New ! 2025 Update

 After many moons of no progress, due to work and no suitable garage to build, I am now back on track!  I will post updates on this page until i finish , hopefully within the year.

I will add photos (updates etc). to the other pages, but this page will be the main blog from now on.

All aspects of the build will now appear on this page.

Having moved house, retired and built a new workshop, I am now enjoying restarting the project.

So, from February 2025, the build is underway.

Please feel free to contact me about the build.

Please note the the Pembleton Motor Company only builds Turn Key cars now, no kits.

As always, I have been, and will be indebted to the Pembleton enthusiasts form, a most valuable and friendly source of knowledge..   Click here for the Pembleton Forum

Feb. 2025:  In the new workshop. All the bodywork on the car prepared for primer, and having designed the wiring loom from scratch, I'm laying in the loom from the rear lights.

March 2025: Spray painted with 2 coats of Jenolite Etch primer

Laying in the wiring and the fuse and relay boxes

   

April 2025  I will concentrate on the wiring up of the whole loom this month.


Most of the wiring is thin-wall cabling, colour coded, more or less to each system.
All terminations will be crimped, with looming protected in "snakeskin" where needed.
Seen in the photo below is the Ignition switched fuse block and the smaller live fuse block.
Also, the relay board complete with 5 relays. I have trial fitted the instruments so that i can lay in the wiring loom to the correct lengths.

Work also progressing concurrently on the bodywork. Left and right hand side rear sides.
Time was taken here to measure (lots of times) before marking and drilling the holes, 30 mm apart, ready for fixing at a later stage, with blind rivets. 

Panels bonded/sealed with PU sealant and rivets coated in anti-corrosive jointing (Duralac). 

Wiring up progressing..

May 2025  After a spell of (essential) gardening, work continues this month..


One of the items yet to be refurbished is the Battery tray, it's steel and rusty. So out with the Black & Decker with abrasive rusting wheels. Also, the upper steering column Ignition and U-bolt assembly, which i am refurbishing, and modifying to accept a simple 2 position Ignition key lock..

Next Jobs to do..

Progress the wiring
Refurbish the front suspension arms (my first effort wasn't the best).
Design, make and fit a rear floor above the wheel

Fabricate a steering wheel adaptor for my new steering wheel
Complete rear section bodywork

September 2025   Here we go.. work carried out June to early September..

The non standard new rear floor, which encloses the rear wheel and adds extra boot space.

I've fabricated the upright and mudguard from left over Aluminium, but once the joints are sealed and the whole assembly is painted, it should look better!

Painted and trial fitted, I'm happy enough as the engineering and fit is sound. And this won't be seen when the rear top is on.

The car jacked up to apply Black stone chip paint to the underside and all exposed panels

I have redone the front suspension components, including the Arms, linkages and springs in a durable stone chip finish (by Jenolite).

The Steering Wheel Adaptor was made from 14mm Aluminium, shouldered to fit into the Moto-Lita steering wheel, and the centre cut to fit onto the original 2cv steering column.
The 9 holes in the adaptor have threaded inserts. The finishing ring fits on top of the steering wheel.