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This 1950 Muntz Jet was manufactured in Evanston, Illinois by Earl (The Madman) Muntz. He used to sell TV's and radios in the Chicago area. The photo on the top left shows the fabrication of a new lift off top. The top right photo shows the fabrication of the lower panel at the exhaust pipes.The lower left photo shows the replacement of the rotted nose on the hood. The middle two photos below show the inner hood repairs and the completed, welded in panel on the hood. The last photo shows the welding of the unnecessary holes in the firewall. |  |
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The first photo on the left shows the creation of the rear window opening for the lift off hardtop. The photo on the right is the fabrication of the rear window reveals. Below left shows fabrication of the tack strip for the front edge of the top. The bottom right three photos show the rear window opening, the fabrication of the outer skin of the hardtop and the finished aluminum hardtop. |  |
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The photo top left show the car in primer and the photo on the right shows the application of primer surfacer. The photo bottom left shows the first block sanding of surfacer. The next photo is the final application of the surfacer. The last two photos bottom right show the seam sealer applied to all seams to keeep out dust and moisture and the car body in the rotisserie in preparation for painting and undercoating. |  |
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The photo top left shows the painting of the engine compartment. The photo on the right shows the engine installed in the engine compartment. |  |
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