Islero 6429 in its temporary home.

Isler 6606 from the rear view - not all that bad.

Tractor in the mist. Is it a Lamborghini tractor?

Getting the body on the moving dolly.

Checking the straps on 6429 prior to moving.

The end of a 24-hour drive. The unpacking can wait until we get some sleep!

Engine #50164 sits temporarily in Islero 6429.

The left front fender starts to take shape in the body shop.

Number 6429 stapped and ready to move.

Sandblasting and outside storage has taken its toll.

Some additional spare parts will be needed for this job.

Strapping down 6606 for trailering.

The inside view of the new fender well.

The dash is out and all I can see is a mass of wires!

Julian and friends inspect the new sheet metal. Good craftsmanship.

The left front quarter is really shaping up nicely.

The newly-fabricated inner "wing" is now in place.

The new front wing takes shape for the Islero.

Another view of the fine workmanship on the from wing.

Some really complex curves come together nicely.

The door will need a lot of work but the fender is taking shape.

A template used for fender fabrication.

The doors cleaned up but needing work.

The hole for the spare tire well.

The spare tire well is now fabricated and ready to fasten in place.

More progress on the front fenders. Starting to look like an Islero now.

More excellent sheet metal work on the inner skin.

The door starts to take shape.

The inner fender in place.

The body lines are really shaping up nicely.

Looking towards the rear of the car. No deformations.

Another view of the body lines.

Some top craftsmanship on the fenders.

The fender and its flare - perfect!

Newly fabricated light pod.

Front view of all the new metal.

Some of the frame repairs in the bonnet area.

The rear gaps. Pretty close tolerances now.

Front frame.

The re-skin for the center bonnet.

The now tight gaps in the front bodywork.

Badged - at least temporarily.

Patrick and Jo pose by the Islero.

Jo is proud of his excellent work.

Right fender work in progress.

Right inner fender all done.

Right fender all finished.

Right rear sill looking good.

Roof view 1.

Roof view 2.

Roof view 3 - getting there.

Roof view 3. Almost perfect.

Strapping down #6429 for shipment of Bob Huber.

Bob Huber poses with 6429 - soon to be in California.

Getting ready to load the body on the truck.

Preparing for painting - finally!

The new sheet metal is finally ready for some paint.

Julian reviews the final details with Patrick.

The body is freshly painted. Perfect!

At home and under cover. Must protect that new Argento paint!

The car sees daylight for the first time in many months.

A bird leaves his blessing on the Islero's first outing.

A nasty surprise as the first cylinder head comes off.

The front suspension is coming together (and looking good).

And the rear suspension also nearly completed.

Julian looks pretty happy with the work so far.

The half-shafts are all restored and repainted.

Refurbished steering components ready to assemble.

The air filter boxes are cleaned, powder coated and ready for use.

The cleaned carb body compared to the "as found" condition. Big change!

Home made cylinder liner removal tool.

Cylinder head liner on the move.

Cylinder liner almost out.

Heavy corrosion on the liners means new ones need to be fitted.

All 12 liners have been removed from the block.

Both cylinder heads show serious corrosion.

An up close view of the corrosion in the combustion chamber.

A significantly large hole on the top of the head will need repairing.

Speedo drive assembly on the gearbox leaked oil to the speedo.

Small, worn graphite seal was the source of the oil leak.

A similar graphite seal on the differential was also leaking.