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That roadster factory link doesn=E2=80=99t work, in fact none of the =
backdoor links I tried work either. Perhaps their server is down. I=E2=80=99=
m painfully interested, that sounds like a fun project, unfortunately, =
like you, I have a lot of fun projects.=20
Bill
> On Sep 11, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Jamie Palmer via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> =
wrote:
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> Fellow FOT-ers,
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> I'm forced to admit failure in my attempt to get the Fornwalt project =
resurrected that I picked up from TRF a couple of years ago. Albert was =
kind enough to pass it on to me for free as long as I promised to pursue =
finishing the car, and I would like to do the same for someone capable =
of finishing the project. All I ask is a chance to buy one of the =
bodies if you complete the project.
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> If you don't remember the car, the pictures from its time at TRF (it =
has not changed at all) are located in this directory: =
https://www.the-roadster-factory.com/Images/POTW/Fornwalt-Fibreglass/ =
<https://www.the-roadster-factory.com/Images/POTW/Fornwalt-Fibreglass/>
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> For info purposes:
> --Mr. Fornwalt (I know some of you knew him well) was a TR4 vintage =
racer who wanted an Aston Martin DBR and decided to build his own body =
to fit a TR4 chassis.
> --The body buck (male form) was completed, and the molds (female form) =
have been done for the front end, doors and hood. The rear was not =
started.
> --The buck is very high-quality work, done out of wood and plaster, =
and is formed over a "junk" rolling TR4 frame with engine and =
transmission. I was told the components were worthless apart from sizing =
but have not verified that. As the male buck was stored in the TRF =
warehouse for many years it has some very small, localized "bruises" =
that will need to be smoothed out with body filler prior to creating the =
female rear mold.
> --Mr. Fornwalt's widow had no interest in the project after his =
untimely death and passed the project on to Charles at TRF. After =
Charles' death, Albert was cleaning things up and offered it to =
interested parties -- and I was (and am) interested. However, I have to =
face facts and I'm not going to get to it any time soon -- the TR6 =
street car, TR6 race car, Italia and my Hathaway Hunter are all ahead of =
it in line.
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> If you are interested, please contact me off-list at =
tr6driver@yahoo.com and we can set up a phone call/face time. =20
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> Thanks,
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> Jamie Palmer
> Pittsboro, NC
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">That =
roadster factory link doesn=E2=80=99t work, in fact none of the backdoor =
links I tried work either. Perhaps their server is down. I=E2=80=99m =
painfully interested, that sounds like a fun project, unfortunately, =
like you, I have a lot of fun projects. <div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Bill<br class=3D""><div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Sep =
11, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Jamie Palmer via Fot <<a =
href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><div class=3D"yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family:Helvetica =
Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">Fellow FOT-ers,</div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">I'm forced to admit failure in my =
attempt to get the Fornwalt project resurrected that I picked up from =
TRF a couple of years ago. Albert was kind enough to pass it on to me =
for free as long as I promised to pursue finishing the car, and I would =
like to do the same for someone capable of finishing the project. =
All I ask is a chance to buy one of the bodies if you complete the =
project.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">If =
you don't remember the car, the pictures from its time at TRF (it has =
not changed at all) are located in this directory: <a =
href=3D"https://www.the-roadster-factory.com/Images/POTW/Fornwalt-Fibregla=
ss/" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">https://www.the-roadster-factory.com/Images/POTW/Fornwalt-Fibre=
glass/</a></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">For info purposes:</div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">--Mr. Fornwalt (I know some of you knew =
him well) was a TR4 vintage racer who wanted an Aston Martin DBR and =
decided to build his own body to fit a TR4 chassis.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">--The body buck (male form) was =
completed, and the molds (female form) have been done for the front end, =
doors and hood. The rear was not started.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">--The buck is very high-quality work, =
done out of wood and plaster, and is formed over a "junk" rolling TR4 =
frame with engine and transmission. I was told the components were =
worthless apart from sizing but have not verified that. As the male buck =
was stored in the TRF warehouse for many years it has some very small, =
localized "bruises" that will need to be smoothed out with body filler =
prior to creating the female rear mold.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">--Mr. Fornwalt's widow had no interest =
in the project after his untimely death and passed the project on to =
Charles at TRF. After Charles' death, Albert was cleaning things =
up and offered it to interested parties -- and I was (and am) =
interested. However, I have to face facts and I'm not going to get =
to it any time soon -- the TR6 street car, TR6 race car, Italia and my =
Hathaway Hunter are all ahead of it in line.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">If you are interested, please contact =
me off-list at <a href=3D"mailto:tr6driver@yahoo.com"; =
class=3D"">tr6driver@yahoo.com</a> and we can set up a phone call/face =
time. </div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" =
class=3D"">Thanks,</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" =
class=3D"">Jamie Palmer</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" =
class=3D"">Pittsboro, NC</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div></div></div>_____________________________________________=
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