Miss Classique - Barbara Kelly's 1962 Corvette Page 3

 

Chassis being prepped for painting                                                                                                   Chassis painted in PPG Cinnamon Candy

               

 

                                                                             Chassis being reassembled. New tube frame

                                                                             front cross-member bolts onto chassis using

                                                                             original C1 cross-member mount points

 

Miss Classique wearing her best French               Engine being reassembled. Block has been           Metal polishing is by Brian Atkinson,

Lace Knickers                                                      deburred                                                               Prestige metal Refinishers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                            Custom bracket was fabricated to spread              Original pressed metal joinier between

                                                                            weight of the car from the coilover over 3             the chassis rails was relaced by stronger

                                                                            mount points rather than just utilising the             RHS to give a stronger mounting point

                                                                            original single shock absorber bolt                       for the rear springs

 

 

                                                                            Custom bracket was fabricated for front

                                                                            lower control arms to stand the coilovers

                                                                            up more vertically for improved geometry