1958 Volvo PV 444 Restoration

1958 Volvo 444 32 years old
Project Start Summer 2000, car up on stands, engine work being done, rear brake lines, many components being removed.
New years eve 2001, Tim spot blasting rust on RH door, I don't see any safety glasses do you?
Tim Spot Sandblasting RH Door
Dad Stretching Rear Qtr.
Dad working the porta power, stretching the RR Qtr. Was hit fall 1971 by an obnoxious woman driving a yellow Catalina. Dad's too dumb to wear safety glasses!
Under hood shot, that's a B16A single carb, 1600cc motor, used to get 40 MPG.
Under Hood B16A
New Tail Lamp Housing
Making a new tail lamp housing for the right rear fender. Note the paper pattern used to make a mirror image of the good left tail lamp. New housing still needs trimming and the end disc welded on. This new housing was hand hammered & shaped from 20 ga. cold rolled steel. 12/01
"Tipping" over the flange on the small end of the housing.
Tipping the flange
tipping the flange
Another tipping shot, note the pipe with union used to flatten the flange.
"Finished, waiting to weld on the end disc.
Tipping the flange