Lancia Fulvia Zagato 1600 resto Pt. 7. Some serious metal working magic is happening..

The Lancia Fulvia Sport 1600 Zagato is with www.prestigerefinishing.co.uk/ at the moment and after all the terrible repairs were exposed (see part 6), Sam and Adrian are now working some serious magic to bring the body back into shape before it's ready to paint in a few weeks time.
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[@simplesimon755]

SUGGESTION: Maybe, once it's all done, you could have the entire team sign a leftover piece of the original Lancia metal as part of the car's personal history, along with a group photo? Just a thought as I start to imagine it one day at car shows commanding crowds of people who appreciate these works of art and power.

[@nathangriffiths4629]

Brilliant idea.

[@simplesimon755]

@@nathangriffiths4629 Thanks

[@graham6229]

That's a great idea. Better than one I saw on a wooden boat building channel in the USA. Bloke with a black beard is trying to sell bits of wood that have been cut off the plank being used for the boat's hull. Why would you ever want that ? The piece could have come from any lumber yard in the US.

[@backyardprojects9945]

Totally agree..

[@aljanat5375]

The artifact (scrap piece) may be best preserved by being coated with rust encapsulator or etch primer and left in an airtight zero humidity perspex box with a B5 sized Dolomite white marble plaque(Italian)-the thickness of an iPad, with a brief history engraved. An optional extra could be a thin bronze or 3d printed relief showing the craftmens and Harry's faces looking on and smiling. Bronze and carbon fibre are potentially longer lasting (higher cost though) materials than laminated photos but worth considering if this commemoration is to sit in a car museum for more than a hundred years. PS Harry is a genius for letting us learn about the near lost arts of metalcraft before power tools. Reminds me of Ant from Wheel Dealers using an English Wheel or Kiki from Gas Monkey Garage hammering out a roof on a 50's Chevy with Oxy-Ace torch and a flat-faced bodywork hammer. Thanks Harry's Garage.

[@roversteve53]

Please tell me this Guy has passed on his skill to others, we need people like him to keep our classics going.

[@budbud2509]

Yes that is so true, he was only on 2 days a week but come out of semi retirement for important projects. Harry was very lucky to find him.

[@ceesklumper]

Check Trev's Blog, not a super young guy but they are out there

[@ZeGermanHam]

Had the same thought. I hope he has apprenticed others along the way. Amazing skills and talent.

[@mcspikesky]

It's hard work..

[@robertmackenzie5850]

More skilful than a back surgeon

[@ianashton886]

Great to see traditional skills are still alive, can’t be many people around with this level of expertise now.

[@thomasbriggs4718]

Yes, it is great to see skilled workers doing a fantastic job. Much respect !

[@johnsmith1474]

This is very basic stuff.

[@ianashton886]

@@johnsmith1474 Am sure it is to someone who’s had the correct training but to a layman like me it’s impressive to watch. Are people still trained to do body work traditionally or is it a case of just unbolt the old panel and bolt on a new one ?

[@johnsmith1474]

Just tens of thousands. Btw this is not top end, that would be lead not filler.

[@Desertduleler_88]

That’s what l was thinking, the old coach building trade is fast disappearing.

[@Kolinu2]

Having the knowledge and craftsmanship is priceless.

[@sh-hg4eg]

Paying for it certainly isn't. Lmao.

[@Chuck88vert]

A true metal finisher. I taught metal finishing as a body instructor. I used my metal file everyday. So called body men would ask me what is that. An art that is almost gone.great video.

[@duckrutt]

Body shops hardly fix anything anymore. Find a donor panel, maybe blow some paint and kick it out the door.

[@Chuck88vert]

I use it on door skin edge but lightly. Love working older high crown panel cars. I still have 30/70 lead sticks. Metal finishing is very satisfying. Old car torch and a metal file and a bullseye pick and have fun.

[@markscully2342]

@@duckrutt More like fit a badly made replacement badly and assume the customer won't notice and usually they don't!

[@PeteCourtier]

Haven’t finished watching yet, but wow! What superb craftsmanship. I pray this knowledge is being passed on.

[@dominicsignorile9511]

Amazing Craftsmanship Harry! You know all the Best Gentlemen who learned their Trades the Hard way, You Earned it! Keep the Faith... “33”

[@PeteCourtier]

@John Johnson I will from now on never make comment on anything ever again. As it seems only true artisans and experts are allowed this privilege. I thank you wholeheartedly for informing me of my misguided utterances. Where’s my noose?🤦‍♂️

[@iangillespie4113]

I’m in awe of the skills of these gentlemen, let’s hope the younger generation can learn and continue such skills. Do we really pay these guys their true value ? Well done Harry for highlighting such skilful workmanship. 👍

[@colingreen2320]

Couldn’t help thinking about his true value too - compared to what some professional footballers earn…

[@wolfiestreet6899]

Yes, they are paid exactly what they're worth and not a penny more or less. Welcome to free market capitalism 101.

