday in Australia. This means Petanque followed by coffee on Monday morning. This leaves just the afternoon for more work on the Singer. Todays photographs tell the story. with the seat frames 85-90% finished and the tail well on the way.

Bj.

9-11-2013

Hello again

Another longish day but at least there is something to show for my efforts. The sheet metal for the seat backs is in place so hopefully these photographs will make some sense to some of you at least. I have used pop rivets to fix the sheet metal to the frames as these will all be well and truly out of sight once the upholstery goes in but do not let us rush too far ahead. Any of you who may be struggling with the concept of a 'staggered' seating arrangement hopefully these three photographs may help to explain how the seats fit in. The 'riding' mechanic was very much a second class citizen. If you look at period photographs of racing cars in action during the late 'teens and early twenties this will be apparent.

Bj.