1961 Bonnet – LH Inner Valance Repair

The inner valances we are using on this early bonnet are a solid set of original 1961 valances. You can tell that because the RH side has one fold in the opposite direction from the later valances, and also because there is a tooling mark about 1/4″ above the beaded lower edge that the later valances do not have. Unfortunately, the assembly of the bonnet that these came out of was SO bad, that the person doing the work in the past could not make the LH valance fit properly – so they cut 1-inch from the rear of it off – AAAAAGGGGHHHHH!!!!!! Sadly, we see this kind of thing all the time…

Here are some photos of the restoration of this piece as we add back what was removed:

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