That's interesting to know Peter, How did you know they came from Boes then?..I guess they must have had to make big presses do you think?Peter Rothery wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 8:04 pm Cropredy used replacement panels from Boes of Nottingham back in the day and some of these were dreadful in terms of fit and finish.
I have a Cropredy Wing or "Boes" as you say on my early Mk2..Horrible bloody thing, You can shape them up Ok with beating them & then some filler and make them look right, but even the swage line on the top of the flat of the wing beside the bonnet is not as Pronounced as the originals and they swoop a little more round at the front beside the headlight, they also don't flare out as much above the wheel, so all in all Flaming Useless ..I didn't fit it, twas there from an accident years before I bought it.
I made a template of the other side and Paul & Yanked it out and with a little Baseball Bat treatment it was nearly there! With a little luck Boes went out of business for poor quality pattern part panels