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Author:   Ed Barr
Publisher:   Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Imprint:   Motorbooks
ISBN:  

9780760365748

ISBN 10:   0760365741
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   23 May 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction 4 Chapter 1 The Peasant’s Toolkit 6 Chapter 2 Building Your Own English Wheel 14 Chapter 3 Building a Power Hammer from a Kit 26 Chapter 4 Introduction to Shape and Form 40 Chapter 5 The Low Crown Panel 46 Chapter 6 The High Crown Panel 54 Chapter 7 The Reverse Curve Panel 62 Chapter 8 Scratch-Built Fender 70 Chapter 9 Patch Panelpalooza 74 Chapter 10 Shiny Trim Repair 96 Chapter 11 The Nayslayer Model T Speedster 104 Chapter 12 Re-creating an Indy Race Car 122 Chapter 13 Building an Aluminum Motorcycle Fairing 140 Chapter 14 Building a Pair of Early Cadillac Fenders 148 Chapter 15 Building a ’34 Plymouth Fender 166 Chapter 16 Pourable Foam Buck 192 Chapter 17 Louvered Hoods 202 Chapter 18 MGB “Zagato” 220 Resources 236 Index 237 About the Author 240  

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“Of all the skills required for old car projects, manipulating metal is the one most closely regarded as a black art, one not easily conveyed in print…Ed Barr appears to possess that rare combination of highly defined skills along with the acumen to present them in a manner that absolute beginners can understand and use.” * Hemmings Motor News *

Of all the skills required for old car projects, manipulating metal is the one most closely regarded as a black art, one not easily conveyed in print...Ed Barr appears to possess that rare combination of highly defined skills along with the acumen to present them in a manner that absolute beginners can understand and use. * Hemmings Motor News *

Author Information

Ed Barr, best-selling author of Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication, teaches welding and sheet metal restoration in the Technology Department at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas. Barr has been restoring cars and creating metal sculpture since he was a teenager. Barr graduated from the University of the South in 1991 and pursued a career in art museum administration after receiving an MA degree from the University of Kansas. Barr then served as director of the Mulvane Art Museum at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Barr earned a BS degree in automotive restoration technology from McPherson College and subsequently worked at Vintage Restorations Ltd. in Union Bridge, Maryland, where he restored British cars. He resides in McPherson, Kansas. www.mcpherson.edu/academics/autorestoration

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