Renovation of 1932 Talbot 14/45
Derelict
A B
C D
A Shows the 'brow' over the windscreen on the left with the nearside over-door section on the right. The 'missing' windscreen pillar would have fitted into the broken joint. The remains of the sunroof covering and padding is seen above and the stringers forming the roof curvature can be seen on the right.
B The headlining is fairly intact, but pretty manque and obviously had to be replaced, if fact, every part of the car's trim had to be replace except the front and rear seat backs, and the door trims.
C This view looks into the area where the rear axle would be - the wheel arch on the left. The rotted wood frame parts have been removed including part of the frame going up the 'D' back. The leather trim forming the arm-rest was eventually replaced.
D The rather bedraggled rear aspect shows the remains of the lighting support posts on the cover over the fuel tank. The non-original lamps on the mudguards may be seen - these were discarded in favour of the detachable system devised to allow the car to revert to original.