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Apr 01, 2011 9:26 am
Apr 01, 2011 9:26 am
Subject: Re: BARN FINDS : Will they continue to appear ?
I don't doubt Rod Jolley could "restore" a wreck. A bit like the proverbial broom you've had for thirty years . . . but you have replaced the head 10 times and the handle 6 times. Not the same broom anymore. With enough money you can remake practically anything. Does an id plate and the original steering wheel make it the same car? Read a few articles in "Automobile" magazine and it is amazing what can be resurrected. Most cars, of any make, that need a major restoration would, I imagine, cost more to restore by a specialist than they could be sold for when finished?
There are some fairly hideous original bodies on Rolls Royces. Should one care about throwing away the body of those when rotten? Lagondas mainly have factory bodies I believe, so don't suffer the problem of ugly bodies.
The LG45 saloon I mentioned in a previous post appears to have deep pitting in most of the chassis components from the photographs I have seen. I doubt that will ever be restored. A shame, but who is going to throw time and a lot of money at finding and replacing a lot of parts, possibly including the chassis. I imagine the engine is savable.
David
I don't doubt Rod Jolley could "restore" a wreck. A bit like the proverbial broom you've had for thirty years . . . but you have replaced the head 10 times and the handle 6 times. Not the same broom anymore. With enough money you can remake practically anything. Does an id plate and the original steering wheel make it the same car? Read a few articles in "Automobile" magazine and it is amazing what can be resurrected. Most cars, of any make, that need a major restoration would, I imagine, cost more to restore by a specialist than they could be sold for when finished?
There are some fairly hideous original bodies on Rolls Royces. Should one care about throwing away the body of those when rotten? Lagondas mainly have factory bodies I believe, so don't suffer the problem of ugly bodies.
The LG45 saloon I mentioned in a previous post appears to have deep pitting in most of the chassis components from the photographs I have seen. I doubt that will ever be restored. A shame, but who is going to throw time and a lot of money at finding and replacing a lot of parts, possibly including the chassis. I imagine the engine is savable.
David