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Scratchbuilding car bodies
How to build original design cars, sport and race cars .
Cobra Replica
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Frank.de.Kleuver@bicon.nl
06-15-2013
12:50 PM
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Restorations
1940 Mercedes 170V
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mercmad
06-02-2013
03:26 AM
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Making patch panels
All methods of making patch panels for automobile bodies
What's in the shop
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anders nørgaard
06-14-2013
09:45 PM
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Chopping tops, sectioning, and channeling
All traditional methods of creating hot rods and customs by modifying existing stock automobile bodies.
37 chevy pick up
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markyb
05-31-2013
11:55 AM
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