Restoring a Deep Sanderson (3x)

Pictures and information continue to flow in about the Deep Sanderson 301 that I saw earlier this year while being restored in Germany. It's been restored at least two times before, as I found out. An Austria based reader told me he'd almost bought it in 2008 and was sent some pictures of the car's earlier (mid-1980s) restoration back at the time. I have enclosed some of these here. I also found an article in a copy of Alternative Cars magazine of the car's restoration back in 1979 when it was still in the UK. Last but not least Ben Alberts, who spotted the car in 1988 found one more picture of its engine bay. Thanks chaps!

The engine bay back in '79. Note lots of holes and no coil springs

Picture courtesy Alternative Cars 

Just before the 1979 restoration was started the car looked like this, with fat JAP wheels

Picture courtesy Alternative Cars

Once sold to Germany in the early 1980s the Deep Sanderson was stripped completely

Picture courtesy Frans Josef Berg

The rear subframe could do with some fresh welding back at the time

Picture courtesy Frans Josef Berg

Aluminum tank is still with the car. Blue metallic is believed to be the original colour

Picture courtesy Frans Josef Berg

The revamped engine just before it got in again. Nice pipe work for both inlet as exhaust

Picture courtesy Frans Josef Berg

That's the engine bay in 1988 as seen at Zandvoort. Not visible, but it uses coil springs here

Picture courtesy Ben Alberts