What Retired Boeing Sheet Metal Guys Do

Walt Austin, a retired sheet metal guy from Boeing, is best known for top alcohol racing but IS pretty handy as well.
Check out his hand-formed all-aluminum Willys Coupe! It's amazing what some people can do with an English rolling wheel, sheet metal brake, skill & lots of knowledge. No, he is not going to paint it - he loves the polished flames!
(Look closely)
This is Walt Austin's aluminum Willys coupe at Jim Hume's shop, south of Bellingham, Washington.

Amazing is all I can say.

Daggg Burn thats awesome

That Swedish metal bender has a class where they teach you how to do this exact car.

Toad

Awesome work on the Willys - love the polished flames and the aircraft inspired interior.

Here is a local one that is somewhat similar. Clearcoat over aluminum. Car is intended to be a tribute to Indian motorcycles (check interior door leather inserts and tops of fenders):


Indian Motorcycle Tribute Street Rod - Aluminum by Mike Rogers - Driven Imagery, on Flickr


Indian Motorcycle Tribute Street Rod - Aluminum - Closer by Mike Rogers - Driven Imagery, on Flickr

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The Willy's is wild....

the other one is not bad either.....if I had to chose....it would be the Willy's...they'd have to spend a crap ton of time with me in a metal shaping class to get one of those Willy's made by me......I don't care how talented the instructor might be...

sgtpontiac said:

the other one is not bad either.....if I had to chose....it would be the Willy's...they'd have to spend a crap ton of time with me in a metal shaping class to get one of those Willy's made by me......I don't care how talented the instructor might be...

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If I tried to build one like that one it would probably look like a Pacer

Thank god he is not going to paint it!!! It looks WAY TO COOL AS IS!!!! Especially with the polished flames!

I just wish I had 10% of his skills... that is awesome!

Sweet work

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I guess sun shades would be mandatory to drive that!

Amazing skills!

That is just amazing how someone can posses the skills to build something like that.