[@wolfiestreet6899]

@@colingreen2320 Footballers are paid exactly what their market value demands. Clubs answer to investors and shareholders, the board wouldn't last long if they were consistently over paying. If fans continue to be prepared to pay whatever rate is demanded to participate and support the sport, Footballers will be compensated accordingly. Welcome to free market economics.

[@JelloTypeR]

Phenomenal panel work. Guy’s an absolute master of his craft. Such a pleasure to see the process and the art that goes into restoration of the level.

[@devonbikefilms]

What superb workmanship. I hope those skills can be passed on to the next generation.

[@michaeljenner5628]

I find it fascinating watching a true craftsman at work . These sort of people are sadly few and far between .

[@jamesdecross1035]

Harry, seriously, this is brilliant. You've found some real experts there - it shows how proud they are to show you what can be done! Putting right ('making good', in the lingo.) is not an easy thing to do. That's life with Italian cars - it's genius!

[@michaelsummerell8618]

When an engineer is still using a tool today that he bought over 40 years ago as an apprentice, then you know you're in good hands.

[@johnsmith1474]

He's not an engineer. He's a bodywork panel beater, a blue collar craftsman.

[@FACELOWNER]

@@johnsmith1474 Wow, someone got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning.!!!

[@michaelsummerell8618]

@@johnsmith1474 Really?! I did wonder what he was doing through the entire video? Sweet lord, there's always one...

[@TheScudabear1]

@@johnsmith1474 you're a bitter man

[@marcob1729]

@@michaelsummerell8618 he’s not an engineer though. He’s a craftsman. John Smith didn’t say anything that wasn’t true or rude. Being called a craftsman is a complement

[@mikefadian6129]

Incredibly interesting to see a guy with a lifetime of experience talk about metal working like It’s obvious and most of us are sat thinking it’s witchcraft. Amazing, skilled guy.

[@davidthomas1424]

Harry, you really should have taken the Lancia to someone who knew what they were doing 😉 Like everyone else, amazed at the level of craftsmanship. It's so important that these beautiful old classics are preserved. 👏👏

[@busternineshoes]

If we can't get young people to follow on with this sort of craftsmanship the future of classic cars is going to be short-lived...

[@busternineshoes]

@C J B I learned Javascript back in the 90's, then Macromedia came out with Dreamweaver and then I'd wasted a year...

[@sh-hg4eg]

@C J B Lmao. The government officially changed the term "illegal immigrant" to "arriving passengers" (we're literally entering 1984), so I think you mean we are training arriving passengers to java script.

[@xdthread2794]

I'm 58 years old and tried and tried to find an apprenticeship working with metal sheeting when I was in my teens. We have less manufacturing now than we've ever. Where can today's youth find this sort of knowledge in our shrunken manufacturing base and a population that is less mobile than ever, there is less and less opportunity and the proximity to these artisans grows wider with time. I fear for all the knowledge that's going to be lost in the world. Thanks to Harry for recording a moment in time of this chaps knowledge.

[@sh-hg4eg]

All thanks to a "service" based economy.

[@JRattheranch]

I was taught body shaping by a pre war Rolls Royce panel beater that after the war, made single handed, all the Rolls Royce nickel radiators! Amazing guy and a you just had to respect his ever word and deed! Brilliant to see someone of a similar ilke so many decades later!

[@lefroy1]

Skilled men like this are worth their weight in gold.

[@kahdmus]

Harry, thanks for doing this and incurring a cost that you could likely never recoup. Following this process and witnessing these skills is something rare and precious. What you are doing with your resto projects is a true service to the rest of us as observers, and is simply wonderful to watch.

[@ianjohnson2866]

What an utter genius!!! It’s such a privilege to see his work. As has been said already, theses skills need passing on, it’s criminal if skills are lost. To be able to take a plain piece of metal and craft it with such skill is pure magic!

[@ernieleithes6545]

Old school craftsmen are becoming rare ,you have one here amazing what he has achieved .

[@granthilditch2563]

That wonderful feeling you get when you know you're dealing with professionals and you've brought your car to the right place. Well done everyone. So impressed.

