Major roof work completed

The big news for today was that major roof work on the 205 has been completed with the successful installation of both trolley bases. When I arrived at the museum, a quick inspection of the two bases revealed that they were both still "frozen" after years of outdoor storage. Dan Mulvihill, who has been helping us out so much lately that you'd think his last name was actually Hicks, fired up the torch again and after some "heating and beating" both bases were freed up. I took them over to Barn 8 and managed to get them up onto the roof of the 205, where both were bolted to the base stands without incident. I also lifted the poles themselves onto the car roof, but installing them in the bases may have to wait until the car is outside. The roof of the barn is too low to put the poles into the bases with no tension on the bases, and there's no good way to fasten these bases down. Still, this marks the completion of major work on the car's roof. The only things left to do now are 1) clean all the sawdust and wood shavings off the roof, 2) install the poles in the bases, and 3) do some touch-up painting, most notably on the roof ladder and various recently-installed bolts. And now... on to the rest of the car!