I am looking for a body for my project. I am rebuilding a very early Firefly (No: 14) from a complete but very decayed rolling chassis that had stood naked in a field. There wasn't a body with it and hadn't been for 40 years. The engine gearbox and axles were surprisingly good and have been re-furbished, the chassis is repaired and ready for action. So I need a body, The V5C says saloon, colour black, this was of course a Carbodies example and it seems they weren't known for longevity! I will build a two seater boat tailed Pub Racer if nothing else turns up...... but this car has several early differences to the many Firefly's that exist..... it has a manual gearbox, a simplified braking system and the distributor at the radiator end of the dynamo..... making it I feel a car worth preserving..... all these things were improved on in later production models. The Firefly had many different bodies, I particularly like the six light saloon version.... BUT all these are beyond my energy and patience to start from scratch. The chassis is similar to many other Alvis models so I am wondering if any one has a body sitting unloved under a tarpaulin in the legendary Barn or Hen Pen waiting for a chance to live again? Posted by FLYJCW 20/03/2018 09:01:17
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