The Marcel All-Aluminum Roadster

[rblongboarder]

One of my friends grew up in Orange County, CA in the 70s and 80s. He worked for a well-known engine shop and was introduced to the widely known body metalworking experts Marcel de Lay and his son Luc de Lay. [Tim is still friends with Luc; there's a photo of Tim's Pantera on my E3 project page.]

Luc is known for building the "Marcel Roadster", a completely hand-built all aluminum roadster. It's a testament to his skills on an English Wheel.

Turns out, the car was at San Clemente Cars & Coffee recently. Here's the video links:
https://www.southoccarsandcoffee.com/car-of-the-week

I think you can be a BMW guy and still appreciate the genius and talent that created that roadster...

 

[rblongboarder]

I remember thinking.. the Marcel Roadster reminds me of something I saw at the Laguna Seca Historics in 2023...

Ah, here it is.. a 1958 Lister.

Key difference: the Lister has lots of external surface rivets. Luc welded his panels and polished them so well, you can't see the joints... craftsmanship at it's finest.

 

[otter74]

One of my friends grew up in Orange County, CA in the 70s and 80s. He worked for a well-known engine shop and was introduced to the widely known body metalworking experts Marcel de Lay and his son Luc de Lay. [Tim is still friends with Luc; there's a photo of Tim's Pantera on my E3 project page.]

Luc is known for building the "Marcel Roadster", a completely hand-built all aluminum roadster. It's a testament to his skills on an English Wheel.

Turns out, the car was at San Clemente Cars & Coffee recently. Here's the video links:
https://www.southoccarsandcoffee.com/car-of-the-week

I think you can be a BMW guy and still appreciate the genius and talent that created that roadster...

Fantastic effort and result. Reminds me of a car I saw on a trailer at the Geneva Concours in Geneva, IL last summer.