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Old 31st March 2012, 07:59
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Just posted a pic on the FIRST CORDITE ? thread showing the plug body with mould removed ...

Body mould is all done now and has come out lovely...better than the Spyder mould and less prep needed for paint than before...

Bonnet has gone on and I have set Mike back a bit as I changed the grille....The photoshopped rendition wasn't completely practical as the Spitfire has a curved front crossmember that really gets in the way......it makes the flatter front a bit tricky to produce in reality.....ironically , it has forced us to go with a style of grille that is similar to the original Lancia , oval and protruding forwards .....it is a bigger opening and the bonnet has shallower valleys , but does obviously still scream SAMMIO !

The nearest picture I can find to ours is this Gorgeous 1953 Maserati....



I will post some pics early next week when Mike has finished creating the bonnet's compound curvature....
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