Bob Smith Coachworks

Very Cool. He's a horse lover. Did you get to see his horses?

 

What is the s/n on the 250 Interim?

Jeff

 

great stuff! the cars you guys used to get there weren't so shabby, either

 

1521 is the next to last Interim built but 1523 was destroyed in a racing accident "in period". During the restoration of 1521 in the 70s by a prior owner the rear bumpers are from 1523 (he told me that the 1523 is stamped somewhere on the backside of the bumper). 1521 was converted to disc brakes by the factory.

Without looking it up I recall that 1521 was ex-Pierre Dumay. 1523 was the Gendibien car.

Jeff

 

Actually, the wheels tell us that it is either a type 49 or a type 50.
Cheers
rh

 

What is the jig he has in the photo that looks like some sort of negative body buck for?

 

Who's DB350 Gullwing?

 

El Wayne,
I was going to guess 50 followed by 46.

ROB- thanks for all the great photos

Best,
Dave

 

A friend of mine recently had Bob do his Lusso.

I remember the car from before, a nice driver.

It is a jewel now.

Outstanding workmanship!
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Bob is one of the best, a true gentleman.

 

Its interesting to see the same cars over the years come back to Bob for refreshening and repairs. I fell in love with the TDF years ago when I first saw it at Bob's shop during its initial restoration and it really got me interested in vintage Ferrari's. The body blending into the headlights are a work of art. I purchased my 250 PF Coupe soon after seeing this. Here it is back after some accident damage to be repaired correctly by Bob. It had racing stripes at Cavallino this year and they have been removed.
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It's interesting to see the "negative" buck used to form the outlines of the body.

 

That would have been neat to be there. It's always a special experience talking with an expert in any field, and when they are experts in restoring old Ferrari's, that makes it even better.

About how long will the 365 take to be completed? Also, did he show you any sketches or drawings of what it will eventually look like?

Thanks

 

Very cool, thanks for sharing!!


PDG

 

Correct: # 46136, born as a Gangloff (Colmar-France) limousine in 1929, latter received a sedan body by Uhlik (Prague-CZ) in 1934. Now with a Barry Price (U.K.) semi-profile coach replica body. Nice car.
PF

 

Further insight into L Wayne's computer of a brain.. O-Uhlik bodied a handful of Bugattis. One was a Type 54 that they bodied as a Spyder- a true wolf in sheep's clothing. Clearly L Wayne looked at this 46 and said "Hmm.. Nice lines, but.. replica." He then intuited that it used to carry an O-Uhlik body. Somewhere in his brain housing unit, a wire got crossed and he remembered the O-Uhlik 54 first.

LOL
Thanks Patrick for the information. I would have loved to have seen the original Colmar limousine..

 

I'm not an IT guy, and attachment is too large to be sent on FC. I would be glad to send the Gangloff pic, but only through PM, I guess.
PF