That looks brilliant. - I never realised that as a start for bodywork to use rods like that, unbelievable!😊

I'd never seen this process until Wray Schelin recently started a new project, I'm glad I found your channel too. Amazing work!

Excellent work matey, really enjoying the design process.

Amazing project I will definitely be watching this build. And it’s definitely not a homer Simpson car lol 😆 ARCO

I like that -I think its the right approach - I always though that he Ulster had a back end like a Boxer dog! But I not turn one away mind! (The dog or the car)

Saw you on Saturday. Thanks for showing me round. Love the channel, subscribed.

looking really nice. strongly recommend you get the seat you want to use and pedals, and get the driving position ergonomics sorted first, then move on to the body. you'll be glad you did when you actually have to drive it.

Just subscribed form oakswaped .Brians build. Your very talented builder.. thank you. Austin 7. Build awesome. Remainsmiz me of land speed record of Babs. Pendine sand. Thanks.

Nice one

Hi Tom. Thanks for documenting this build and sharing it! That 8 mil bar must be a fair bit tougher to shape but I expect that it would also be more stable than the 6. I like your ideas of a 2/3rds height bonnet and a lower grill shell. However, I do agree with The_Cotswold_Cyclist in that you appear to be sticking out quite high in the body, in this iteration of design. Since I'm a shorty, I wouldn't be up as high. ;) Although, one lovely thing about your own design is that no one can say it isn't right. This is going to be a beauty. I can't wait for the next video! Oh ya... you have a good dog approval rating so all will be well. Joe

Definitely my cup of tea. Keep going.

nice body lines. I always like a long tail. It just makes it look faster.

I think I can really see your vision I think it's going to look beautiful when it's done. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Nice design, this is going to be an epic build! Good to see the latest CAD techniques used too ( cardboard aided design) gets my 100% approval! Please post regular updates

Absolutely love it! I can already visualize the beautiful lines. I am looking forward to watching your progress. This takes me back to when I designed and built a 600cc mini-sprint tube chassis on a sheet of plywood back in the early 90’s.

Very Cool, looking forward to seeing it come together.

Really lovely shape, very 30’s race car look. That Bugatti looks gorgeous, any chance of seeing more of it? Really looking forward to seeing the result. Don’t worry about it being boring, watching you work is never boring. 👍🏼

I like the shape question have a look at the video of your self in the car and maybe I am wrong but head bulge needs to be higher. Having spent far to long at brook-lands I understand where your going but maybe a little higher is more fitting for 30’s. I am learning from what you are doing. Thank you for sharing. 😊

Lots of progress, very cool. As you say everyone has different opinions but this is what I learned when building my Austin 7 (and Riley). The biggest issue with an Austin 7, especially on a racy looking special is to make it look like you are sitting IN the car, not ON it. So you don't want the body too low. I wonder if yours might be only because your head pod (nice feature!) isn't actually behind your head. It looks a little low but that could just be on film or my personal bias. The ratio of front, cockpit, tail should be (so I was told) approximately 1/3 each so a longer bonnet is a very good idea. As you say on actual A7s they are very short. On my special I deliberately kept the high, original radiator shell to make the car look chunkier. Many cut down the radiators, some to ridiculous lengths, making the sitting on the car issue worse. On my Riley I learned that the car looks better if the rear of the cockpit opening is slightly higher than the scuttle. I think mine is about an inch. You'd think it should follow the fair curve from front to back but I think the fact that it's open means you need it higher at the rear to look right. For the same reason you don't want the end of the tail vertical, it might look better with a slight amount of angle or curve. Similar to what they call entasis in architecture.

This is going to be a truly awesome build series. No doubt 'Project Prescott' is going to be a car of a 1000 decisions, changes, tweaks, etc. to be made, but that is all part of the process. Got to admire both your ambition and your skill set to be able to achieve it. More power to your elbow! 👍👍

Looking forward to the next episode Tom...fantastic video 👍

This is very fascinating. Looking forward to the rest! 😍

Im impressed looks fantastic The outline of the car is smashing looking foreward the your next episode

She is Looking good it’s interesting how you are going about getting her shape. I’m a woodcarver I draw full size drawings but I also build 3-D cardboard models for bigger carvings to get a sense of the scale and shape I want. Thanks Tom

Initial outline looks perfect Tom, going to be a real sight going up Prescott. I'll be there for your first run without a doubt.

Wow, love it. Great idea with the head pod tapering it back to the centre line. I think it will look brilliant, very bespoke ❤❤

Judging by the other comments, you've hit on a winning look. No mean feat pulling so many styling cues and lines into a balanced / proportioned look. The grill shroud and head pod look very complimentary. Well done.

Moon disc for the wheels

Well, you’re really on the way now! Interested to see how it develops. Thank you. Les

Sounds good Tom, I look forward to seeing you build it.

Oooowww loving the shapes emerging from the steel rod😍! I'd possibly raise the head fairing an inch or two and probably the rear deck too or try to get your seat as low as possible around the chassis as your head seems to be sticking up a bit high, though if you raise the rear, the front would have to come up a bit to match as well. Who won the lego or have you not drawn that yet?

Great video Tom. Coming on nicely. “Dose my hair look alright”😂😂.

Very interesting enjoyed every minute 👍

Id want to sit back more . But otherwise looks good

This is great 👍🏻 really looking forward to watching this process & the end result

Very clever design, and presented so clearly. I'm glad you've extended the bonnet farther forward; the profile now looks much more balanced, front to rear. One thought: l'm not sure it's a 'boat-tail', as that term surely implies a 'deck' and therefore a flatter top than you've got here... (l much prefer what your tail drawing shows) Maybe a 'curved', or 'Bugatti tail'? Fab work, anyway; l'd love to have that sort of back end on my Allard Special.

Hi Tom, I love your vision and how your setting the design up. Where are you based in the UK?

Hi Tom have you seen a Austincars Arrow ( just for interest) All the best Peter

Great to see it taking shape. I too prefer a longer tail. Look forward to learning some tips and trick along the way. I rolled my ‘33 10-4 Special chassis out of storage recently and into my new shop space. Just finished up shop wiring so I can finally start setting some tools and workstations up. Thanks for the inspiration and motivation!

I'm late to this build and have just started watching. I really like the shape so far but can I ask about the head bulge please. I've never understood why they never seem to be high enough. I always assumed that they'd been tailor made for a different owner but your mock up seemed to only come up to the top of your neck. Surely, whether for protection or aerodynamics it needs to come at least to the top of the head. Not a criticism, just seems odd to me.