Traditional coachbuilding bodywork books ?

[Compo_Simmonite]

I've always wanted a MGTC but accept I'll never be able to afford one. The next best thing for me therefore is build a "special" on a period chassis / running gear. Rather than adapting an existing kit or making fibreglass parts I'm interested in building the same way as a special would be built in, say, early 50's.
I've already got the "Ford special Builders Manual" by G B Wade, "How to Restore Wooden Body Framing" by Alan Alderwick and "Austin Seven Specials: Building, Maintenance and Tuning" by LM Willams.
Any suggestions for other books on the same subject ?

Thanks.

paul H

[davepen]

Although slightly later, one to add to that list might be The Restoration of Vintage and Thoroughbred Cars by Wheatley and Morgan. It covers the complete car, and has a chapter on traditional bodies. Some of it is a bit period, but the section on workshops gives something to aim for, and the first chapter on choice of project is possibly as relevant now as then.

[Compo_Simmonite]

davepen said:

Although slightly later, one to add to that list might be The Restoration of Vintage and Thoroughbred Cars by Wheatley and Morgan. It covers the complete car, and has a chapter on traditional bodies. Some of it is a bit period, but the section on workshops gives something to aim for, and the first chapter on choice of project is possibly as relevant now as then.

Thanks.

Just found a copy at Abe Books, subsiduary of Amazon - for 65p ! Even postage was reasonable as £2.99 so total £3.64. Look forward to reading it when delivered.
The book I really want is "TC's Forever" by Mike Sherrell but unfortunatley it demands too higher price than I can afford to pay :-(
Paul h

[dhutch]

Found this thread as im (very faintly) considering the options of buying a old wooden-framed car and trying to get my head round (not overly successfully) how one might tell what state the frame was in. And should it need work, how best to assess the seriousness of that, and or indeed what would would be required and how it would be done. I have some reading to do!

Compo_Simmonite said:

Just found a copy at Abe Books, subsiduary of Amazon - for 65p !
Paul h

I dont think its a subsidiary, although they do use Amazon, like a lot of other book traders.


Daniel

[SV8Predator]

You'll need to hand-make the front and rear wings. This video shows how this sort of thing is down on a wheeling machine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6GTMAMUee4&lis...

Obviously the Lotus 11 alloy panels are quite different to the MGTC steel mudguards, but you get the idea.