[@malcolmlane-ley2044]

It’s sheer joy to watch these skilled men dismantling a bodged restoration and rebuilding this car as it should have been done

[@Gman-nb9ge]

it really is

[@MB-uw6eh]

This fellow with his simple tools, the flat hammers and file, achieves amazing body work. I’m sure he becomes or feels the metal as he works, so intuitive has he become of the material. Again, pure restoration science. He could hold a conversation with a Professor of metallurgy. Amazing!

[@sh-hg4eg]

His gender identity is a door panel.

[@-CrippledNinja-]

I remember sending a link of the first Harry's video to my friend about this car. He's a Lancia enthusiast, to say the least (he has an integrale and a stratos). And he immediately told me that there's something not right about this Zagato. I didn't think much about it, but now seeing these restoration videos... it all makes sense why he said that!

[@irelmo69]

That is one job I'd happily get up for every day. Amazing skilled craftsmen. If I was 20 years younger I'd be asking for an apprenticeship!

[@EleanorPeterson]

Never leave it unattended in a supermarket car park, Harry - the trolley-wallies will show those lovely panels no mercy! 💥

[@Matteo_Licata]

Wow... That man could be made a saint, as what he's done it's not a repair, it's a miracle! By the way, I'm glad the information I gave you is useful: when I saw the mess in the last video, I felt compelled to try helping you rescue your little Lancia :) And I'm sure it'll look great in the original color: I've seen quite a few Zagatos in that shade, and they look gorgeous.

[@markw4263]

These metal guys are amazing, “just use me hammer to make a new roof, mate.” That sort of skill is an art!

[@MoultrieGeek]

Harry these restoration videos are utterly fascinating. I'm relieved to know that craftsmen such as these ("two blokes banging about in sheds" according to Clarkson) still exist today. They are artists in every sense of the word.

[@xeroone1]

These two gentlemen are true artisans. Harry you’re very lucky to have them make good on what was a really badly bodged car. The car had lost all its beauty as a result of so many poor “repairs”. Fantastic story. Thanks for sharing.

[@samtall386]

Thank you 🙏

[@jamesmayhew6615]

What a privilege to watch this craftsman applying his skills and experience.

[@chrisflemington819]

It’s nice to see tools such as the English wheel being used. To me it says something about the people who use such equipment as you need to be really skilled to know how to use it! I’m looking forward to see the paint stage arrive especially in the lovely orange colour which looks to be an original Lancia colour.

[@normanhacker3588]

A dying art form.True masters

[@realelaverick]

Triggers Broom Zagato edition. What amazing effort, a real work of art.

[@h.google]

Another example of craftsmanship at it's finest. Well done and thanks Harry.

[@paulpalmtree9295]

These guys are true craftsman, reshaping and repairing body panels by hand, they are more than panel beaters. Highly skilled. Brilliant, just brilliant.

[@Chogie14]

Harry, Love how this project has grown legs (I'm sure you see it differently) and the fact you've stuck with it and gone all in. Thanks for bringing us along for the journey.

[@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab]

Crumbs…these gents are not merely master-craftsmen, but artisans! 😊 Wonderful skill…please guys pass on your amazing alchemy to another generation and thanks for sharing Harry.👍🏻

[@WilliamStevens007]

Craftsmanship at its finest, Beautiful work.

[@garrettlowell7637]

The wonderful thing about this restoration series of videos: the craftsmen and their working progress is being captured and added to the history of the car.

[@JLo1960]

Been so looking forward to this. Top work Harry.

[@johnsmith1474]

The top end work is tin/lead filler.

[@stevenknight5920]

Really enjoyed watching and listening to a master craftsman at work.

[@steelman200870]

To see the skills and craftsmanship of these gentlemen is such a privilege. Let's hope we don't lose these in the next generation. 🤞🏻 Thanks for sharing this video with us Harry.... really enjoyed! 👍🏻

[@VirtualGuth]

I haven't watched all of the videos that you've posted to your KZbin channel, but I have watched a large number of them. This series of videos covering the restoration of your Lancia Fulvia Zagato might just be my favorite content that you've created yet. There's always been something special about classic cars that are original and unmolested. However, given the level of skill and effort going into it, by the time the group of craftsmen gathered to bring this car back to its former glory have finished, it will surely be one of the most special Lancia's out there. Vintage cars themselves serve as reminders of days gone by - cars of this kind haven't been available for quite some time. But it's also important to note that in just a few more decades, it's highly likely that same will be said of the work carried out by these extraordinarily talented individuals profiled here. This Lancia will serve a testament to all of these things and that is really special when you stop to think about it.

[@jasonleedham5678]

I know we are all horrified at the "restoration" previously carried out, BUT it did save a very special car for Harry, and these artists to restore and preserve properly now.

