{"id":2302,"date":"2025-11-13T09:49:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T08:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hapke-sportwagen.de\/?page_id=2302"},"modified":"2025-11-28T14:50:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T13:50:07","slug":"bodywork","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hapke-sportwagen.de\/en\/services\/bodywork\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodywork"},"content":{"rendered":"
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      With our expertise in steel and aluminium processing, and the fabrication and fitting of custom-made sheet-metal parts, we create precision in perfection<\/em> when it comes to panel gaps and surfaces \u2013 faithful to the original down to the smallest detail. With maximum original substance and a flawlessly crafted body, we create exclusive masterpieces rarely found on the market. One thing is clear: only a perfect body provides the foundation on which further investments pay off and sustainable value appreciation can be achieved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      For the past 25 years, Mr Willibald Seidel has worked exclusively on sports and racing cars from the 1950s and 1960s. In the field of aluminium craftsmanship, he is a recognised authority. Mr Seidel heads the bodywork department.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      The production of body panels requires craftsmanship, creativity and experience.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      The ability to change angles and heights can be learned. A trained eye, however, is the result of years of experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Gas welding for period-correct joints carried out at the highest level of craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      In classic aircraft and racing-car construction, components are typically forge-riveted \u2014 a standard that only few experts can still reproduce true to the original.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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