The Portuguese Aurelia .........the Phoenix has arisen......

[Richard Fridd]

  Incredible who comes out of the woodwork at times like these.
  Brilliant!


  Richard

[chriswgawne]

Wing/body trim issue?

I presume you have all of this trim as the car has come from a pretty dry climate?
One problem I have had with my B21S restoration is the aluminium 'C' section which holds some of the door rubbers. It had either corroded away or become perforated and so was unusable. Cicognani sell a plastic equivalent but its a b*****r to bend and secure properly.
Chris

[Parisien]

My body guy has told me it's not suitable to reuse, previous damage, loss of chrome, deformed.


I had to replace plenty of metal on the B13, they all eventually rust!

I must have a closer look at them

Your thoughts on the pics?

P

[Parisien]

Coming back to the bumpers, I'd noted a few FB adverts from a company in Vietnam making stainless steel versions. I went through their catalogue noting they only had a small selection of Lancia bumpers and no reference to a B12's bumpers.

Having heard so much about the number of scams on the go, I fired off a very tentative email.

I received a quick response, this was back in  mid 2023, the only snag was Id have to send them mine, which they then would keep and from which they could remake a new set.

I didn't really want to let them do far out of my sight, I took cold feet.

P

[chriswgawne]

Ref B12 Bumpers I feel sure I have seen new SS ones offered for sale by a Vietnamese company recently?
I was surprised because the demand for these must be very small as there are so few B12s on the road.
Chris

[impaw]

Yes, there have been some adverts on the Facebook group from the Vietnamese company.
They seem legitimate.
I have considered using them as my bumpers are badly damaged.

"Tienbumper Tran" is the FB-profile, and the website is bumperautomobile.com

[impaw]

...they seem to offer new B12 bumpers now, without an exchange?
https://bumperautomobile.com/lancia-aurelia-b12-bumpers-year-1950-1958-new/

[Parisien]

I haven't finished this sub plot gentlemen!!

P

[impaw]

sorry:D

[Parisien]

And as 2024 dawned, the prospect of getting the B12 into paint seemed to have thawed my cold feet.

Now my car was being actively worked on, I re-established contact with bumper cars in Vietnam, over a period of several weeks, trying to dot "Is" and cross "Ts", we came to a clear understanding.

They undertook to completely remanufacture my B12 bumper set based on receipt of my original bumpers, which would then be kept by them for reference in future.

It was a step into the unknown.

My wife told me to up my daily dose of whatever tablets helped put my big girl pants on  and  put my trust in them and the couriers involved.

At the end of August they were collected, then phew, delivered!

P

PS But not before I'd done some work!

[Parisien]

Dually picked up and delivered, seemingly none the worse for 5/6 stops on their journey.

It's seemed to take forever getting them made, but two months in I got these, endless polishing then followed.

P

[Parisien]

And just like that, after they left Vietnam on Monday, they've arrived just now

I'm coming the conclusion very quickly that Santa Claus may well be Vietnamese!

P

[Parisien]

A few more. Wrapped in a very soft inner material then bubble wrapped. Spare set of front bumper supports, all bolts to assemble rear three piece bumper

P

[Parisien]

And the final few interior metal parts, plus other smaller under dash items collected today

P