[@neillangdale829]

Love to see good qualified engineers working with bare metal . I used to work for British aerospace, our tinners, as we called them was the ones who did the bodywork that used to rework skins for the aircraft etc and it's a joy to watch him working with the English wheel and just working with hammers and dolly's and leather sand bags to make metal the right shape for various applications 😊😊

[@oldjonesy123]

The skill of Adrian is just wonderful to watch,as he just makes all these difficult panels and fits them perfectly.Well done.

[@honda0105]

Whatever you’re paying these gentleman Harry, they’re worth every penny. It’s wonderful to see that these skills still survive today.

[@jameshaddan8538]

The skill demonstrated by this work is staggering. Thank you so much for sharing the journey. Absolutely superb content Harry.

[@davidruddick3346]

The Blacksmiths bodged it,now the Craftsmen are saving your car Harry This is going to be so worth it when finished

[@allanreardon]

Blows my mind what these guys have been able to do.

[@iancharlton5530]

It’s a privilege listening to a craftsman. He’s a real talent. Car is going to look amazing.

[@christopherlowe2200]

I’ve been waiting so much for this episode . Unbelievable craftsmanship and a real treat to watch this progress . So refreshing to see these guys taking genuine pride in their work . Brilliant

[@barryboyd7973]

Metalworking genius. I can’t believe how much they’ve accomplished with that Frankenstein monster..

[@mikecrowe4674]

Unbelievable how these guys can work the metal and do what they do. Real human skill now being replaced by robots. This is why Harry’s Garage is so important - he is able to showcase the talents these small specialist operations offer. Brilliant stuff

[@anthonydeakin3834]

We had one of those when I was younger, possibly the most beautiful rust box ever made.

[@jaapbruijn1300]

Extraordinary work! Well, not work, this is almost art!!! Craftmanship at it‘s best!!!!

[@reggief340]

He is an artist and incredible to see what he can do with metal rather than the previous Bodgit & Scram in 2000. He gets my award for being a “cartist”

[@CauliflowerMcPugg]

Nice to see and hear a craftsman explain his work and the tools he is using. 👍

[@shaneblacklord3313]

Such a gorgeous car! How fortunate you are to have such a talented gentleman to literally straighten your problems out. That mans talents should be recognized, and rewarded.

[@hydorah]

Wow, these blokes are artists. Thanks for sharing this Harry. I know the bill must be fat, but it's a great investment in rewarding these blokes for their skill, educating us lot and keeping little a jewel of a car with a really unique engine humming along happily - unencumbered by 30Kg of polyester!

[@edgarbeat275]

50kg of filler

[@pete540Z]

It is amazing to watch a master craftsman. Thank you so much for all of that !

[@kevinbrown4892]

These guys are amazing. This is not a body shop or garage, it's an atelier. They are artists of their trade.

[@PedroPedroPedro-Pedro-Pe]

So cool to see Roadster Life commenting on Harry's video about the correct colour of an Italian Classic. Then again everything about this is a complete joy to watch.

[@jamesdecross1035]

Metalworking has to be one of the most satisfying jobs on a classic car.

[@russcattell955i]

Harry's garage bodywork episodes are captivating, a must see for me. I'm also addicted to Retropower channel making magic.

[@6falcon420]

Yep and they have Tom, a young guy and very skilled.

[@nickblood5040]

Thank you for paying for us to watch such metal artists at work, never seen this in real life before.

[@davidwalker5463]

This man is an artist and sculptor. Amazing!

[@neilfairless4589]

Skilled, skilled men. Gonna be so worth the effort, looking forward to seeing this on the rallies.

[@robertvanzant2653]

These guys are so skilled , hope they have young apprentices . That blue 308 is stunning. Btw

[@ianrosie4431]

Humbled by that gentlemans craft. Bravo!

[@MrCJNI]

A pleasure and a privilege to see a proper craftsman at work. Not your average bodyshop...

[@johnandrews3568]

First! Love this series Harry! The work these guys do is almost a lost art. WOW mind... blown!

[@AndyH2O]

That is some serious skill in metal-shaping he has there. Mightily impressed.

[@charris939]

I’ve seen plenty of panel beaters who are simply panel replaces, this gentleman is the real deal and I’m afraid he makes it look far easier than it actually is! Most therapeutic to watch him work!

[@gazzafloss]

What's really lovely to see Harry is that there are still "craftsmen" like this guy available to produce panel work repairs like this, but they're getting few and far between.

[@h5mind373]

Having done a bare minimum of rust repair on various Italian cars over the years- mostly of the "fill the hole to pass inspection" sort- I am incredibly impressed at the craftsmanship these artisans are putting into your Flavia. Hopefully there are young men and women apprenticing in the rapidly vanishing art of metal working.

