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This series of restoration pictures will show some of the extensive coachwork and restoration on a 1935 Packard 1204 Dietrich Convertible Sedan Super 8. This is a rather rare car, fewer than 25 were made. We were originally contracted to perform body and paint restoration on this elegant car after disappointing workmanship at other shops. A 'restorer' had dismantled the car then subcontracted a renowned panel beater (body panel fabricator and metal finisher) to perform the rust patching and metal finishing. The car was then sent on to a paint shop. The car body was placed on a rolling jig prior to transport to the metal man. The jig also simplified movement about the paint shop. The painter would prime and sand but the body lines seemed to change when they moved it. They tried to create better body lines by continually adding plastic filler over primer to all the edges. Each time it was moved around the lines again didn't match so more plastic filler was applied. The owner decided enough was enough and brought the body and sheet metal to us. We realized rather quickly that there was nothing to be saved from the work done by the metal man or the painter and the body was stripped back down to bare metal. We will show you some interesting photos taken at various stages of the project, mostly of the coachwork and then where we picked up reassembly.
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