Facel Vega Buck Again: But in Detail
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Photos of this buck at AUTOWORLD in Brussels have been posted before, by me, and one or two others. However, the buck is now on the other side of the museum and is easier to photograph. When I visited last week, I tried to do a more detailed examination of it to better understand it. Here is what I found.
Attachment 40777 Original Facel Vegas buck with different style nose buck lying flat on the right of photo. Attachment 40778 Toggle clamps to hold strapping down on panel as deails such as wheel arches are hammered in. Wheel arch lip is steel strap, @ 1/4" or 6mm thick. Attachment 40779 Close-up of headlight pod. Aluminum panel is clamped to it. See later photo showing a custom fit clamp. Attachment 40780 Door jambs are steel. I couldn't determine if they were cast, or built-up from sheet. I believe they are built-up. Attachment 40781 On optional front end, one of the head lamp pod clamps. Attachment 40782 Gas filler door detail. Would be caulked/corked in. NOTE THE STEEL SPINE running along the fender ridge. Attachment 40783 Indentation for convertible top. Attachment 40784 Close-up of steel fender ridge spine. Panel clamp would have been covered in padded cloth. Attachment 40785 Close-up of fabricated panel clamp. Attachment 40786 |
Very nice detail. So the door jambs would have been hammerform, then?
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Yes, that's how I see it. It has a cast iron capping.
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IMO it's really more of a hammer form than a buck. Regardless...... thank you for posting it. ~ John Buchtenkirch
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Very cool, thanks for the explanation Bill. Bucks that are robust enough to be used as a hammerform.
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Bill, this is REALLY interesting to me. Thank you for posting the detailed photos and explanations.
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Thanks for posting, Bill - extremely interesting and does show there are indeed, many ways to 'skin a cat'.
I will be fabricating a buck to build a replica of a one-off Alfa Romeo race car I own, and will consider using hammer form elements to help accuracy & expediency. |
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