0937 The Bridgette Bardot LWB Spyder Calif

When restoring any Ferrari let alone a very significant one, experience, expertise and attention to detail is a must:


First photos of the car as it arrives at my shop from Japan for the ground up restoration:

Extensive Reasearch showed that 0937 was one of only 3 LWB Spyder Calif's originaly delivered with the optional hardtop:

The Disassembled body prepped for the Soft Strip, plastic media stripping process to protect the precious metal hiding under several poor paint jobs:

The laborious task of body work:

When doing a frame up restoration even the frame is stripped and completely inspected, repaired as necc. and repainted. If you look carefully the original hammer marks from the making of the bodywork is still evident in the fender well:

...when restoring these beautiful cars one should be willing to get down and dirty, removing 30 yrs of build up in an engine compartment is part of the requirement of doing it right:

...years and years of grime gone, notice how much of the car is Aluminum, now it can be properly prepped and painted to as new condition:

...cleaned, painted and going back together with the neccesary attention to detail (1-Restored/New Wiring Harness & 2-even New Grommets) that hallmarks a good job, and one that will stand the scutiny of afficianados and the test of time:

...the 'matching' seriel number engine for 0937 had been out and in pieces for many, many years when I recieved it, requiring considerible rejuvination:

...it might be hard for some to believe but this is the same engine as in the previous photo. Through the wizardry of difficult and careful restoration techniques engine 0937 was brought back from the brink and rebuilt to better than new condition: