Gracie's return to as New

gillberry · Oct 12th, 2009, 14:57

2 weeks ago today we dropped her off at the restorers , today was the 1st chance to pop in and see progress .

I rec'd good and bad news in that the shell is really solid but the front windscreen surround will need a bit more work than 1st thought due to the way the leak developed . But overall there no major surprises .
I will post more updates as they happen and eventually will be posting the final set of photos in the showroom section .

Alf ista · Oct 12th, 2009, 15:28

Looking good! I bet you got a fright when you saw her like that with the wings off and the screen out. The inner wings look good it has to be said. They should be able to fix the screen up though and do a proper job with hopefully no leaks in the future. Keep the pics coming.

gillberry · Oct 12th, 2009, 15:36

Have to sat really looking forward to seeing her in bare metal . And yes will post regular updates and pics . Seeing yours gives us hope but makes us miss her even more .

mrtrout · Oct 12th, 2009, 16:06

Wow, what a job you have there.
Can't wait to see the end results, always amazes me. Good luck with her.
S.

johnjp · Oct 12th, 2009, 19:48

Can you tell us who is doing the work?

gillberry · Oct 12th, 2009, 20:16

Hi the work is being done by a local firm called Classic Car Restorations , they have been in business for 21 yrs and restore all sorts of makes , models and ages . The work is not cheap but at the end will have an as new Volvo Amazon estate to the spec we are ordering .

pez · Oct 12th, 2009, 20:49

good luck with it mate,looks like we are both doing exactly the same thing to our estates!
my shell doesnt look as solid,at this moment in time!!
just noticed ur front seats have the headrests fitted,did you change them seats? or did they come with the car when new?
my seats dont have an holes at the top of them to even fit headrests,i think they look better with them,plus they help yer neck from snapping in a crash!!
looking forward to yer updates.

gillberry · Oct 12th, 2009, 21:05

when we first got the car it had ford fiesta front seats, we got these from amazon cars they were not the right ones but blue like the rest they come out of a later 2 door and are both passenger seats but simon wanted head rests and thes do the job, they are all going to be recovered in leather as part of the restro so by then you wont know the difference,

gillberry · Oct 13th, 2009, 14:03

Jsut dropped off several panel bits for the restorer and he was saying that what we thought was primer is actually the original colour so us wanting her in a light blue rather than dark means we will actually be returning her to original colour .

Old Bean · Oct 13th, 2009, 16:59

Hi Gillberry

Thank you for sharing the progress of your restoration. I am also looking forward to reading your updates.

Good luck

Doug

Oct 12th, 2009, 14:57	#1
gillberry VOC Member Last Online: Apr 20th, 2024 07:03 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: norwich View Photos By: gillberry	Gracie's return to as New 2 weeks ago today we dropped her off at the restorers , today was the 1st chance to pop in and see progress . I rec'd good and bad news in that the shell is really solid but the front windscreen surround will need a bit more work than 1st thought due to the way the leak developed . But overall there no major surprises . I will post more updates as they happen and eventually will be posting the final set of photos in the showroom section . __________________ 1968 Amazon estate (Gracie). 2003 Vauxhall astra estate (her car) 2009 XC90 (Jo) . Not forgetting 1967 Cheltenham Nyala (caravan)

Oct 12th, 2009, 15:28	#2
Alf ista Premier Member Last Online: Apr 17th, 2024 12:54 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Co. Cork, Ireland.	Looking good! I bet you got a fright when you saw her like that with the wings off and the screen out. The inner wings look good it has to be said. They should be able to fix the screen up though and do a proper job with hopefully no leaks in the future. Keep the pics coming. __________________ 1970 Volvo Amazon 131 with a B20A and an M40.

Oct 12th, 2009, 15:36	#3
gillberry VOC Member Last Online: Apr 20th, 2024 07:03 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: norwich View Photos By: gillberry	Have to sat really looking forward to seeing her in bare metal . And yes will post regular updates and pics . Seeing yours gives us hope but makes us miss her even more . __________________ 1968 Amazon estate (Gracie). 2003 Vauxhall astra estate (her car) 2009 XC90 (Jo) . Not forgetting 1967 Cheltenham Nyala (caravan)

Oct 12th, 2009, 16:06	#4
mrtrout Member Last Online: Jul 12th, 2010 10:22 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Penrith	Wow, what a job you have there. Can't wait to see the end results, always amazes me. Good luck with her. S. __________________ Past. Volvo 240 Torslanda 1990. Present. V50 2.0D SE Sport Estate.

Oct 12th, 2009, 20:16	#6
gillberry VOC Member Last Online: Apr 20th, 2024 07:03 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: norwich View Photos By: gillberry	Hi the work is being done by a local firm called Classic Car Restorations , they have been in business for 21 yrs and restore all sorts of makes , models and ages . The work is not cheap but at the end will have an as new Volvo Amazon estate to the spec we are ordering . __________________ 1968 Amazon estate (Gracie). 2003 Vauxhall astra estate (her car) 2009 XC90 (Jo) . Not forgetting 1967 Cheltenham Nyala (caravan)

Oct 12th, 2009, 19:48	#5
johnjp Master Member Last Online: Jan 30th, 2019 22:56 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Heathfield, East Sussex View Photos By: johnjp	Can you tell us who is doing the work?

Oct 12th, 2009, 20:49	#7
pez VOC Member Last Online: Jan 16th, 2023 22:07 Join Date: May 2009 Location: teesside	good luck with it mate,looks like we are both doing exactly the same thing to our estates! my shell doesnt look as solid,at this moment in time!! just noticed ur front seats have the headrests fitted,did you change them seats? or did they come with the car when new? my seats dont have an holes at the top of them to even fit headrests,i think they look better with them,plus they help yer neck from snapping in a crash!! looking forward to yer updates.

Oct 12th, 2009, 21:05	#8
gillberry VOC Member Last Online: Apr 20th, 2024 07:03 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: norwich View Photos By: gillberry	when we first got the car it had ford fiesta front seats, we got these from amazon cars they were not the right ones but blue like the rest they come out of a later 2 door and are both passenger seats but simon wanted head rests and thes do the job, they are all going to be recovered in leather as part of the restro so by then you wont know the difference, __________________ 1968 Amazon estate (Gracie). 2003 Vauxhall astra estate (her car) 2009 XC90 (Jo) . Not forgetting 1967 Cheltenham Nyala (caravan)

Oct 13th, 2009, 14:03	#9
gillberry VOC Member Last Online: Apr 20th, 2024 07:03 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: norwich View Photos By: gillberry	Jsut dropped off several panel bits for the restorer and he was saying that what we thought was primer is actually the original colour so us wanting her in a light blue rather than dark means we will actually be returning her to original colour . __________________ 1968 Amazon estate (Gracie). 2003 Vauxhall astra estate (her car) 2009 XC90 (Jo) . Not forgetting 1967 Cheltenham Nyala (caravan)

Oct 13th, 2009, 16:59	#10
Old Bean VOC Member Last Online: Today 13:53 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lancashire	Gracie's return to as New Hi Gillberry Thank you for sharing the progress of your restoration. I am also looking forward to reading your updates. Good luck Doug

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