Top Removal

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=105 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04400690ezvthe.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CCFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>1959 Chris Craft Constellation Renovation.... Raising the Quetzal</B></FONT><B>   |  </B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1959 Chris Craft Constellation Renovatio"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Top Removal   </B><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cabinetry Refinishing"><U><B>Cabinetry Refinishing</B></U></A><B>   </B><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Main Cabin Rebuild"><U><B>Main Cabin Rebuild</B></U></A><B>   </B><A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pulling the Engines"><U><B>Pulling the Engines</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Quetzal"><U><B>About the Quetzal</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Quetzal"><U><B>About the Quetzal</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="045c8212ezvthe.gif"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=375 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Top Removal</div> <div> <IMG SRC="06905ac0.jpg" border=0 width="261" height="172" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="06bd3ab0.jpg" border=0 width="211" height="171" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The first shot was a rear view of the Quetzal (formerly the Oma).  As you can see, although the windshield is original, someone had replaced her canvas with some sort of sides and a hard top.  In the second shot the top has been lifted off.  While still in the midst of the rebuild.... at some point we'll add a new canvas top.  That's right, she'll go back to being a convertible.</div> <bR> <div> We'll try to have a series of shots showing the progression of this (and every) project, so that you can follow along.... give hints.... and get suggestions for your own work.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>