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    THE PERSONAL TOUCH

    Aug 06, 2021 6 minutes
    WORDS AND PICTURES: IAIN AYRE

    It’s easy to find old British sports cars to restore on the west coast of North America, because that’s where most of them were exported. Larry Spouler has restored several of them and his restorations have generally been completed on his own, but this one was a father-and-son project with his son Aaron, who is the owner of the Spitfire. However, Aaron is busy building himself a garage right now, so the Spitfire remains with dad for the moment.

    There’s one key picture of the restoration that Larry showed me, and it is one any of us involved with – or considering – a restoration should take to heart. It showed the front suspension before restoration. Larry had taken a picture and annotated it with a note that says: 'radiator stay mounting bolt.' This photo took 30 seconds out of his day while he pulled a glove off and took the phone

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