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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tNo – it’s not some type of prototype E-Type 4-door… This is a ’68 2+2 cowl in front of a ’70 OTS shell. These are both rough, but restorable. These pieces are both shop-owned, and so they are headed over to long-term storage.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tNext out the door is the ’68 2+2 shell from our customer who is switching over to a Series 1 coupe shell instead.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tThis is another good, restorable shell that we will eventually find a good home!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tNext, it’s off the trailer and onto the forklift. Right about here is where I started falling in love with pallets – they sure do make things easy!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tOne E-Type, coming UP!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tThese are our new shelves in a nearby warehouse – it’s convenient, secure, dry, and having them up here means that I won’t be getting any calls about something getting dropped on them, etc.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tNext, the doors are out the door! These are the surplus doors currently in stock.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tGently stacked onto a pallet, and then snugged up with a ratchet strap. 99% of the doors that we restore get new skins, and all of these need it, so nothing is going to get damaged here – but we don’t treat finished doors this way of course – they get wrapped in moving blankets and shelved.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tOur shelves are starting to fill up – there’s just never enough space! Top shelf is a ’68 coupe and ’68 2+2. Second shelf is a ’70 roadster and a pallet of doors. Bottom shelf is a ’59 Devin shell (with two coupe roofs inside of it), and a cowl from a 1927 Paige-Detroit – that’s a personal project…\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tThis pallet of wings respresents the “second-tier” wings in stock – we left the really nice stuff back at the shop. But everything here is repairable – some requiring more work than others. One thing that was interesting when we bundled these up is that there is at least one of every single style of E-Type wing here – a ’61 welded-flange wing, Series 1, 1.5, 2, and 3 wings are all here. Up against the wall are a few decklids as well.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tHere is a shot of the rear of the top shelf – that Series 1.5 2+2 cowl is pretty nice, and at least some part of it will get used for sure.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tHere is all the space we cleared up – NONE! They just keep coming! Starting in the back on the left is a ’69 OTS converted over to Series 1 specs – that is just about complete. Next is a ’61 coupe, ’68 roadster, and under that big white center section shipping box is my personal ’63 roadster shell – that’s another work in progress. The red E-Type is a ’70 coupe from New Brunswick – behind it is the new coupe shell for the blue 2+2. Luckily, the ’63 coupe in the foreground and the Series 1 bonnet panels in front of it are headed out!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tThe upstairs is actually a little more opened up than it used to be. Soon, we are going to have the HVAC system and insulation installed – it’s time to finish off the new shop and get moved in before Winter. And finally getting shelves up here would be REALLY nice too!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tI sure do miss these days sometimes!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t- \n\t\t\t\tAnd this empty upstairs didn’t last long either!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several shells and bonnets are close to finished, or finshed and still here, plus new shells have come in, and it’s just getting crazy around here. Recently, we rented some space in a nearby warehouse where we can keep some … Continue reading
- \n\t\t\t\tAnd this empty upstairs didn’t last long either!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
- \n\t\t\t\tI sure do miss these days sometimes!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
- \n\t\t\t\tThe upstairs is actually a little more opened up than it used to be. Soon, we are going to have the HVAC system and insulation installed – it’s time to finish off the new shop and get moved in before Winter. And finally getting shelves up here would be REALLY nice too!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
- \n\t\t\t\tHere is all the space we cleared up – NONE! They just keep coming! Starting in the back on the left is a ’69 OTS converted over to Series 1 specs – that is just about complete. Next is a ’61 coupe, ’68 roadster, and under that big white center section shipping box is my personal ’63 roadster shell – that’s another work in progress. The red E-Type is a ’70 coupe from New Brunswick – behind it is the new coupe shell for the blue 2+2. Luckily, the ’63 coupe in the foreground and the Series 1 bonnet panels in front of it are headed out!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
- \n\t\t\t\tHere is a shot of the rear of the top shelf – that Series 1.5 2+2 cowl is pretty nice, and at least some part of it will get used for sure.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
- \n\t\t\t\tThis pallet of wings respresents the “second-tier” wings in stock – we left the really nice stuff back at the shop. But everything here is repairable – some requiring more work than others. One thing that was interesting when we bundled these up is that there is at least one of every single style of E-Type wing here – a ’61 welded-flange wing, Series 1, 1.5, 2, and 3 wings are all here. Up against the wall are a few decklids as well.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
- \n\t\t\t\tOur shelves are starting to fill up – there’s just never enough space! Top shelf is a ’68 coupe and ’68 2+2. Second shelf is a ’70 roadster and a pallet of doors. Bottom shelf is a ’59 Devin shell (with two coupe roofs inside of it), and a cowl from a 1927 Paige-Detroit – that’s a personal project…\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
- \n\t\t\t\tGently stacked onto a pallet, and then snugged up with a ratchet strap. 99% of the doors that we restore get new skins, and all of these need it, so nothing is going to get damaged here – but we don’t treat finished doors this way of course – they get wrapped in moving blankets and shelved.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
- \n\t\t\t\tNext, the doors are out the door! These are the surplus doors currently in stock.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
- \n\t\t\t\tThese are our new shelves in a nearby warehouse – it’s convenient, secure, dry, and having them up here means that I won’t be getting any calls about something getting dropped on them, etc.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
- \n\t\t\t\tOne E-Type, coming UP!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
- \n\t\t\t\tNext, it’s off the trailer and onto the forklift. Right about here is where I started falling in love with pallets – they sure do make things easy!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
- \n\t\t\t\tThis is another good, restorable shell that we will eventually find a good home!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
- \n\t\t\t\tNext out the door is the ’68 2+2 shell from our customer who is switching over to a Series 1 coupe shell instead.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
- \n\t\t\t\tNo – it’s not some type of prototype E-Type 4-door… This is a ’68 2+2 cowl in front of a ’70 OTS shell. These are both rough, but restorable. These pieces are both shop-owned, and so they are headed over to long-term storage.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>
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