Hot Rods Saved this one from the crusher!

It looks pretty bleak. Of course it was a hell of lot worse before we started working on it. One of the quarters was wadded up like a trash bag. It didn't have any front suspension in it. No sheetmetal. No trim. It was a bag of bones we pulled out of a junkyard near Bristol TN (I think was a guys own personal junkyard). Claims that it used to be a racecar, but if it wasn't then it will be before too long. We put a straight axle and a metal tilt frontend on it. Worked like hell on it. But give another month or two and you won't hardly recognize it. I'll keep you updated.

 

Awesome, ya gotta love the 55 g***er. Keep the picture updates coming, please!

 

not bad so far...

 

cool save. Cant wait to see what you do to it. Keep us posted

 

nice save, who would ever want to crush a old race car what ever the condition.

 

great save...keep us all posted...g***ers rule

 

Please keep us updated.

I know it's tough during the build, but if you could snap some pics while you do it...we all love those!

 

+1 on the great save.. them old cars are worth $$ I hear.

 

Shades of Falfa here! "Hey,does anybody know a guy that supposed to hot suff driving a piss yellow deuce coupe?"

 

nice save..

 

Was the guys name Tex ?

 

nice score,lookin good so far

 

Many of the all time local greats from the days of dirt tracking here in Maine were crushed just in the last few years. Luckily a retired buddy of mine gets wind of this stuff and saves most that he can. You should see the stack of old racers out behind his barn. They're free for the taking as long as your intents and purposes are to restore it to original race condition, and, get this, actually race it again here on the revitalized dirt tracks of Maine. What a concept, huh?

Good for you for saving that old bird. She's gorgeous already.

 

Keep plugin away at it and keep the pictures coming.

 

Hey great save!! Love the station wagon rear bumper also....cleans the trunk lid up a bit without a license tag!! Keep the pictures coming please.

 

...my favorite kind of g***er,...one coming back from the dead!

 

Gotta love saving something from the jaws of death

 

Hell Yeah, Hell Yeah, Hell Yeah..........You da man ! . Excellent save....!!

 

Awsome save, gives me a push to keep workin on my 55. Can't wait to see more updates.

 

thanks for saving that one. I love it

 

Thanks for all the comments. I can't remember the guys name, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't Tex. I've got some bad news. I probably won't get any pics when the floors and **** gets fixed. See between me and my dad we have 8 cars and sometimes out source some of the metal work when its major. We work on what we can at my dad's, but we have to be careful because the "***** next door" turned my dad into the EPA and said we were "running a body shop." We don't do any paint work, but hammering, welding, and torch work ain't body shop ****.......in my book. I will get some more pics though when it comes back before we put it running or anything.

 

The 55 is coming along pretty well. Hell, I had a hard time recognizing it.........somewhat. Of course I forgot my camera. But you have the before pictures and I will be posting some after pictures soon enough. Keep you posted as it comes.

 

That needed saved.

 

Yea! Totally! That is a must save. '55 g***ers are way cool!!

 

How much does something like that go for? I might know of a 57.

 

Getting kinda deep in it now moneywise. But cheaper the better. But always sometimes its cheaper in the long run to buy them with less work required.

 

I saw one for about $2000 minus engine,****** and front seat. It was a 2 door post I believe, maybe a hardtop.

 

If she ain't to rusty jump on it. Not that rust ever turned anyone off, just look at my ****. But if want it go get it. God knows I would if I had the time, money, and room.

 

Here are some more pics.