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I sprite final paint will probably wait for warmer spring weather so I am spending a little time on the Prefect lately. The front of the chassis is fully painted back to the cross member at the rear of the gearbox. Today I removed the rear axle and driveshaft for access to it and the under body for stripping and painting. So, here 'tis.
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That is my Sprite under the blue tarpon the other side. And yes, we do have a '67 Camaro in the shop for a while. Partner is "making it driveable" for his nephew.
 
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Not surprised, but never knew (having never seen one in our shop) the Prefect has a transverse rear leaf spring. Interesting!
 
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DrEntropy said:
Not surprised, but never knew (having never seen one in our shop) the Prefect has a transverse rear leaf spring. Interesting!
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Makes sense, Ford was a tight wad buying extra springs added extra cost.
 
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Same spring setup in the front with a solid axle. It does have proper Armstrong lever shocks though. Right Walt, the Prefect's little brother, the Anglia was the cheapest car available in England at the time. Here's the front, already painted.
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That is such a wonderful "classic" British car. Bravo to you on bringing it back to life.

Speaking of Ford ... in one of the biographies I read that he returned from a long trip to Europe, to find his son Edsel had started construction of a building just for the accountants. Henry abhorred waste of any kind. He was irate that money would be wasted on bean counters, not invested in cars - so he had the new building torn down immediately.

Just for fun, look up how Kingsford Charcoal was developed and named.
 
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NutmegCT said:
That is such a wonderful "classic" British car. Bravo to you on bringing it back to life.

Speaking of Ford ... in one of the biographies I read that he returned from a long trip to Europe, to find his son Edsel had started construction of a building just for the accountants. Henry abhorred waste of any kind. He was irate that money would be wasted on bean counters, not invested in cars - so he had the new building torn down immediately.

Just for fun, look up how Kingsford Charcoal was developed and named.
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Thanks. I knew Henry was behind Kingsford Charcoal but had never read the details. Fun read.
 
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