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Title: Barchetta 595 moulds
Post by: jacw on June 25, 2020, 12:12:27 PM

Hi, I've been away for some while so may have missed a few posts but I wondered if anyone had any up to date news on where the Barchetta 595 moulds have ended up?

I did recently try to contact Mark Hill (who in 2015 owned the original Dove Motor Co. moulds) with no success.

Any news welcome. Thanks.
John

Title: Re: Barchetta 595 moulds
Post by: ChrisRLewis on June 25, 2020, 12:18:40 PM

Not sure, but I found this on facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/Motobambino-Classic-Fiat-500-Spares-1397790330483540/

Title: Re: Barchetta 595 moulds
Post by: jacw on June 27, 2020, 04:01:18 PM

Thanks Chris, interesting but this is from a different set of moulds. The original Dove made bodies did not have opening doors as they felt, probably correctly, that weakened the car considerably. I'll keep looking. John

Title: Re: Barchetta 595 moulds
Post by: Club1n on July 02, 2020, 06:41:48 PM

When I brought the car (A893OYC) that had been notoriously cut up and abandoned at the start of 2018 the moulds were up on the rafters at malvern glass fibre  ;D

(https://i.postimg.cc/t1QdJ61K/106477193-981796615610248-7104483601625506246-n.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/t1QdJ61K)

(https://i.postimg.cc/dhTmJ60R/107101542-588838448726031-237999659667771268-n.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dhTmJ60R)

Title: Re: Barchetta 595 moulds
Post by: jacw on July 04, 2020, 12:18:59 PM

Thanks for the info, much appreciated. John