revival of the unloved (dutton)
 

hi all this is my first post so i though i would ad some picks of my rebuild.
I no dutton's arnt everybody's cup of tea but i've got a real soft spot for them. my car is a 1970 dutton sierra. Different strokes for different folks.
this is still a work in progress but i will ad picks as i go.

]A wee update thats the new paint starting to go on the car. Been away from her for a while now(busy with other cars) I'm hoping I can have her ready for stoneleigh this year. Fingers crossed

jay1600e - A very belated welcome to the forum, as I missed your first post.

Your car should look very different when it is all painted that bright red. :cool:

http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...3&d=1500765129

Good luck, Paul. :)

Thanks Paul it's taken a lot of work to make the dutton Sierra straight. Nearly 40 year old fiberglass is a challenge in it's self.
I've taken 4" out of the front bumper. And made the grill and bumper on piece. It's a real shame how some of these cars get treated. They seem to be the laughing stock of the kit car world lol.

Or maybe that they last so long and were well made they take more abuse than other kit cars ??

Could well be. But that's my point abused is the word. I've seen some really nice duttons i have friends that own some lovely duttons. They are a great affordable way into kit cars (as long as you don't get carried away) I have had mine a while and yes I've done and still doing work to the car. And for me that's where the enjoyment of these type of cars comes from. It doesn't need to be a Ultima or a Italian replica to be well thought of. I spend days walking around cars at shows admiring other people's ingenuity and at the same time cringing at other people's workmanship.

Great Cars!
 

Great to see you're restoring this, and I'll look out for it at Stoneleigh.
I had a Melos in 1982? which I built as my first kit car. Lots of fun, did what it said on the tin for the price. Despite some criticism, Dutton did a lot for the kit car movement.

Could not agree with you more mate. I'm at stoneleigh most years. Love the show.

A few more picks. New carpet fitted paint work almost done she's getting there now

Another quick pick

Back end

She's getting there

Transformed, great job. A bit of kit car history saved.

Thank pal. Means a lot spent a lot of hours on the wee car but she's starting to look good.

Will you get to Stoneleigh with it?

Yeah defo. All the paint work is finished. New trim is in so hopefully she should be there a lot of small jobs still to do but should be ok.

After today's shift on the car she's now back in one piece well pleased

Well she's now in one piece moted and looking as good as any Sierra I've seen. Unfortunately we had a breakdown going to stoneleigh but there's always next year

I looked out for you/it at Stoneleigh and one of the other members said you'd been unable to get there. Look forward to next year!