 The car as it arrived at my house on 2/13/08 |
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There is not much
available in the way of visual information on pre-war restorations,
so I decided to post this web site as I restore my NB, with a
little help in the form of information from my friends: Tom Metcalf,
Terry Andrews, Terry Sanders and Lawrie Alexander, who have been
invaluable when I had questions. I have found no early history
on the car (so far.) I purchased it from Lawrie Alexander who
bought it from Everett Smith. Everett died a couple of years
ago (2007). His wife told me he had purchased it through Hemming's
in the early 1990s. The seller said the car had come out of a
collection in Southern California. He had the engine worked on
and had the car apart, planning to restore it. For some reason,
he then decided to sell it. Everett put the car together for
transport and stored it until he became ill. |
 The car, at first glance was in excellent
condition. I was able to drive it for a short period before I
decided to do some minor repairs. I found wood
worm damage in the right side that needed attention. Once I started
taking it apart, I was doomed to a full restoration. |
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Somewhere along the way, someone
had added tail lights to the rear. They were subsequently removed
with pop riveted steel plates added with 1/4 inch of bondo (to
cover the holes.) The tub (excluding the scuttle) doors, bonnet,
and side panels are aluminum. The mudguards, scuttle and top
of the bonnet are steel. When I stripped the doors, I found 1/4
inch of bondo to cover the fact they had become concave. A new
dash had already been ordered from Craig Seabrook by Lawrie.
The following items were either missing or beyond repair: 1.)
fuel reserve valve (beyond repair), 2.) exhaust, 3.) shocks
(had 506 Hartford's which are to light duty for an NB). The tach and oil pressure gauges needed restoration. The other gauges were in good condition although faces were slightly faded. The dash was made with holes for two additional gauges, clock and water temperature. |
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What was already done and/or
replaced: |
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Some parts are difficult to
find and not listed in
catalogues for "N" type cars. For example: |
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So far, I have found these solutions: |
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