Projects Att. Aussie HAMB members. Could you please ID this car for me. Could it be 1 of 150 i

Dunno abourtt 150 in the world I gave one away ten years back, its still here in Albany and I can probably get it back, Labrat, that'd be you, a great project.

My mate Ron has a 37-8 ponti sloper in his shed too, thats 148

 

Thanks for all the info. I'm thinking if those production numbers from MGStumpy are correct it's a pretty rare piece. If those pictures from Roadkill are real it should be even more scarce. Thanks again

 

Here are the body tags mentioned
This Slopers build was extensive as the basis of what the owner bought was in extremly bad shape. Slopers are prone to rust and up untill the late 30's the bodies were timber framed.

This one was the owner first Rod project, and when delivered there was more missing than remaining. He found some or the rarer panels and the rest of the missing or damaged body parts were hand made.
These cars attract a lot of attention due to their low number of survivours, and peoples lack of knowledge of their production.

 

These are my tags and a comparison of a 35 Master sloper and 35 Standard phaeton (Tourer). Not as rare as the master (538 produced) but 1 of only 647 produced by GM Holden's. This is my ch***is to give an idea of feint hand stampings on LH rail. Paint trim tag reads H5 which is August 1935.
Most bodies were produced in low numbers and by today's standards are getting rarer and harder to find. Both cars are ALL STEEL, no repo. stuff here.

 

here is a pair of slopers at the Fridge this year. One Chev and one Ford.

 

heh i dig the whole sloper concept.. chop it.. probably not as rare as it may seem.. maybe in another 100 years.. but hell, it will be mad max by then and they will be slapping blowers and the last of the V8's interceptor in the sloper body for style points to cruise and raise hell on the open out back. rare to me is like 10.. heh.. naw, follow your heart you will do what is best for your driving pleasure.
chris.

 

Looks like someone has already started to hardtop it anyhow. Where's the "B" pillar? Should look good chopped and hardtopped.

 

Unless the chop is artfully considered, it goes from being a beautiful rare thing (ala the cream '37), to becoming just another of the hundreds of cars with a chop. The Smooth Customs chop looks good. I like 'em rodded yet un-chopped, due to their rarity and inherent beauty .

Go with your heart- nice score- I feel a Hirohata/ sombrero/ chopped taildragger sloper comin' on!..

 

I didnt do the chop on the 35 as i was busy with another job at that time, Greg Hardcastle that shared the shop with me at the time, and i discussed the pros and cons on it and certain areas so the chop would work. and he did the metal work on the roof. I did 90% of the rest of the ch***is and body fabrication. The owners Brother in law did the final body prep before paint

 

We're wondering the same thing. Some how there was never a b pillar installed there to begin with. Not sure what the deal is there. Thanks again for all the info guys.

 

Here's a link to a couple of '39's, including the one I was talking about- owners Neil Baker & Gary Rice. Check the shots in this link-

http://www.drag-ens.com/pastrods.htm

 

There were variations, 35-36 'B' pillars and door frames were vertical and wider with suicide (Rear) hung doors whilst 37-41 'B' pillars and door frames were thinner and slanted forward, as well as being conventionally (front) hung doors.
Ford Slopers used wider 'B' pillars and door frames and were conventionally (Front) hung doors. No suicide doors, slanted or thinner 'B' pillars, looked more like a Chevy 'Aero' style tudor (42-48).
Photo is correct, that's the way they were in both the smaller and larger bodies. I've seen a couple in the past turned into hardtops. Holden's between 1938-1940 produced a convertible cabriolet fro Vauxhall based on the these bodies, similar style to Ford A & B 400's, solid sides with window frames and gl*** with a fold back centre section

 

I'm all for the preservation of rare cool stuff. NICE rare cool stuff.. but if a guy were to come across some worn out rare cool stuff a chop sure would take some of the "tall" out of it.

 

that was a cool car! i saw it in the old barn when i picked up my cars from the first auction. quite a collection that guy lost!!! good luck on the build.

 

x2 ...absolutely. they were always thought of as fugly round here...

 

hey chief,
did you see there is one for sale on ebay.
cheers darren

 

ebay australia

 

I remember reading somewhere they were built in Australia rather than building a true 'coupe' body style as it allowed them to put a back seat in them. They were apparently very popular with travelling salesmen in the 30's and 40's, as there was room in the back of them to stretch out and sleep.

Cheers, Glen.

 

Darren, Hey thanks man. I'll take a look. How's your car coming?

 

That makes good sense. Thank you Glen.

James

 

gday james,
gettin into it body is ready to come off and it is getting blasted at the end of sept, so i'm getting all the suspension sorted.
yours ready for paint yet....................
ha ha only kiddin.
cheers darren

 

Oh my lord, what a killer car. The example of Kustchops is about as gorgeous as it gets. What a tasty job on the unusual and super sweet car. Thanx for creating one of the most interesting threads ever here. ~sololobo~

 

Cut it up. I'm an Aussie, and it wouldn't bother me.

 

Thanks for that vote of confidence . I have a strange feeling it's going to loose some height in the top, but once you start everything else is begging to have a kustom touch too. I believe we'll have a direction by winter time.