updated 10/02/2010

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GRP Bodywork:

We've developed the bodywork recently.

The rounded nose cone is now standard. We've commissioned a new carved rear end to the nose cone so that the bonnet halves sit better and slightly deeper. The rounded nose cone is far more vintage.

The scuttle has had the central strake removed enabling a Vee screen to sit far better. In addition the bottom flange which is bolted down to the chassis is now thicker and wider. We riv nut the scuttle down enabling an easy removal of it. You may have a solid elm or an aluminium dashboard for the standard scuttle.

Below, after the selection of photos showing the raised Aero scuttle and dashboard, can be seen the latest innovations concerning the standard scuttle and both the beetleback and barrelback rear covers complete with new aluminium rear bulkheads. Standard style scuttles and both beetleback and barrelback rear covers, from November 2009 will be fully flanged all the way around in order that they can take the padded cockpit roll system (an optional upholstery extra, unless quoted for at the time of initial quotation). The aluminium bulkhead is shown as an engine turned/circle polished option, and this may not always be the case (they might solely be available in standard aluminium only, once the initial batch of circle polished ones have been sold), they are from 3mm aluminium, and have doors laser cut from the apertures, that can be hinged and fitted with a catch.

Here is a 17mm thick solid elm dashboard fitted to a Honda CX3 car. The standard style of dashboard fits the standard scuttle.

We have an alternative scuttle design, called the Aero scuttle which is a vintage twin scalloped/twin humped type. This looks very period when fitted with an engine turned/circle polished dashboard.

In due course, we shall have drop in GRP rear panniers and a fully enclosed cover over the rear wheel.

New Aero scuttle, fitted with aluminium dashboards. These dashboards are available in plain, polished and engine turned finishes.

You can just make out a laser cut glove box compartment lid. These will be hinged and will have a magnetic catch. The design of the Aero scuttle allows for a sizeable glove box.

Naturally, at cost, you may have a wooden dashboard for the Aero scuttle.

Here is a bare unpolished aluminium dashboard fitted to an Aero scuttle. You will note the large glove compartment aperture, awaiting a compartment lid.

This shot shows the flange around the standard scuttle.             This shot shows the aluminium bulkhead to a beetleback.

These shots show the barrelback rear cover complete with flange, the aluminium bulkhead (the apertures have hingeable doors). Note the side trim strips which are 32mm trim strips through which the rear cover is fixed in four places, the front two fixings being clearly visible. The central aluminium trim strip is 25mm wide. On earlier barrelback rear covers, both types of "trim" were moulded into the grp, and these have now been removed from the mould.

The above four photos are of a temporary nature and will be replaced in due course.