I too was surprised to see the rear body was hand formed in the programme. Always assumed it was bought in pre-formed like the wings on Classics.
You are partially right Richard. Some of the panels arrive roughly formed and are then fettled into the final shape using the tooling (and lots of skill). Here is a pre-fettled pressing:
![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2020/11/15/Rear-Panel-3.jpg)
Photo: Paul Rand