Brian, I encourage your project. Perhaps you need to build a custom bike rack to fit your Bentley. One of the reasons I started to restore bicycles is that I can complete them relatively quickly, which is satisfying, whereas one major car restoration can take several years. I myself have never worked on a Bentley, but the wood trim and body parts on the Delage, Delahaye and Packard that I am currently working on are similar. You also know, as I do, that it is hard to work on your own projects when clients are clamoring. Good luck with the Bentley. I look forward to seeing you roll up to an event in the proper style. David Cooper Chicago, IL
On Mar 27, 2009, at 10:15 AM, brianbaylis@juno.com wrote:
> David,
>
> I agree with this. There are several people in our crowd out here in
> the West, that love vintage cars equally as much as vintage bikes. I
> myself love Bentleys from the 50's. Will soon be working on a body
> off restoration of my 11,054 original miles 1953 Bentley R Type
> standard steel saloon. The work involved is not all that unlike the
> bicycle restoration I do. I will be doing my first and only engine
> rebuild (with the help of my brother who has done such things for a
> living), reassembling the entire car, refinishing all the interior
> wood (which I LOVE to do), and repaint her. Then I will drive it to
> the various bike events full of classic bikes in the trunk (or boot
> in British terms). You can Google the Bentley to see what they look
> like. The R Type is by far my favorite vehicle.
>
> The thing I like most about bicycles is that they are far less
> involved than cars and are MUCH easier to restore.
>
> Brian Baylis
> La Mesa, CA
> USA
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: David Cooper <dbcooper@coopertechnica.com>
> To: classicrendezvous RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Subject: [CR] vintage cars and vintage bikes
> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:53:04 -0500
>
> Vintage cars and vintage bikes go together very well. I have been in
> many restoration shops besides mine that has a ceiling or corner full
> of vintage bicycles. I think it is a connection on several levels,
> including an appreciation of fine mechanical work coupled with speed
> and handling of the best examples of each. Many car designers were
> also interested in bicycles including Bugatti, Delage, the people at
> Lotus, etc.
> David Cooper
> Chicago, IL