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Originally Posted by sssnot
I wonder whether the original roadsters were stamped/pressed or made on an english wheel like the coupes. If they weren't made on a machine, then probably 90+% of the manufacturers today absolutely do NOT have the right shape because they have all tweeked their bodies to be smoother/rounder/more simetrical--way more perfect in overall shape than an original, which actually makes them way off!! Hunter advertises their body as very original due to NOT tweeking the unsimetricity out of their car, for example! I guess this shows that the originals weren't stamped in a machine like the coupes as I thought. Anyone know??
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Yes, every original CSX roadster body made by AC was handmade using the English wheel and various forms. As has been repeatedly stated here and elsewhere, there were many variations. Add to that all the mod and repair work that has taken place over the years of their existence.
It is hard to say what an original shape is given all the variations, but certain things do carry from CSX to CSX on a fairly consistent basis.