I'm not kidding... 3D coping and printing has got to be the most significant bit of technology produced in the classic car world in the last 50 years.
The possibilities are endless, only limited by your imagination. As Jay Leno says...
If you had a one-off Ferrari engine, you could scan each part and then re-create the entire motor. Right now, we’re scanning a Duesenberg body. It’s a classic example of high tech melding with old tech. There are cars sitting in garages around the country, and they haven’t moved in years for lack of some unobtainable part. Now they can hit the road once more, thanks to this technology.
My 1907 White engine would never have run again because its slide valve (or D-valve) was shot. We built that part, and now the car is back on the street.
Astonishing.
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