OT - No PC - carbon fiber C-type body arrived today, *Update* Car is DONE!! Lotsa pics.... Options

[Scott S]

Hi All –
Thought some might find this interesting – pretty excited.

We are doing a jag C-type replica. It is pretty exact, being built off of the factory blue prints. Initially, the upper half of the body and the clamshells were going to be fiberglass, as having them done in aluminum would more than double the cost of the build.

About a month ago we received a call from the builder that he had a pal in the aerospace field who really wanted to branch out into doing some car stuff with carbon fiber. After many discussions, he said he would recreate the body for our C-type. The molds were shipped out last month. The body was delivered yesterday!

It weighs less than a third of the fiberglass body. If the layup lines were a bit better, I would almost think about not painting it. The lower half of the body/passenger compartment will still be aluminum.

[Scott S]

Ha!!
No no no......
My brother in-law's dad died when he was 9 (late 60's/very early 70's). He had an early mustang that both my brother in law and his brother thought had been sold shortly thereafter.

This was found not to be the case. His Mom had a very hard time dealing with the loss, and basically became a hoarder. She had a stroke last year that made it impossible for her to ever live alone again (nearly vegetative). This meant cleaning out the house (massive project - MANY dumpsters). About half way in to cleaning out the garage - you guessed it - they found the car. Still had the pack of cigarettes on the dash from the night he had his heart attack. From this pics we had sent, it looked to be a real time machine and in really great shape. We shipped it to Colorado and were going to have it restored to give to my brother in law as a surprise.

Unfortunately the surprise was on us - it was a huge mess. It had been hit and poorly repaired several times. Tons of rust. Danny is a big time Mustang/Shelby guy so we gave it to him for parts.

Dust (rust) to dust............

We did find his pocket watch in the (spider infested) glove box however. It was neat to give that back to my brother in law. Still worked like a champ.