Thursday, March 4, 2010

Shop Update 03/04/10

No doubt about it....February was a struggle for us here in Western Pennsylvania...and the entire Northeast for that matter. The 40+ inches of snow we received certainly had us all singing choruses of “I Hate Winter”. It also wreaked havoc with our plans to display the '72 Morgan at the Pittsburgh International Auto Show and made our retrieval of the '46 Chevy Panel Truck from the trim shop an interesting adventure.

None the less, we had plenty of activity going on at the shop to keep us busy.

Steady progress was made on the '57 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster. The hood alignment has been complete and shaping of the passenger side of the car is well underway. As usual, special attention was paid to the fender “eyebrows” as well as the points on the fenders where they attach. Lot's of shaping and sanding of the wheel-houses is taking place as well. This is tedious, time consuming work but it will form the foundation for the paint job and it has to be absolutely correct.

We've also begun some similar work on the '55 300SL Gullwing. This one has a lot further to go but we've made steady progress on the engine bay and front wheel-houses. We're now moving to the roof area and door supports. Lots of nooks and crannies here so the going can be slow.

The '38 HRG Coupe has seen quite a bit of activity as well. The interior wood is being fabricated and fitted aling with the side window curtains. These are being hand fabricated from brass. The final alignment of thebonnet and cowl has been competed and we're nearly ready to begin disassembly in preparation for paint. We have a punch list of items to address while the body and fenders are off the frame.

We drove through a snowstorm to pick up the '46 Chevy Panel truck. The trip was a bit of a challenge but we made it just fine. The interior work done by Portage Trim is superb. We have a few minor details we're wrapping up and we'll soon post some pictures of how nice this has turned out.

We also wrapped up the next stage of work on the '71 Mercedes 280 SE Coupe. It is current;y out of the shop having a few mechanical issues looked at. When it returns, we'll complete the remainder of the interior installations and this car will be ready to go.

Finally....look for our 300SL Gullwing/Roadster articles on www.mercedesheritage.com and check out our profile on www.myspeedtv.com

If you have any questions please give us a shout at info@hahnandwoodward.com or visit our web site www.hahnandwoodward.com