[@brucemcclary3260]

I’m wondering why these craftsmen are not using lead to finish some of the seams,I know this was an acceptable method used during construction,great video,master craftsmen,admirable commitment from Harry

[@asdreww]

Living our modern lives where we buy things/replace them... You totally forget that simply hitting a sheet of metal with a hammer can result in the most beautiful shape & sculpture, that intuitively appears impossible

[@mikewood2881]

What superb metal working skills - thanks for showing this and explaining the techniques. I am enjoying watching this fascinating restoration series. The skills, competence, quiet unflappability, good humour and patience of the craftsmen sorting the body and the mechanical systems and clearly describing describing their work is inspiring as well as Harry for commissioning them to do the right job properly. Thanks

[@leemartin2978]

It’s a pleasure to watch and listen to craftsmen like this, I hope they’ve taught these fantastic skills to apprentices as it would be a tragedy to lose these skills

[@Ouch.]

It's going to be beautiful when it's finished! I bet all that work will cost a fortune, But these guys clearly demand a premium for such wonderful work!

[@danpatterson8009]

Props to Harry for staying the course.

[@HQBProductions]

What a joy to see truly skilled men talking lightly of work that few could ever dream of even attempting. They are special people and I have known some like them..my old neighbour was one but as a mechanic…nothing phased him. When it is all complete then just remember all that skill that has gone into the restoration…don’t go for ten tenths…think of the repairs! I dread to think of the bills you are facing..it makes me nervous watching it! Harry..well done for this..still one of the very best You Tubers out there!, 🙂🙂🙂🙂Richard.

[@LordandGodofYouTube]

It's great that you're going to the trouble to preserve this little beauty, a lot of people would've given up once they discovered what was lurking under the paintwork, but it deserves to be restored. The workmanship by these fellows is top-notch. I really look forward to each new video on this particular car.

[@adamharrison8049]

Wonderful viewing, hope to see both this one and the Jag at Goodwood when they’re finished….

[@garrettlowell7637]

When they make it look easy, that’s when you know just how difficult it is to master.

[@GetUpFalcon]

Your best content ever Harry! Thanks for bringing us along.

[@willyrose]

I don't normally comment on KZbin videos but these guys are proper artisans, aren't they! What a treat to have a small insight into their art.

[@MrWIB]

Amazing job! I hope that some people around the world keep this knowledge of "hands on work", the future is not all about computers :)

[@ceesklumper]

Amazing how shoddy some people make repairs. Nice to see things being put right, or as right as economically justifiable. Just made and welded in a new front floor into my '69 Pagoda, after cutting out the three layers previous owners had 'applied' to cover, rather than correct, rust. 1.5 mm fresh steel feels much better than 3 x rusty perforated .9 mm.

[@harrysgarage]

Good stuff. I guess we have to remember back in the seventies/eighties we didn't restore cars like we do now, we just tried to get them through the next MOT, then the next MOT a year later.. We never thought about doing the job properly, as the cars were only worth a tenth (or less) of what they are today.

[@mbak7801]

@@harrysgarage Exactly. I had next to no money but a giant tub of P38. The MOT was king and some of my bodges were quite creative on cars that then (and now) were worth not much more than the filler. A few years later I could afford a MIG welder and a brake pipe flaring tool and everything changed.

[@kahdmus]

Tragic to think skills like this could soon be lost, these chaps are not just worth their weight in gold, but are priceless!

[@Andy_Holbrook332]

I could watch a video like this all day! Fascinating stuff. As for the cost of this type of restoration…. Thank goodness there are people as obsessed about their cars as Harry (& others)!!

[@boriss.861]

Harry you must think about getting a proper metal hatch after all of Sam's work. Although it will be painted it's a amazing job.

[@sadubone]

Such a beautiful car and so amazing they can pull out the original with a master using a simple hammer. With the engine rebuilt and all that excess filler weight gone it will be so much faster. :) Grats

[@jetstreampropulsor]

Give this man a raise! He's a true artisan, restoring a piece of rolling art preserving history.

[@russnixon6020]

The very embodiment of the "teacupper tinbender". Your Zagato is in the hands of master craftsmen. Bless them and their planishing hammers, dolly blocks and body files.

[@mgbv8man2]

that's a skill level we'd all love to have

[@r.p.3192]

British craftsmanship at its best! Great!

[@philtucker1224]

Stunning skill, quite wonderful to see. These clips will be watched by someone in fifty or a hundred years time to demonstrate the skills of a true metalworker in times gone by……Thank you for sharing

[@xaraxen]

It's incredible what are these gentlemen are doing the reshape and restore the Lancia's bodywork.