[Donunder]

This is a thoroughly absorbing thread.

We see lots of build threads (and don't get me wrong, they're good too) but this one's a rarity in this country in that it's all about restoring (or rescuing) a wonderful old car. The Arntz models have a deserved reputation as sturdy well-designed and built cars but the ravages of time and a lack of serious maintenance over its thirty something years have done this one no favours.

What started out as a quick tidy-up has turned into a comprehensive but sympathetic restoration, with all the old school charm of the Arntz to be faithfully retained. In hindsight it was always going to be difficult for Leigh to stop at purely cosmetic improvements, given his penchant for having everything "just so" (his always pristine Harrison was clear evidence of that) and I for one am really enjoying reading about what the rebuild is revealing and I'm so looking forward to seeing this champion old car once more venture forth in all its former glory.