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Not every cloud has a silver lining.  In fact, most clouds are nothing more than portends of endless faecality and annoyance.  However, on this one oh-so rare occasion, the cloud turned out to be dandy.  Better than dandy, actually!  

  

The photos above and below show my X1/9 as it was:  not perfect but in quite good nick, with a few scratches and minor blemishes here and there.  Below are some 'after' photos, a sad illustration of the destructive powers of a certain small German short-haired pointer x Hungarian viszla dog who may or not bear a striking resemblance to a character played by Australia's own Hugh Jackman. 

Bonnet

Windscreen frame / roof


Roof

Roof


Boot


Doglette

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Also copping some damage was my 1975 Galant hardtop, seen here under the protective tarp that mitigated the carnage so that the scratches could be cut and polished out.  Please also note the 1.2 metre high steel car-fort that has since been erected to protect both cars' duco from further canine assaults. 

The car-fort

So, you ask, what was the silver lining?  The very, very understanding people at Shannons Insurance could not have been more cooperative and helpful if they tried (by the way, this is most definitely not a paid endorsement of any kind!).  They dealt with my claim quickly, efficiently and not without a degree of good humour, and combined with the team at Micra Bodyworks (ex-Picken's) in North Hobart to produce this:




Shannons paid for all the skywards-facing surfaces (bumpers, bonnet, windscreen surround, roof, engine cover and boot) that had been trashed by the dog, while I shelled out to have the sides done.  The result is a full respray.  And that has to be a silver lining if ever there were one! 



  

























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And if Doglette breaches the car-fort?  Electrification!





U M P H

(uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.)

iPhone and dSLR images.

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