History Bringing the Dick Williams '27 Roadster Back to 1953

coming along nice....thank you for sharing !

 

At Darryl @hollenbeck32 Hollenbeck's Vintage Color Studio:

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One fill up from NY to Cali...with a Bonneville visit, just another innovation by a clever builder and Artist...well maybe 2 or 3 at 25 cents a gallon...

 

It's going to be a Powder Blue milestone of a year at the Brizio Shop...

Thanks for the Update @HEMI32

 

Dennis Sayers was busy today at @hollenbeck32's Vintage Color Studio:

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Darryl (@hollenbeck32) & Dennis made more progess today:

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Today, Darryl (@hollenbeck32) applied epoxy to the "inner panels" ... next comes satin black:

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Honestly, this stuff is surreal to witness...thanks @HEMI32 for sharing this journey in your always eloquent literary style...I extend further thanks to @jakespeed55 and All The Brizio Team to their excellence in reliving a walk like no other over and over...awesome...

 

Thanx Stogy For me these projects are the ones I like the most bringing it back to its former glory> I have been very fortunate to have restored quite a few history cars working for Roy

 

Today, @AMBR 53's father (Dick Falk) visited @hollenbeck32's Vintage Color Studio to check on the progress made on the roadster he once owned:

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Today at @hollenbeck32's Vintage Color Studio:

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Very cool keep the updates coming.

 

Prep work continues at @hollenbeck32's Vintage Color Studio:

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Well I'm late to the party. Outstanding car, story, and work. Someone already said it but I'll second it, Todd your threads are Grade A, there are none better. And that's a paint booth!

 

I had to go back and find what you were referring to because I didn't remember seeing the tank. And after looking again I didn't see anything I recognized as a tank. ...and then wow - that's like a boat tank setup!

I don't think I've seen someone do this before. Ok let's build a little roadster, but one with extremely high fuel capacity. Interesting!

 

It's funny you know...Dick was not your average Hotrodder and since his construction was so out of the box it could easily be argued as non Traditional...but as I always say it still is more than worthy of being here regardless...His influence certainly didn't go by unnoticed...I'm so glad to see it being returned to it's Heyday...Art comes to life literally...

Very few builders put design to paper that we see but Dick did it in style...I would sure like to see more of his Hotrod Art...

 

If you know 27 roadster bodies you can see the tons of detail he did to clean it up. Around the top of the seat back, the mods to the turtledeck and below the bun panel. The reworked decklid. Just amazing design

 

I give up: what's the bun panel?

 

Buns and tulips...I'm curious too...

 

compound curved panel behind the doors, ahead of the turtle deck/pickup bed

 

I thought I knew this car fairly well, because I studied it pretty closely when it won the AMBR. I never noticed that "bun panel" mod, though; I like it a lot.

 

"sheepishly" Yup, same here!

 

More progress at @hollenbeck32's Vintage Color Studio:

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Today at @hollenbeck32's Vintage Color Studio:

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Pin punch or drill bit?...many did this to their Airtools and such at the former Aircraft Company I worked for...It looked usually pretty scrawled but sure made Identifying the culprit who had you stuff easier...that was long before vibroetching...again soul is all over these vintage masterpieces and it really gives one pause...
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For comparison...

Stock...


Dick Williams...


This detail adds interesting character to the '27 and ties it into belly pan better than the stock panel would...


I want to see this car in person.

Thank you for sharing the details of the restoration. It's beautiful.

 

Just looked through all the photos, guess the original welds on the doors were in good shape. Bob

 

I agree it looks good, but I would guess it was a work around, fixing a rusted compound curved panel.
The rounded rear rolled pan as an example of the state of metal working in the 50’s.

 

Today at @hollenbeck32's Vintage Color Studio:

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