Cars/projects you bought or saved in 2008!!!

Anyone that knows me knows I LOVE buying old Fords. I did a thread like this last year, and was blown away by how many people saved some great old cars!!! Lets see how everyone did this year...what did you buy/save this past year??

Happy new year everyone, heres some of mine before and afters:

1951 Ford F-1



1930 Ford roadster



1933 Ford coupe



1929 Ford roadster (have yet to see this with my own eyes)

 

I'll bite. I picked up another '48 F1 back in January, two 1949 IH KB2's in March, and a '62 Fairlane in Oct. However I sold a 1973 IH 4x4 1210, and my trusty ol' 88 Tbird went to the Ford JY in the sky. Needless to say, the wife was not thrilled.

 

I don't know if I've "saved" anything, but I did buy a couple of cars:

1948 (?) Diamond T model 201 one ton pickup. This one is going to be our trailer puller, I have the front suspension from a Chev van (narrowed) under it now, the van's 350 TBI/4L60E, and a Dana 70 rear axle. It'll be a real one ton pickup, we travel with a '46 Spartan Manor trailer, a little too much for our '51 Pontiac wagon or the '48 Pontiac convert.

1962 Impala Sport Sedan. This one I did for my son, he was tired of his '68 Mustang convert. It's a nice old car, I drove it from Michigan to Las Vegas after doing a painting it and replacing the heater core. Of course, the A/C failed on the way out...

 

Started this one in may of 2008.Been very busy.

 

I got this caddy it was real solid

 

and I am almost finnished with it

 

couple cabs...


these 2 trucks...





53 pickup...




36 coupe...


3 window...


5 window...





and I sold this model a coupe this year...wish I didn't...

 

I bought this late October. Here's where I'm at with it, I also just got my 32 rails for it.

 

67 mercury

 

28 chevy national sedan, first of the year. Trying some thing different with this one...ghost

 

All I bought this year was a stupid '73 Satellite that I'm trying to sell now.

However, hopefully 2009 is going to bring me a couple of free '57 or '58 mopar two door hardtops.... The one I've seen is a Dodge, the other looks like a Chrysler or Imperial....

I'm having a hard time not jumping the gun, but I have to remain patient. Patience is not one of my stronger qualities....

The same guy also has a F1 pickup that might be had for free, and a running late 50's early 60's Cadillac Coupe Deville he'd sell for real cheap, as in couple hundred, might pick those up, too.


Chris, if you decide to part with any of those 30-31 Roadsters, or parts of 'em, I've got a home for 'em!

 

Bought my '51 Coronet this past year,as well as a POS '92 Cougar to use as a daily beater for school/work (I'm sure the latter doesn't count )

 

wow this things lookin good

 

My 37 tarp queen!

 

Here's our purchase, and it came running and driving!

 

I found the F-1 sitting in a pasture with a bunch of other cars. The rearend was cut out and it was laying on its frame. I got it home swapped the junk 283 for a 350. I don't have a pic of how it sat but the pic in my avatar is when we got it home

 

I bought a Model A truck that will be finished for tikidiablo.

 

My 17 yr old son and I pulled this 1959 Ford F100 out of a barn, lowered it 4.5" added disc brakes and a new rearend, tires and wheels and he drove it all summer. 292 Y block 3 on the tree.

 

Surely you guys are sick of seeing these pics...

1979:


As found in Feb 2008:










Aug 2008:

 

I brought this one home in October.... 1934 ford fordor... 27,xxx mile original... that is even the original paint!!!! engine whet bad sometime in the early 60's and sat in a nice dry garage ever since!!! I even have the bill of sale when it was bought in 1964 from a car dealership here in town for $450.00!!!!! I gave a lot more than that for it in 2008!!!! Hopefully I will get it back on the road this year....

 

saved this barn find really side of the house find first part of Dec. 1947 Dodge D-24

 

I did some work on the 3 Window and the 35 Coupe,..... the other stuff is just the way I found it, ( this is only the stuff I have pictures of.

This is what I got,..... I had the other parts to put it together to this point

30 days later


The 35 Coupe


The 36 Coupe


And the 37 Tudor,..... got everything except the frame,.....


And other than the 34 Coupe,.... you could be the proud owner of any one (or all ) of them.

OOPS !,.... almost forgot this one,.......

 

Turns out Im only using the body hood and grill. scrapped all the rest.

 

Choice...and Classy Royal!

 

This is a cool thread! Bought a few this year. A couple are O/T, but I'll share.

The 71 Chevy is a real barn fine 1 owner 74k original miles parked in 92. The 2 58 4-doors are going to be used for parts so I dont know if I really saved them or not?? The 58 2 door is one that I'm doing a build thread on. That one I did save as no one else would have! The Minor went to a HAMB member. Got a couple of more I just haven't picked up yet so I'll wait till next year to show those!

And I had to save the May West pump!

 

1957 f 100

 

brought this home Monday



and with a combo of some of my stash and some of the new parts
'started to mock things up yesterday

 

My "hippie" housecar.

 

saved from the crusher... dec 23rd '07-
61 chev truck cab and box, and 1 61 plymouth front clip......
on the road july and august of '08.
currently undergoing a chop, and a ton of welding and grinding...