The Talbot thread

**papiko** · 05-13-2014, 05:17 AM

Tha Talbot thread, is just a case that I have in hands, that we dont usually see, I was asked by a Porsche specialist in Munchen, if I wanted to buy some "Talbot junk" I said yes, maybe, send me pictures, those pictures were not that conclusive but I decied to take a chance and this is the result, some pictures say more than words, I hope you enjoy.

All the best

Paulo

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**papiko** · 05-13-2014, 05:23 AM

In the end that so called "junk" was about 10 aluminium lightweight early rare to find talbot berlin racing mirrors

+ 10 chrome one!!! but not everything is roses, some hardware was missing, nothing serious just U bolts wachers and nuts rubbers were old, anyway also had it´s positive points that kind of "Alibaba box" there was some TALBOT CONVEX BLUE MIRRORS NOS still in 60´s paper wrapped

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**papiko** · 05-13-2014, 05:25 AM

Well in the end a lot of work to bring all these to life for the right cars, well i like it

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**papiko** · 05-13-2014, 05:33 AM

Well after some polishing and some zincplated thinghs start to lokk a litle diferent, still a lot of work to be done smal parts are missing and not easy to find, anyway

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**papiko** · 05-13-2014, 05:36 AM

Here some more pictures, of the ones that ready to use, some will need a bit more of welding and restoration, but that will be 2º phase, for now let´s put this 20 together

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**StephenAcworth** · 05-13-2014, 05:57 AM

WOW! Junk indeed... I have some alloy Berlins that I have been polishing, I got the bases rechromed and they all look good... what compound did you use to polish the alloy ones?

**friggens** · 05-13-2014, 06:10 AM

That is just sweet! Neat parts in quantity and with care in restoration. Coolness.

**papiko** · 05-13-2014, 06:25 AM

Originally Posted by StephenAcworth

WOW! Junk indeed... I have some alloy Berlins that I have been polishing, I got the bases rechromed and they all look good... what compound did you use to polish the alloy ones?

Hi Michael, well the alloy ones, you can not polish that musch so you loose the anodized , that works as a protection, so i had the polish man just to give them a "polishing wheel clean" some scratchs stayed on, but hey, these articles were born in the 60´s!!! like me, I also have scratchs and still looking good

I guess will call it patina...

best

Paulo