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Tickford Hoods
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The Salmons-Tickford fully lined hood, combines the advantages
of the open car with the comfort, luxury and sound deadening
qualities of a fully trimmed coachbuilt saloon body.
The various layers of the hood itself are built up from
the inside outwards, including various padding layers
and tensioning wires. It usually takes about a week to
complete this work.
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Work progressing on an MG VA Tickford lined
hood
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Peter, hand stitching the hood interlinings
on a very similar car,
this time a postwar Alvis TA14 Tickford
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I carry out all
this work personally, not only on cars in our workshop, but also
on Tickford cars around the world. Over the past 18 years, I
have developed a system of shipping a kit of sewn-up hood components
to the owner, and then at a later date, visiting, to fit the
hood myself. This has worked exceedingly well for many people
who would otherwise not have access to the specific skills and
expertise to produce an as-original Tickford lined hood.
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Working on
an SA Tickford hood in Canada
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A full retrim on a TA Tickford
in Chicago
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An example of the finished product
- this time a VA Tickford
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