Zundapp ks 750 barn find - restoration project

[zks.750]

Hi,

Zundapp ks 750 frame in find condition. Normandy battlefield relic.
I Look for all parts in original paint for this project.

[Gran Sasso]

matching tank:

http://www.militaria-fundforum.de/sh...d.php?t=686502

[zks.750]

[zks.750]

[zks.750]

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[Ironcrown]

Wow, that's a great find, with a lot of original paint still there!
Please don't repaint it, as many use to do. Leave everything as is!

[zundappuk]

[url=http://www.servimg.com/view/16131866/1845][img]http://i97.servimg.com/u/f97/16/13/18/66/00710.

Proof that when they repainted equipment in the field everything got painted......

[earlymb]

What a great find! It seems to have had at least 2 Gelb re-paints over the Feldgrau?

[zks.750]

Yes, on the gas tank and front mudguard.

I would like to find other parts in same condition.

[zks.750]

Zundapp ks 750 engine barn find

The frame is from 1942 and this engine too ! Lucky find

[kammo man]

Seal the remaining paint.
To paint over this will be a crime.

[steverobertsbbc]

Seal the remaining paint.
To paint over this will be a crime.

OK, I genuinely don't understand that stance. If you're going to restore something, it's generally going to be either to a factory fresh or wartime used look. What's the point in retaining the rust and degraded paint of a further 80 years worth of neglect?

Yes, it's great that you can see the original paint and the layers tell a story. But that story can be preserved through photos whilst the bike itself can be restored to a much less sorry state.

Not trying to get into an argument, just not understanding the philosophy.

[OSS]

OK, I genuinely don't understand that stance. If you're going to restore something, it's generally going to be either to a factory fresh or wartime used look. What's the point in retaining the rust and degraded paint of a further 80 years worth of neglect?

Yes, it's great that you can see the original paint and the layers tell a story. But that story can be preserved through photos whilst the bike itself can be restored to a much less sorry state.

Not trying to get into an argument, just not understanding the philosophy.

I agree, vehicles are a different matter than, say, helmets. If it were mine I would have it painstakingly restored to running condition (after a thorough photographic documentation). In it's present state of deterioration, it is merely a pile of rusty metal.

[kammo man]

Then you are both blind


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