Art & Inspiration Sitting and Rotting.............picture thread

1937 Buick S&S Hearse!

 

Excellent point. Most of the older guys really do appreciate someone from a younger generation who shows an interest in his/her's older cars.

 

Exactly, and if you're genuinely interested and wanting to learn it can open so many doors for you!

 

Heartbreaking...

 

That is a fiberglass replica.

 

How bout these found abandoned in the west Texas desert?

 

I wasn't aware of fiberglass 57's, how can you tell?

I think this one is fiberglass too!

 

If that Stude truck is abandoned in the desert how in hell is the tailgate still on it???? I would have had it for a wall hanger in a second!

 

I'm guessing you guys missed out on the huge find over at Jalopnik.

It was originally found over at the Mopar Style forums, which then spawned this Jalopnik article.

Lots of prime old stuff just rusting away out there, including, supposedly, a Ford Thunderbolt. All of it heading for the crusher.



Now, someone's actually gone out there to take a look.





Lots 'o pictures here.

 

The shape of the doors, the lack of vents in the front fenders, the crack in the 'glass between the trunk door and tail light, the shape of the hard top, etc.

The body also has a dip inwards below the door - and the originals did not.

There are a few kit car companies that make replicas - and this looks like a poor quality one.

 

A guy in Iowa sent me this picture. A lot of iron, but way in Iowa.

 

As for making friends with older car guys- No argument here- I'm 28 and that is how I got my first project. Made friends, got a car for free- it came in hundreds of pieces, but all I had to do was learn and build.

 

I like to own that 56 vette ! I've started out with worse than that one !

 

Someone needs to find out who owns this land asap!

 

Are you referring to the floor vents? I can see them in the photo.

I think this is just a rust bucket filled with bondo, I wonder who owns it, it would be interesting to know for sure.

 

TBirds have a vent in front of the door that swings out for fresh air.

I think this is a kit car. The shape of the doors is wrong, and there is a crack in the fiberglass between the trunk and tail light. The top is also the wrong shape, the gas door is absent, the area around the door handle is mis-shapen, etc, etc. - overall the dimensions of the body are just 'off' - If it is a rust bucket - they have really botched up an original.

Here is a photo of my original 'bird for comparison. This car was 'sitting and rotting' for years in my Dad's shop.

 

with the stupid prices of Mercury 2 doors....there are fewer and fewer in yards these days....I took this pic a bunch of years ago down in florida...it is still restorable.

 

I have some really go pictures but am having a hard time posting them on here! I am using flickr, guess that is not working. Sorry guys!

BBM

 

Time is a fickle mistress, when I was young, my grandfather owned a wrecking yard. I worked there most of my childhood. I have hauled better than most of these across the scales and watched them get crushed or ground up. Now I look at these piles of rust and remnants and wish I could save them.......
Even is I had only saved many of the unique parts I saw on those old cars.

 

I see what your saying for sure, but the fiber car does have the floor vent, I can see it clear as day, but the car is very distorted looking in places, so it could very well be glass. I like your bird, great colour!

Flickr is a pain in the ass to post from, you could post the links or send them to me and I can post them for you, I've figured out how to do it with Flickr.

 

yeah i can see the fender vent in the primered 57 also

but the door does look to have a different shape to it

werent the original "hardtops" fiberglass on the baby birds? so they could be removed easier

the primered one looks like it was hammerd hard in a rear end collision at some point

 

What is this? more info please. I didn't see any responses to the last person that asked about it so TTT

Edit to add pic

 

Flat head V8 Ford powered crane.

 

Amazing, how such amazing works of art and talent are just let go!!! Hurts...

 

Found this in a field while riding my motorcycle. Guy dont want to sell it. 49 Plymouth I believe.



Drive by this one all the time. The guys rents the house and the owner of the house just lets it sit out near the street.

 

If we only knew then what we know now. I say these words all the time.

 

This is at family's place and probably only good for parts now. I took these pics last summer, notice the back window has actually fallen through and the trunk ridge is nonexistant.

 

FAMILY and you could not save that- its very sad there

 

Looks like it had some pretty bad rust before it was parked... I'd suggest selling it to someone who can and will restore it before there is nothing left of it.