by Exoticars USA | Jun 1, 2009 | restoration
Fiat Abarth ‘double bubble’ One of our latest projects is this 1960 Fiat Abarth Zagato with a hand made aluminum body by Zagato. I flew to France last spring for a long time client to perform a PPI (pre-purchase inspection) on this car and actually...
by Exoticars USA | Sep 21, 2008 | Aston Martin, restoration
Aston Martin DB2 Aston Martin, the company, has been hand building cars for discerning buyers and winning races since the early twentieth century. The DB models came after World war II when Aston Martin was bought by David Brown. The most famous Aston Martin is...
by Exoticars USA | Jun 13, 2007 | Aston Martin, export, restoration
The DB2 is green! Having color on the car is obviously a huge milestone in any project. Now we can see the result of all that preparation. The body has already been color-sanded. The final grade of sandpaper used is 2500 (that means 2,500 ‘grits’ per square inch’) but...
by Exoticars USA | May 25, 2007 | Aston Martin, Auto Body and Paint, restoration
More on the Aston Martin DB2 progress The DB2 is nearing the end of the body work phase. We removed the finish and the underlying filler to bare aluminum. We fabricated new panels to replace parts that were beyond repair. Spray polyester was applied and block-sanded...
by Exoticars USA | Oct 18, 2006 | Aston Martin, restoration
Removing paint. I will come back and comment on this later.
