Journal

The June class finished last night it was another awesome opportunity to meet a great group of people that have a passion for learning all they could about the craft of shaping and welding sheet metal into art- car forms, or sculpture. Micah Wolfe-Parsons from OK attended with her husband Jimmy Doc Parsons. Doc mostly […]

Thanks to all that attended my May 19, 20, 21, 21— 2017 coachbuilding class, it was a very special and very productive class. Benjamin Starr and Steve Shepard were at the shop to help out where ever they could, I always appreciate their help. The students came from all over, Kyell came all the way […]

Finished the second coachbuilding class in May. This class was attended by three guys ( John, Chris and Mike from US Car Tool ( www.uscartool.com) in NC and two guys from ( http://www.gabrielsportscar.com) Gabriel Sports Car in Yonkers, NY ( Frank and Javier. Frank had called me and said he would like to make new […]

My early May coachbuilding class ended yesterday. This class was unusual in that every attendee had ZERO experience in shaping sheet metal, with the exception of Jonathan from FL. His only previous experience was attending my January class. Everybody was very eager to learn and they did! I teach unique methods that I have developed […]

My April coachbuilding class was a great time. The guys were all motivated to learn as much as possible and they all did outstanding work. Attendees Brian, Jeff, Elton, and Jim all own small English wheels and had a little shaping experience. Bob and Dave were total novices. All of the panels were made using […]

My March sheet metal shaping class is at the beginning of day three. Another great bunch of enthusiastic car guys are attending. I had six signed up for the class but Jim from NJ, had to transfer into the April class because of bad driving conditions last Thursday. John from NH had to leave last […]

One more class progress picture of Bruce from NH slapping his reverse curve panel into the correct radius profile on the post dolly. This is the first panel Bruce has ever made, it’s the rear reverse curve section of the side skirt of Scott’s 1934 Ford front fender. Reverse curve panels like this one can […]

Some day three pictures from Wray Schelin’s March 2015 coachbuilding class in Stafford Springs, CT. Tim from MO has been shaping a new .060″ 3003 aluminum boot lid skin for Kevin’s Cobra. He has the two panels that make up the boot lid skin all perfect (completed pictures will be posted tomorrow). The next step […]

Still more pictures from day three of Wray Schelin’s March 2015 coachbuilding class. The first picture is of Bruce with his 1934 Ford fender reverse curve skirt section that he made. This was the first panel he has ever made. The second picture is of Kevin’s finished Cobra hood surround. He and Tim finished the […]

Day four of my March 2015 coachbuilding class is over. In the next few posts are some of the pictures of the two projects we worked on. Scott from Canada brought a modified 1934 Ford fiberglass front fender with a larger hump over the wheel to allow more clearance. At the class we copied the […]