NHM 770L - 1973 Manta A 1900 Berlinetta

Owner: MicK

Bought this from ebay in 2007, and going by its history on here and with the description the seller gave i thought, yeah, worth a punt. Well I won it and went to collect.
Again seemed ok so paid and drove off in it 4 miles up the road the engine blew....piles of blue smoke and well, u can imagine.
Got home eventually. Bought some new alloys and booked in for a spray job
Bodywork guy found a host of rust Some of the panels were stuck together with filler and the doors were rotten through. There was even hamerite on the body paint....requiring it to be rubbed to bare shell.
Under the "roof" was complete rust and glue

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Car stripped and ready to primer.

The finished product

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The interior is practically in standard form, although I have had to replace some of the wood veneer around the dashboard. Generally I have just had to replaced a lot of stuff that has got old and worn out.