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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

KENWORTH 2013

Kenworth steering wheel  after pearl plasticise in dual custom colours. Gear levers in custom blue pearl.

New steering wheel & gear levers as received.



Steering wheel & gear levers in situ

Mark's new rig "A fist full of silver"


Saturday, July 13, 2013

CADILLAC CONVERTIBLE 1959


Another of Eric Hill's beauties
4000+ hours were put into the restoration of this '59 convertible.
 Restorer Lyndsay Coombe actually remanufactured the front & rear bullet grilles in chromed steel & 24 crt gold as He couldn’t get a great result with the original alloy that Cadillac used.



Steering wheel plasticised in white pearl top & bottom- red to match interior on side grips.

CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE 1957

1957 Cadillac Coupe DeVille- Eric Hill of Melbourne Vic

Spectacular! sigh.






Wheel pearl plasticised in dual colours - back I think in 2001 still looks as good as the day we completed it.

Saturday, April 6, 2013

FORD MERCURY CUSTOM BILLET STEERING WHEEL

half wrap billet steering wheel in custom purple pearl finish



half wrap section secured for applying the pearl

after two coats of pearl - custom colour.

wheel as original- before pearl.


half wrap section pearl plasticised and in situ-  " jewel in the crown"


Phillip Retamoza

 www.mercster.com
1951 Mercury.






CHRYSLER WINDSOR 1956 STEERING WHEEL

wheel as presented from Sweden. Half  hub is missing as well as numerous repairs


making mould to aid re- build






top mould in place.


formed & ready for specialised pearl coating

wheel pearl plasticised in dual colours, ivory and charcoal.


BUICK RIVIERA 1963 STEERING WHEEL

1963 Riviera steering wheel & knobs pearl plasticised in dual colours, white & custom turquoise- see sample

Steering wheel as presented & prior to repair work



Shawn from Texas USA-'63 Riviera

Wheel & knobs in situ

Friday, December 14, 2012

HEALEY WESTLAND 1947

As presented

Steering wheel from Don Healey's original proto type Healey Westland: see patent.

stripped ready for polishing and chrome.

Re chromed and re riveted

Complete after rebuild. original type black plastic applied.

Underside showing rivets.

Healey owner Bill Emmerson of Florida. Healey was also fully restored in Australia.



Winner of numerous concourse events.