1970 Rover 3500 - EMF

I'm booking my place in the passenger seat for a ride fairly soon then!

That boot repair is looking really good, I think it's definitely money well spent.
 
Hi Paul,i was down Clives last week and seen your car,its going to be a real nice car when its done,looks very solid :wink:
 
Thanks for the update Brian, nice to hear it's still moving along nicley - I haven't seen it since the last post I made but I'm really pleased and excited about how good it's going be when it's done! As you know they're never quite finished though and I have a fair sized list of jobs to do this coming winter.

I'm going to take a trip over there and have a looksee later this week when work quietens down a bit.
 
Re: 1970 Rover 3500 - Now in colour!!!!!

I had a call from Clive in the week inviting me over for a look at my car, he said I might notice a few changes :D

So, I went over to Derby this afternoon and Tom, Clive's apprentice, hard at work block sanding one of my rear wings.

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The front wings don't look much different to last time, but they've been smoothed and filled and sanded numerous times to get them just so and are just waiting for final sanding before primer and top coat.

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However, this is where the main bulk of work's been happening.

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The roof is painted and fitted back on along with the trim and rear window.

The doors are also done and have been rebuilt and fitted along with new seals.

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I was quite excited by this point and forgot to take any more photos, but all the door shuts look superb and all the latches and hinges have been cleaned up too.

Hopefully the wings and decker will be done next week followed by the bonnet and boot lid the week after - not long now.
 
That is looking seriously nice now, I bet your are just itching to get behind the wheel.

I hope you don't get 'new car syndrome' like I did, and getting worried where you park it. 8)

Won't be long now

Richard
 
Very nice, it is looking tasty. Richard you will be spot on with the " new car syndrome". It's bound to happen, that would be my worry buy think it has to happen. I think spending the money like that, not just on any car, but your pride and joy classic P6 not sure if I would take it on a motorway because of stone chips.
Well pleased for you Paul that it looks so good.
 
Adam Birch said:
Ok, I'm really going to need to start saving those extra pennies!! That looks superb!
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It's worth every one Adam. Even though I've told Jane exactly what they're doing she's still surprised at the attention to detail and the amount of work that's gone into each of the panels.

quattro said:
That is looking seriously nice now, I bet your are just itching to get behind the wheel.

I hope you don't get 'new car syndrome' like I did, and getting worried where you park it. 8)

Won't be long now

Richard
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No parking space will be too wide! Mind you, I'm like that already with any of our cars. Can't wait to get it back now, but I daren't book anything for the bank holiday weekend in case it's not ready for then - it should be done for Rugley though, maybe, perhaps.....

I was actually a little underwhelmed when I first walked in and saw the roof and doors refitted - just 'oh, that;s nice, it's blue again.' But, when I looked closer, cleaned the dust off to see the shine and saw the smooth paint inside the door shuts I really started to smile.
 
happy days said:
Very nice, it is looking tasty. Richard you will be spot on with the " new car syndrome". It's bound to happen, that would be my worry buy think it has to happen. I think spending the money like that, not just on any car, but your pride and joy classic P6 not sure if I would take it on a motorway because of stone chips.
Well pleased for you Paul that it looks so good.
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Mick, it will get used - otherwise what's the point? I'm sure I'll be absolutely mortified when the first stone chip or scratch appears, but because is base and clear coat paint it shouldn't be too hard to repair if needed.

The sill covers will be matt black for the same reason. I did think about going for gloss finish on them but I reckon that a matt finish will hide any scratches or chips easier.
 
Ooh, that's gonna be nice... very nice.. I do believe Mr Annables is a true craftsman.. Loving the attention to detail. Unbelievable in this day & age. 8)
 
Seriously, does he do work better and cheaper than others in the same business ?
What would Annables charge for a full stripdown and bare metal respray with no rust repairs ?
His preparation area looks a bit olde worlde
 
Hi Dave, his workshop does look untidy and messy, but the standard of finish on other cars I've seen him do is second to none. I don't think he's particularly better at painting than anyone else but his preparation, patience and attention to detail is far greater than any other paint shop I visited for a quote and the price wasn't much different either. I pretty sure that anyone else would have just sanded back the blistered patches and painted straight over everything else - not really what I wanted and not good value as it wouldn't last as long.

I don't think he would do a respray with no panel repairs or tweaks because they all need a bit of fettling to remove factory imperfections and engineered in rust traps. His standard cost of a respray on a P6 is £3000 including a full bare metal strip down and rebuild and all minor repairs to the panels. Mine will be a little bit more because the roof had to be removed to repair the back corners of the panel and replace a 9" section of the cant rail.
 
testrider said:
I don't think he would do a respray with no panel repairs or tweaks because they all need a bit of fettling to remove factory imperfections and engineered in rust traps. His standard cost of a respray on a P6 is £3000 including a full bare metal strip down and rebuild and all minor repairs to the panels.
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Crikey! I couldn't pay my bills at that rate :eek:

I was charging that 10 years ago :) Must be less overheads than me :?
 
Just been down to Clives, i second what has been said, the workshop is untidy, whose isnt, the panels look better than perfect (can you get this). It is very olde worlde, but then again arent "real" tradesmen going out of fashion. You can now become a Plumber in under 6 months, took me 4 years as an apprentice, then another couple to feel comfortable going into someones house on my own to do installations."Times they are a changing" as the song says, not for the best in my opinion. By the way Paul, the panels that are back on do look sweet.
 
Hi,Clive Annable has done alot of work on the bodywork on my 3500s,my v8 was painted by a jenson specialist the first time i got it painted and was never happy with it,i took it to Clive and bingo,what a paint job,he made me a dvd up of all the preparation he had done and he really does go to town on them,he smoothed out all the welds on the wings so you dont see them anymore,he took the strengthing bar out on the wing so it shouldnt rust behind there,all in all the excellent workman ship and a man that takes pride in his work unlike alot of body repairers i have been to in the past
 
Grim , what would you have to charge ?
It is serious money,as much as many P6's are worth, but I suppose you do it for love , not an investement
 
I would say even up here in darkest Yorkshire, that is cheap for that level of work. If you've ever done any of this type of work, you'll understand the difference between a quick rub down, mask up, and respray, (which a few forum members have had done recently for about £1000), versus bare metalling the panels, sorting out minor issues and ensuring they are really straight before spraying. You're talking several times more work.

I suspect it's the olde worlde nature of his premises that keep the costs down. You see prices like £3000 for minor insurance repairs to moderns, that's why so many get written off.

The funny thing is, this sort of work costs basically the same regardless of the vehicle, so for a P6 and other lower value classics, it's a lot of money, yet people regularly pay £10k+ for resprays on high end classics.
 
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