The Restoration
The Motor, completed. Sort of.
The last post – Death by a thousand delays – ended with more parts missing...
Death by a thousand delays
It’s been the far side of two-and-half months since the last post and the...
Slowly, the bottom end progresses
With the crank in the block and the pistons and rods assembled, next was...
Tomorrow is today – or, more correctly, tomorrow was about a week ago
Avid readers will remember that the body work was chugging along,...
A New Year
According to Stu, it’s best for the project to keep momentum. So, while...
Frustration and Progress
Almost a month ago, progress was slow but hopeful. The car had been taken...
Two lanes, both slow….
Around a month ago the engine-less shell was loaded on a trailer and taken...
We interrupt your regularly scheduled program
The motor is out. The rebuild decisions have been made, the path mapped out...
Decisions, decisions
So, I have an authentic Alpina engine, complete with the stamped-in numbers...
Hands of God
Although the car was authenticated by Alpina, I assumed the worst – that...