1956 Buick Special – johnnyzs

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1956 Buick Special

1956 Buick Special

1956 Buick Special

1956 Buick Special with damage to the bonnet and scuttle

Inner bonnet structure removed for repairs too bonnet

Inner bonnet structure replaced and strengthened

Bonnet undergoing repairs, inner structure removed and replaced to allow repairs to be made. Aligning gaps and hinges here

Paint stripped, repaired and ready to be refitted to adjust the gaps

Getting nice gaps on a ’56 takes some time and lots of adjustments

Getting nice gaps on a ’56 takes some time and lots of adjustments

Damaged guards repaired, rubbed back and ready for painting

Painted, awaiting final fitup of bonnet emblem

Completed buffed and detailed ready for customer pick up

Completed buffed and detailed ready for customer pick up

Completed buffed and detailed ready for customer pick up

Completed buffed and detailed ready for customer pick up

This Buick 1956 Buick Special was brought to us as a customer recommended repair job after the bonnet, scuttle and guards were damaged. As the 56 Buick Special is not a very common car here in Australia a replacement bonnet could not be sourced so the damaged one had to be repaired. It was paint stripped, the internal structure was removed, the repairs made and then the internal structure was strengthened and replaced. Once the repairs to the scuttle and bonnet were done it was primed and painted in a colour matched red and then the whole car buffed and detailed.