Gary, Swifty, Scottie - thanks for your comments; they all help to keep up morale.
Scottie - yes, what started out as a pragmatic "get it on the road" build quickly changed to a "I will probably keep this car until I die so I may as well have it exactly as I want" build. And, as a result, I enjoy just about every minute that I am down at The Glade.
Yes, it can be bloody frustrating, but it is such a great contrast to everyday life.
I would like to have it completed for my 50th - late 2015 - but who knows.
A friend of mine came down to see it yesterday and uttered the that great sentence......."when you build your next one......"
This green one is meant to be a quirky English take on a 50s racer. If I were to make another I think it would be as close to an Ox-blood D24 as I could get.......131 Mirafiori twin cam and gearbox and lots of body detailing. Now, that would become an obsession.
Keep up the great work. I've always loved the SS and yours will be stunning when finished.
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