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Subject:Body Work Books
From:Bren Smith
Date:Thu, 20 Jun 1996 08:49:00 -0700

In a previous post, Bob Hoover wrote:

>  But there's still hope. A gentleman named Tommy Sandham has
>  written a book titled 'Panel Craft', by Willow Publishing,
>  Barecroft Common, Magor, Newport, Gwent, NP6 3EB. (Apparently,
>  that is what passes for a street address in England. Good luck.)
>
>  The British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data spif reads:
>
>  Sandham, Tommy Panel Craft; Featuring Ford Cortina MK.1 bodyshell
>  restoration. 1. Automobiles -- Conservation and restoration --
>  Amateur manuals
>
>  I Title 629.28'722 TL152.2
>
>  ISBN 0-9512523-0-5
>
>  The truly unique thing about Mr. Sandham's book is that it will
>  show you auto-body repair from the non-professional point of
>  view; it offers a glimpse of reality. This is a book without
>  glitter. The repairs, while functional, do not have the polished
>  perfection that comes from thirty years of experience. This rare
>  viewpoint makes it clear that the novice is indeed capable of
>  doing his own bodywork.
>
>  I do not mean to speak disparagingly of Mr. Sandham's efforts,
>  but offer him sincere congratulations. He has done us all a
>  service.

If anyone has been looking for this book, I found it through Classic
Motorbooks 800/826-6600. It's $31.95.

Cheers,

Bren

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