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Thought I would send some pictures of my 52 Consort DHC that I made a few years ago.

The car when purchased back in the 90's had very rusty gutters but very good sills, so the idea of making a Consort DHC was ideal. Later read somewhere that a few were made by the factory.

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These cars need saving as they are such beautifully designed and made vehicles and I'm comparing them to Bentley, Alvis and Jaguar, of which are in my collection. You might be right about being a little greedy but I just love quality English cars.

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Have also made a twin carburetor manifold for this car from spare single ones.

Spent months designing and making the hood, which now works really well, also a new dashboard with rev counter, repositioned heater, air vents in the front mudguards to supply air for the heater, DB-18 scuttle air vent installed.

The boot has been deepened to accommodate a wheel by moving the back set forward.

 

A few more modifications I made when making the DHC was to insert a DB-18 saloon plywood bulkhead between the motor and body with the bracing brackets included, lengthen the front doors and using the rear window glass from the opposite sides. The central door pillar was moved back and a new sill mounting bracket made.
​I still have a long way to go to finish the car.
If there are any questions you want to ask about the project for the website, just email me .

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September 2017 update:

My DB-18 Barker DHC 4 seater passed the New Zealand VIN process yesterday, (for vehicles that have been deregistered), now going through the process to prove the number plates belong to that car, so I can keep the original number. Will be keeping the car in a barn find condition, but mechanically and structurally a well sorted vehicle. It ran very sweet on the 20 mile run in the Tauranga morning rush hour traffic, didn't boil when stuck in traffic, the gearbox operated very sweetly and the brakes and steering felt good. It's always a bit nerve wracking on the first long run, as I had only done some laps around the block.

Now I can get back to work on the 39 DB-18 Sports saloon. Have spent months stripping the car and welding a lot on new steel in and soon the body will be off to Kiwi metal polishers in Rotorua for dipping to have all the rust and paint removed.

The DB-18 Empress is on the road for the summer and the car and myself were invited to a Rolls Royce and Bentley club outing, with many members interested to see the Hooper Empress body style on a Daimler.