Hi,

Finally got round to taking some photos of my finished car and uploading them along with the pics taken by the bodyshop during the work.

It's been a long wait but well worth it. The quality of the work is incredibly good, particularly the depth of shine and perfection of the paintwork. It is way better than the original Fiat finish. The pictures really don't do it justice, it has to be seen to be believed.

Colin Lloyd and his team have taken an enourmous amount of trouble (and time ahem!)to do a really thorough job and have done a lot of extra work at no cost when they found it was needed.

Any coupe owners in the south west who want bodywork done to concours standard should check him out. tOmO on here has had his mooon grey coupe done by Colin and is also very happy.

Hope you like the pics:

http://s60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/montydog1/Coupe%20Restoration/

Pics with tOmOs car are taken after I fitted the correct front grill, replaced the front fogs and fitted chromed wheel nuts

WOW! Fantastic - now put it in the garage, dont risk driving it - buy another!

Looks great

looks absolutely stunning alan

bleedy hell mate, you`ve deffently put the time and effort in there, looks good mate

Those pics are amazing top quality job,does perfection have a price? think not.

Wish i lived further south, (note to self move to sun)

T

Damn fine piece of work there.

Very nice Alan

thanks for the 2 days cleaning and the beer alan glad you like the car and the metal plates we though they finished the look

Where in south Devon may I ask? Did you have two new door skins? Oh and how many k for that? Looks like a top job. Almost like a mini show of overhaulin but with out the annoying prank bits.

Very nice Alan : i was never a big fan of this colour but i think i've been converted

Very very nice Alan, gonna have to get mine done now!

wow, very nice alan

The body shop is located in Plymouth adjacent to the ski slope. I only needed 1 doorskin and the cost of the whole job was £2000. PM me if you need contact details.

alan we should have set you up on commission lol

Top job guys,2k is a right nice price for that job,well done!!

Agreed, 2k is a v fair price.

Looks really good indeed

The only thing... what is "Mr Standard" doing with a plus grille on a standard 20vt?

LOL. It was on there when I bought it and just haven't bothered sourcing an original slatted one. I have thought about it though......

Thanks for the positive comments

Sadly enough, I saw the Plus grill!

Need to get out more.

there are a few things the pics don't show like the rear inner arches have been painted along with the springs subframe etc the grill in the scuttle was repainted all the black along the sides and on the bottom of the bumpers was repainted and the door pilars and handles were refurbed

Wow - looks like a great job. Great attention to detail.

Me jealous, never

mental note, never park next to allan now!!!

Looks very, very nice Alan. I will have to pop over to have a look in the next week or two.

Out side of carlT i would say that Colin and the boys are most peoples best bet for work on the coop. They can do anything from a full strip down to a small job very well priced.......although they do take a long time.

Glad you are happy mate =) and dont ever park anywhere ever again!

Thanks, Tom.

You're right; they are a first class outfit. I'll PM you about a meet up. Colin said that he would like some photos if "his" 2 coupes together for future reference so we can do that when you come round. I've found a great spot in the village with plenty of space and a nice countryside backdrop for taking some pics.


Alan

Looks fantastic.

Were you not at all tempted to have the sills and black bumper bits painted? IMO it's the single biggest thing that improves the look of the coop.

I used to live in Ivybridge, my parents are still there so not far from Plymouth.

Wow Alan ..... I think you've just gotten everyone on the forum pondering how they can get 2k as soon as they can!!
Absolutely stunning!

I thought about it but for me, keeping the car original is really important. I also think that colour coding the black bits makes the sides of the car look too deep.

Hmmm.... £2k eh

Anyone need a kidney?