Vehicle Description
1959 Aston Martin Convertible. According to the build
sheet,�AM300/3/1712 was delivered in March of 1959 to its first
owner in the UK.� The paint was Elusive Blue, the color it wears
today.� The interior was blue/grey, and the hood (top) was beige.�
The build sheet also confirms the LHD configuration,� DBD engine
and twin exhaust as original.The current owner took the uncompleted
and partially disassembled car to an Aston Martin dealer in the
Pacific Northwest in 2009 with the idea of having them complete the
project.� Initially we were contacted to restore the dashboard and
instrument cluster, which we did. � The car arrived as a roller
along with many boxes of parts.� The body had been painted but not
very well.� There were areas of shrinkage, uneven gloss, and some
minor bubbling.� The owner decided to live with the paint so the
plan was for us to sort the car mechanically, restore and refit all
the chrome trim, and lastly install a complete new interior and
top. Work proceeded slowly over the years. � fitted and wired the
restored dash, installed a new steering wheel and fuel pump, and
fabricated and installed new brake lines. � got the engine running
and deemed it serviceable.� A new windscreen and seal were
installed. �had to fabricate new front seat frames as the originals
had gone missing over the years.� These were duplicated exactly
using patterns from another car.� The top frame was repaired,
re-chromed, and fitted with new wood.� Literally hundreds of loose
ends and issues, which can be seen on the invoices�were dealt
with.� The car then went to our trimmer for a complete new
interior, top, and top boot in the correct leather, Wilton wool,
and Everflex materials.� New chrome trims and pin beading were
fabricated and fitted to the top.� New bumpers were installed and
new bumper filler pans were fabricated, painted, and fitted.� Body
trim was rechromed as needed and installed.�Call for more info.
