New Member with 411 S3 restoration project

[Richard Leslie Phillips]

Hi
have been lurking for a while and now broken cover. I am starting off with a 411 I just acquired. Need some advice - veneer on door trims have totally had it - car has been dry stored for 11 years but they are very poor with areas totally missing. I will need to source new veneers. Does anyone know what type of wood it is. The carcase looks to be honduran mahogany with a walnut ( very yellow) side veneer. It that correct? Does anyone just go back to the underlying mahogany?

There are loads of other things I will need to ask in due course...hope this is OK! I did a 1974 Aston V8 as my last project and can see many similiarities already with the 411. Sunroof is identical but manual thank goodness - it took my 2 years to fix the electric one in the Aston!

Anyone got a source for suspension bushes? I can see we will have to change every bit of rubber on the car in due course...as well as a complete rear end rebuild which will be fun no doubt.

Look forward to hearing from you. I am also a member of BOC and BODA. I am based in Cambridge - car is currently and will be for some time in Norfolk where I shall work on her at weekends.