Currently I have two students working/learning at the shop – Brian from Ohio and Londun, from Georgia. Brian will be here for about 30 days total, and Londun will be here till the 30th. Londun is a total beginner he is only 19, he drove … Continue readingA 1937 Riley Sprite and 2 Extended Learning Students
Ken Wells from NH was at the shop today working on his scratch-built Gmund Porsche SL First thing he is making is the floor pan chassis which was made entirely out of 18 gauge steel sheet bent up and spot welded. Ken has made full … Continue readingScratch-Build Gmund Porsche SL
My friend and student Sean Colsen from RI just sent me a progress picture of his all aluminum body, tube frame, scratch-built, Frank Kurtis inspired Sports racer he is building for fair weather driving. It is powered by a Pontiac supercharged SoIstice four cylinder. I … Continue readingFrank Curtis inspired Sports Racer
Building a Hot Rod from Scratch! This week three students started their one month plus Extended Learning Class at my shop. Jim wanted to build a Hot Rod from scratch, Lou is converting a 1967 Maserati Mistral fastback coupe into a Spyder, Harvey is building … Continue readingScratch-building a Hotrod
The December four day coachbuilding class starts tomorrow at 9:00am. We finished the class project wireform at midnight. 1948 Virgil Exner designed futuristic Studebaker. Day one progress at the Pro Shaper Sheet Metal four day coachbuilding class. Day two progress at the Pro Shaper Sheet … Continue readingDecember 2017 Class
For our November Coachbuilding / Metal Shaping Class most of my students focused on a hot rod wire form design I had made. [youtube height=”HEIGHT” width=”WIDTH”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFwZqtm1_Po[/youtube] First day for the hands on portion of my four day coachbuilding class. Two more full days … Continue readingSportscar Influence Original Hot Rod Design
For our November Coachbuilding / Metal Shaping Class most of my students focused on a hot rod wire form design I had made. [youtube height=”HEIGHT” width=”WIDTH”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFwZqtm1_Po[/youtube] First day for the hands on portion of my four day coachbuilding class. Two more full days … Continue readingNovember 2017 Class
The June class finished last night it was another awesome opportunity to meet a great group of people that have a passion for learning all they could about the craft of shaping and welding sheet metal into art- car forms, or sculpture. Micah Wolfe-Parsons from … Continue readingJune 2017 Coachbuilding-Metal Shaping Class
Thanks to all that attended my May 19, 20, 21, 21— 2017 coachbuilding class, it was a very special and very productive class. Benjamin Starr and Steve Shepard were at the shop to help out where ever they could, I always appreciate their help. The … Continue readingMay 2017 Coachbuilding Class
Finished the second coachbuilding class in May. This class was attended by three guys ( John, Chris and Mike from US Car Tool ( www.uscartool.com) in NC and two guys from ( http://www.gabrielsportscar.com) Gabriel Sports Car in Yonkers, NY ( Frank and Javier. Frank had … Continue readingCOACHBUILDING CLASS 2ND MAY CLASS
My April coachbuilding class was a great time. The guys were all motivated to learn as much as possible and they all did outstanding work. Attendees Brian, Jeff, Elton, and Jim all own small English wheels and had a little shaping experience. Bob and Dave … Continue readingCOACHBUILDING CLASS APRIL 2015
My March sheet metal shaping class is at the beginning of day three. Another great bunch of enthusiastic car guys are attending. I had six signed up for the class but Jim from NJ, had to transfer into the April class because of bad driving … Continue readingCOACHBUILDING CLASS MARCH 2015 – PART 1
One more class progress picture of Bruce from NH slapping his reverse curve panel into the correct radius profile on the post dolly. This is the first panel Bruce has ever made, it’s the rear reverse curve section of the side skirt of Scott’s 1934 … Continue readingCOACHBUILDING CLASS MARCH 2015 – PART 2
Some day three pictures from Wray Schelin’s March 2015 coachbuilding class in Stafford Springs, CT. Tim from MO has been shaping a new .060″ 3003 aluminum boot lid skin for Kevin’s Cobra. He has the two panels that make up the boot lid skin all … Continue readingCOACHBUILDING CLASS MARCH 2015 – PART 3
Still more pictures from day three of Wray Schelin’s March 2015 coachbuilding class. The first picture is of Bruce with his 1934 Ford fender reverse curve skirt section that he made. This was the first panel he has ever made. The second picture is of … Continue readingCOACHBUILDING CLASS MARCH 2015 – PART 4