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11/19/2004: "Fiddling with the Berlinetta"

Decided to remove these Cibie Spot lamps and mounting apex pieces from the Marlin Berlinetta. The cibies have started to rust and the base is a difficult area to clean.





The mounting apex peices are not standard on the Marlin Berlinetta build and hardly any other Berlinetta builds have a simular modification. They where originally fabricated by my father not to mount lamps on but to hide these ugly chassis struts.



For now I have cleaned up the struts and applied a coat of paint and waxoil. The front view of the Marlin now looks a lot 'cleaner and leaner', but just like most other builds.



I will likely refab some new apex peices and fit them in the summer months next year. I also want to upgrade the main headlamps as they are pretty old and yellow these days. One day I hope to make fibreglass pods to hold cibie lamps... thus no rust !