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by Joske Vermeule, September 1
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Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle
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Nice one Peter! 
Graham (G4FUJ)
Sold L44FOR 4/4 Giallo Fly
'11 MINI Countryman Cooper D All4
'90 LR 90 SW
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Thanks for the kind words...  Every now and again I capture a wonderful image, but I don't know how I did it, so I'm not a photographer. My son takes photos, not snap shots!
Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...
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As one who enjoys a nice image and more so with automotive content, in my judgement that one is a cracker Peter... 
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Porsche 981 Spyder
V8 Speedster ( 5 years)
4/4 Competition spec (5 years)
4/4 4str Kent ( 10 years)
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Just got back from a Morgan Factory Tour (1st one I've ever been on) and the guide explained that the bonnet louvers are all done with a straight line and then by eye of the press operator - no jigs or anything. Amazing!
Cheers, Paul
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Just got back from a Morgan Factory Tour (1st one I've ever been on) and the guide explained that the bonnet louvers are all done with a straight line and then by eye of the press operator - no jigs or anything. Amazing! You are right! On my 4/4 they are made by eye - some only with one eye 
2005 4/4 1800ccm Duratec and a lot of HONDA CX500.......
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I think the trick they have is to position the seat after they've done the louvres so when you look out the windscreen they look straight 
Cheers, Paul
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I think the trick they have is to position the seat after they've done the louvres so when you look out the windscreen they look straight No! I have only one seat! If you were right, I would have to have at least 3 seats.  
2005 4/4 1800ccm Duratec and a lot of HONDA CX500.......
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In the Channel 4 documentary on How To Build British (Morgan episode), about 45 mins in there is a sequence showing the louvres being stamped. There is a line scribed on the tool and a matching line on the underside of the bonnet (looks like it was done with a chinagraph pencil, but probably an engineer's fine marker). I'm not saying I could do it, but also not quite eyeballing. [img] https://www.tm-img.com/image/38YWU[/img] [/img] https://www.tm-img.com/image/38cZs[/img] [img] https://www.tm-img.com/image/38gc1[/img] [img] https://www.tm-img.com/image/38ksj[/img]
Peter
2009 3-litre Roadster "Ivor", royal ivory / green
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Well at least it sounded very impressive on the tour!
Cheers, Paul
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