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[black jack1275]

Only midway through my cars resto and allready thinking of my next project (dont tell the misses).
I have a 1976 van that was my first car, but it is very rusty floors/sills/rear load floor and front end
i need advice on where to get panels for it, i normaly use somerfords but does anyone have any other options as they can be a bit pricey. Thanks Aaron

[Jammy]

Best place I've found to get panels from is M Machine.

[ian]

Im in the middle of restoring/bringing back to life a van myself at the moment.
all the panels apart from one ive found easy to get, i mainly use DSN for my stuff.
the one panel you might find a bit hard to find is the van/pick up front panel, i ended up getting mine from somerfords as they were the only ones that had it. (you cant buy a genuine front)
but and its a big but, it was the worst panel ive ever bought, all they do is tackweld a front grill to a normal front panel, and charged me £150 for it.
so just buy the grill and a front panel and weld it yourself, you will save about 60-70 quid.
hope thats of some help
ian

[Dan]

M-Machine are generally regarded as the best place to get genuine spec panels for Mk1,2 or 3 cars, vans, pickups and Mini variants. They make the best pattern parts and do a full range (everything except the van roof is available I think), including all types of front panel made so far.

[minivanman]

M machine for definate. I've rebuilt my van with their panels, everything has fit perfectly. The front grille was very easy - its only £25 from m-machine, and all we had to do was trim it down a little and tack it in.