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This German Ford Collector Keeps His Fleet Nice And Simple
“Holy-moly, converting a four door to a two……Serious respect. ”
Not so easy to get it right, is it? The way he welded in the cross bracing first makes a lot of sense, so that he had a frame that maintained all the dimensions, while he moved the sections over.
These are things that the ‘straw hat’ brigade at Pebble beach do not and never will understand about the car hobby. They see the acres of paint done more beautifully than was ever historically applied to those iconic cars, and miss the rich wealth of detail that the artisan brings to his/her work.
Not true for a moment regarding Robert suggesting the judging staff at PB aren’t able to ‘understand’ or “miss’ certain issues of detail certain artisans bring to the forefront . There was nothing that escaped the hands and eyes of judges of the like of Phil Hill. Plus Elton Walker or the Stevenson School chaplain (sorry I don’t recall the gentleman’s name ). All of those gents had skills dating way before the times of 50 coats of paint being common. Behind the scenes of tweed,designer clothing,fine wines and the jet brigade.. lay a treasure chest of knowledge and full appreciation of the simpler ways and times.
Petrolicious never fails to impress me and here, you even surprise me with one very….. unique man! Very special, very enjoyable. I don’t really understand this guy (‘I don’t speed’) but I love the fact that he knows what he likes, and he knows why he likes it! Great job as usual!
Chris
Sugar Land, TX
I really like Thorsen. I do. I would enjoy having him for a neighbor and seeing how his projects progress, But you know, for a guy who doesn’t need speed, there was the ‘super trap’ exhaust the side by side, two barrel Weber carbs. The wheels, in many cases, were cast aluminum. So he may think that he doesn’t need speed, he is certainly tooled up for it.
Fantastic job Thorsten on preserving/ resurrecting your two door. I enjoyed your video and thank you for taking the time to explain your automotive passion. I like how you described, “There are people who do it differently, but everyone has to come to terms with himself. I just know that I don’t waste my time on things that aren’t worth it, it’s as simple as that.”. I have changed things on my automobiles in the past that I have regretted later. My end results did not live up to my minds fantasy so I lost interest and sold them. I am glad that you shared why you kept the vehicles true to form and agree.
Super nice collection.
I have fond memories of riding with my father through the twisty roads each year to Laguna Seca to see the Monterey Historics back in the early 1980’s.
I always loved that car. Super nimble and super reliable. It could go forever.
Of all the cars that went through, that one should have been one of the keepers, for sure. It was Rangoon Red.
Charming. Really lovely. I enjoy the scope of these videos and how you people cover the enormous breadth of serious collecting and auto-restoration.
My first car was that Mark I two door Cortina, with the 1500 Kent I4 engine. The paint was pale blue. And the transmission was a four speed, with floor mounted gear selector. They were wonderful cars for the time. Light weight. Nimble. And a lot of fun to drive. Of course these are exactly the qualities that encouraged Ford to work with Lotus to develop the Mark I for FIA Group 2 Tourist racing.
