Meet “Carlos”

Carlos is only one family owned.

The original owner of the family was a man who drove it in all stock original to his dying day of 102 years old !! WOW. 

Carlos was in Spain but as soon as it hit the shores of Miami, he was sent strait to me at Rad Rovers.  The job I was asked to perform was more or less “I’d like a full restoration, but don’t change anything”.  So I asked if he wanted to pay me in full now and he can take Carlos home right away…? ( Little joke… )

Shortly after, I was asked;

• Is it was possible to have air-conditioning ? Yes
• Is it possible to have power steering? Yes

And right at the end we also changed everything to disk brakes from a Defender. 

 The usual process of 100% disassembly was undertaken and every part was media blasted and chemically dipped, then powder coated, then painted. 

Carlos was extremely tricky with how to fit all the air-conditioning parts etc. into such a small cavity.  Every ¼” was crucial in calculating space and travel of parts.

 I think it came out very nicely.

I just wish his father was around so he could enjoy it as well.