Here is a 1929 Model J that Randy did for the Pebble Beach Concours in 2019.
The restoration took around 2 years. The first year it was worked on part time as other cars were completing. It went together fairly quick after that. Randy has 3 full time guys and of course, a network of other quality machinists, fabricators, platers, wood guy, and upholsterer.
(The black/red Auburn was slated for Pebble 2020 but that got canceled...)
I did some of the color sanding and all of the polishing/detail work as the car went together.
The car won it’s class and has gone on to win Best of Show at other Concours’ de Elegance.
(I have tons of detailed photos but can’t post most publicly out of respect for the owners)
The car looked totally different when it came into the shop. It had been restored and modified at some point in the past. A supercharger had been added. There were actually very few supercharged (SJ) Duesenbergs. Randy won’t do an SJ conversion. He’s very much about the history and preserving it.
So, the car had all of that removed. This required new hood sides and an exhaust manifold. (You can buy a driver 997.1 for the cost of the exhaust manifold) 😳
Other than the engine change, the owner decided he wanted a more stream lined sporty car. There were only 2-3 Model J’s delivered with dual mounted rear spare tires. They took the fender mounted spares off and moved them to the rear. (Lots of work as they had to have the pieces of the tire mount cast in aluminum. Randy has the blue prints for the parts at least)
Fun working on pieces of history.