How to Restore Classic Car Bodywork - Softcover

Thaddeus, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903706629 ISBN 13: 9781903706626

Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

Gives the do-it-yourself restorer the confidence to tackle bodywork repairs and achieve professional results. The text is easy to read, the photos bright and colorful, and the instructions are clear. This book gives the backyard mechanic confidence to tackle bodywork repairs and achieve professional results. Specially devised techniques which don't rely on professional workshop equipment enable even the most difficult tasks to be undertaken.

About this title

About the Author:

Martin Thaddeus was born in Crawley, England, in 1959, one of nine children. After 10 years in crash repair and salvage, Thaddeus chose to specialize in classic restoration, which appealed to his creative nature. Thaddeus has written on classic car restoration for Veloce.

Review:

www.front-runners.net, June 2007 - UK website

Classic Car Bodywork is a guide of start-to-finish body restoration, it goes through techniques from how to replace panels with new items all the way up to fabricating your own sheetmetal from scratch. The author is a Triumph fan, and all the examples shown in the book are applied to British classic cars with occasional examples from other manufacturers thrown in where there are fundamental differences.

I have to say that this book is a great read, the author's enthusiasm for classic cars comes through in the writing yet all the way through it remains easy to understand; an enthusiastic reader can easily digest it from cover to cover. Many of the techniques for metalforming shown will come in handy for those doing running repairs at MoT time, as well as covering proper restoration. It also has useful advice on dealing with rust and making the basic preparations for painting.

In short I rate it at 5/5 – both useful and a good read.

"You can't fail to pick up lots of tip if you're the average DIY mechanic. The book is recommended for any home mechanic undertaking restoration work, and could end up saving you a small fortune." – Mini Cooper Register

About this edition

• Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1903706629
• ISBN 13: 9781903706626
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112