The Snail 'Brian' restoration progress.

[baloo]

Hi , I thought we had already joined this site as we seem to spend plenty of time on here .
Anyway thought Id upload some progress of our restoration on our Thomson Dart 'Brian'. Our friend Deli dave uploaded some pics in general discussion when we first found our trailer .
We are making good progress with the stripping process getting all that paint off back to bare aluminium.
We hope to refit it out and bearing in mind its well over 60yrs old we are loving uncovering all the dents etc as they all add to its history .








We will keep you posted of our ongoing progress .
Regards Chris and Sue

[Shadow Catcher]

"We hope to refit it out and bearing in mind its well over 60yrs old we are loving uncovering all the dents etc as they all add to its history"
This to me is the spirit of restoration

When I pulled up the linoleum in our kitchen to refinish the floor I found burn marks in the heart pine flooring from a wood stove. They were left in as they are part of the history of the house.

If you replace parts only because they look a bit rough, you are removing the history. baloo, you are doing it right, I wish you joy in the history of your trailer and will be watching with great interest.

[absolutsnwbrdr]

That trailer is awesome looking!! Can't wait to see it in all its glory!

[Alleged User]

Wow...that looks fantastic. Are your arms ready to fall off?
Something about that profile is just so neat. Love it.

[baloo]

Thankyou for the kind comments, we will keep you posted with our progress as we go along . And our arms are falling off and we have inhaled too much of the thinners .
Chris and Sue

[baloo]

Here are some updated pics of the 'Snail' we are looking forward to warmer weather so we can get on with our restoration project . We cant wait to get out there on the road .
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[S. Heisley]

Your doing a good job on the snail. It is really cute looking already and it does look like a snail! Thanks for sharing pictures with us.

[starleen2]

Those dents give character and seem to be at the right places

[pete42]

Ahh yes character...makes one wonder if when it’s all done and you climb in would it become “escargotâ€

[S. Heisley]

Pete42 wrote:
[quote]...makes one wonder if when it’s all done and you climb in would it become “escargotâ€

[grant whipp]

I've been fascinated with this trailer ever since I first saw it! Those have got to be the coolest fenders I've seen in a long time (I'd almost say "ever", but I'm absolutely in love with the rear fenders of the 1939 Lincoln Zepher, with skirts, of course ... ...!) ... it's too bad you are so far away ... I'd very much like to "borrow" them for a few weeks so I could splash a couple of molds off of 'em ... ...!

Your progress is looking great ... I'm looking forward to seeing it completed! Continued Good luck, and as always ...

CHEERS!

Grant

[baloo]

Thanks all for the kind comments and Grant if you are ever over here in the uk look us up and you can have a mould with pleasure. regards chris and sue.

[YuGun]

it looks great!

[Miriam C.]

I really love that TD. Actually I would like for someone over here to build one....or someone make a pattern... You are doing a great job cleaning it up.

[Classic Finn]

I sure enjoy this thread a lot. Can hardly wait to see it in person. Nice work bringing it to the future