We have been asked to build an A352 with D Type features, reverse engineering if you will, on a Spitfire base for a customer in Denmark. He has already delivered his LHD 1500 Spitfire to Gary's "Mid Century" workshop for conversion to 6 cylinder power and RHD, with the modified body shell following from the Tribute workshop next week.
The body will be changed to a flip front in place of the normal A352 bonnet opening and the large boot lid closed back up to a D Type style spare wheel cover.
Work in progress, with shell fitted to our rather scrappy Spitfire "workshop jig" shell:
The old GRP Spitfire/GT6 bonnet has been canibalised for its inner structure to mount the new flip front to.
Bonnet and boot lids bonded in, glassed from both sides and filled
It will have a removable rigid cover over the passenger area that will incorporate the central cockpit divider. Rather than the classic D Type rear "wing" it will have a head fairing with fuel filler accessed via a flap.
The car will be painted green I believe, once it gets back to Denmark.
Returns added to scuttle area:
Just the front section to bond to its inner frame and then off it goes to be built up on the donor Spitfire.
Actually Dan is the one you need to thank.
