1966 Dodge Dart 270 Convertible Restoration Part 5

Early December 2010

Car came out of the paint booth and the body was sanded down and filler was added at appropriate areas

Car was pushed back into the paint booth and 2nd coat of primer was applied

Before the car goes back into the paint booth for the final coat...

The floorpan was fitted with sound proofing mat and...

the trunk was sprayed with tar.

Late December 2010

Car came out of paint booth for the final time... Top coat applied!

Check out the floor pan!

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1966 Dodge Dart 270 Convertible Restoration Part 4

October 2010

Engine bay was cleaned to bay metal :)

The rest of the car was scraped to bare metal too

including the inner bulkhead

The the old rusted floor pan was cut out and...

replaced with a new piece

Then the car was slowly sprayed with Epoxy for rust prevention

The the car was left out in the 90DegF sun to dry

November 2010

Finally the car enters the paint booth!

Pee-ka-boo...

First layer of Primer on...

Check out the contour of the Hood

Oo-la-la...

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1966 Dodge Dart 270 Convertible Restoration Part 3

September 2010

Old paint was painstakinglx removed with a combination of heat gun, scraper. and chemicals

Fender removed from the car so that the old paint can be removed throughly

The door, and rear fender was scraped 

Here is what a "naked" front end looks like

All the panels after paint removal! 

LH Fender and trunk

Meanwhile, while the body is being torn apart... at the engine shop...

Cylinder head was removed for the block

the Carb, intake, and exhaust manifold was removed too

Here is a non-original Solex Carb of a Land Rover Series 2 - the only "British" part on the car :)

The transmission was dismantled and to be overhauled

The Torque Converter and the housing

Here is yours truly removing the dash

1966 Dodge Dart 270 Convertible Restoration Part 2

Early August 2010

Parts ordered from Australia & United States

Brand Spanking New Brake Master Cyl

Parts from Australia : Bushings, lower and upper arms, brake shoes.

Bendix brake shoes

Original MOPAR Oil Filter

August 2010

Continue tearing the car apart...

Tail lights and chrome trimmings removed

Windshield trimmings removed

Air-Cond system removed

Interior : Seats, door cards, carpets all removed. Note rusted floorpan.

Original front a rear seats, removed

Late August 2010

Car arrived at the Playhouse Garage Bodyshop for Full baremetal Restoration

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Gullwing looks to fly at Charterhouse Car Auction

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The Charterhouse auction of classic cars and automobilia at Sherborne Castle on Sunday 17th July includes an ultra rare Ostermeier Mercedes 300SL Gullwing.

“We have had a great start to the year with our classic car auctions and have now been instructed to sell this Mercedes Gullwing re-creation at our next auction in the wonderful grounds of Sherborne Castle” Commented Matthew Whitney. “It has been consigned for sale by a West Country collector and has been much admired at recent outings, with the only real giveaway being the tax disc shows the car is not tax exempt. The quality of the Ostermeier re-creations is legendary and it even comes complete

with custom made fitted luggage in red leather matching the interior of the car.”

This Ostermeier 300SL Gullwing is just one of about 250 made and although it is estimated at £150,000-180,000, is offered for sale at a fraction of the cost of an original 300SL Gullwing. Built in 1998 it comes with full Mercedes history and speedometer records just 4,700 kms from new. Also entered into this important auction of classic cars are an Austin Healey 3000 £27,000-30,000, a Jaguar MkII 3.4 litre £17,000-19,000, a Jaguar E Type convertible £30,000-35,000, a Ford Zephyr 6 convertible £12,00014,000, a Porsche Carrera replica £10,000-12,000,  a Jowett Bradford van £7,500-8,500 and for someone looking for a restoration project there is a rare Bristol 408 at £3,200-3,500.

For more information regarding this auction, or to enter a car into the sale, please contact Matthew Whitney, Head of Classic Cars  at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne on 01935 812277 or via email  mw@charterhouse-auctions.co.uk




Matthew Whitney and the Ostermeier re-creation Mercedes 300SL Gullwing going under the Charterhouse hammer in their auction on Sunday 17th July at Sherborne Castle, Dorset £150,000-180,000
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