Bodywork Session 2 - Day 1 - Panel woodwork continues ….. now we are six!

Our second session commences.

We now start tackling the panel woodwork on the offside of CRG163.  What comes to light is the remaining three original illuminated panel apertures which have remained hidden since October/November 1971.  This is the first time these three panels have been seen together publicly in 54 years.

As we begin to remove CRG163’s offside waist brightwork a double panel seems to come to view.  Could this be a fourth original illuminated panel aperture, hidden since 1971?

The fourth (overall) original illuminated panel aperture and first for the offside, comes to view having been hidden for fifty four years by a double panel.  

Another view of the fourth original illuminated panel aperture, which had been hidden for fifty four years.

CRG163 has a new passenger!

CRG163 also has a new driver!

We move along the offside of the vehicle to find what appears yet another a double panel.

A fifth overall and second original illuminated panel aperture comes to view.

A sixth overall, third offside original illuminated panel aperture comes to view!

Me, caught on camera by Sion, removing old rubber from under the offside brightwork.

A remaining original illuminated panel tube holder, still in place since the vehicle was new in 1970, fifty five years ago.

A smile on Sion’s face as we share another joke whilst pressing on with the work.

Sion deep in concentration as the work continues.

Three original illuminated panel apertures are now seen, side by side in public view for the first time in fifty four years.  This brings the total of original aperture panels found on CRG163 to six.

Another view of CRG163’s original illuminated panel apertures.

A close up of CRG163’s offside original illuminated panel apertures.