'38 BMW by juddman

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Some more progress on the old beastie. This time on the left front, fixing some ancient collision damage and rust. 

Patch aft of the front wheel:

Fitting of side panels, repairing wrinkled bits:

I've decided to leave the wrinkles in the firewall simply because I don't want to completely erase the history of the car. I know perfectly well that it'll hurt the value and many will not understand the decision but tough nuts. It's my car, it's been in my family for 50 years, and at 100 mph at night in a snowstorm, it doesn't matter much. This old lady's going to be a driver.

8-16-2014

Hey there - sorry for being so slow in the uptake. I've been busy lately and shall be starting a new job soon, so not much has gone on lately. Any information you'd care to share would be deeply appreciated. My email address is christopher-dot-m-dot-judd at gmail dot com. I'll probably import an engine from Europe as they're pretty thin on the ground here. I know they have a stouter crank and I plan on running slightly higher compression, but I'll be worrying about that more when the car is home.

Cheers!

CJ

11-28-2014

Here's a quick post-turkey day update on the wrinkled and rusted pile of metal that approximates an ancient BMW.

Close-up of rear wheel well rust - note the old brazed repair

Fabrication of the left rear quarter panel:

Thanks to Doug, it's coming along well and will actually move under its own power again. She'll never be a concours queen, but will certainly be good enough for local cruise nights and commuting to work in nice weather, I think.