Dinky Ford Vedette 24x

This model was already in pieces, but the pillars used to rivet the base on were in poor shape as was the chassis. The main problem was how to drill the pillars and repair them so they can be usefully used again. I made up an alignment tool which was a piece of metal bar drilled first with a small drill to the size that you want the finished size to be for re riveting or tapping and screwing. Next the bar was drilled 1/2 way with a drill the size of the pillar. By dropping this tool over the pillar the smaller size drill is now aligned centrally over the pillar and the pillar can be drilled. The tops of the pillar can now be filed down to the correct length and a wire inserted to maintain the hole while some metal based epoxy can be applied to reinforce the pillar. The car was then resprayed and reassembled and looks good. Made by Dinky 1954-1956