Here's a Longshot: I bought this 1932 3 Window body a few years back and have an urge to discover its history. The Bad News: due to personal stupidity, attachednis the only pic I have left of its original condition. The facts: Originally Washington Blue, final color coat, large tangerine Metalflake Modifications: Trunk leaded and filled, hinges molded and leaded into body including top hinge. the pics might help explain. This mod was extremely well done. There was a gas filler made from a 2 1/2" black iron pipe which exited thru the panel right behind the rear window on the right top of the body. Taillights appear to have been something like 46 buick, cut into the body below the deck lid. Cowl was filled, hammer welded. It was radically channelled (See gas ax work) but the paint indicates it must hae been shown somewhere. So far I've found nothing. It was a Cali Car,ended up in Spokane. Any ideas?? P.S. Bare Metal shot is 32 in its current state.
Forget all the past history, you have a great start of do***enting "new" history. Beautyful in its naked bare metal state.
maybe the front side of a hemi sticks out along way, or so the heads don't cause problems on the hood sides. that would be my guess. -danny
n ed It could have been because they planned to race the car but it may also have been to get the waterpump, fan and front end gear to clear the radiator. For some reason back in the 50's / 60's a lot of guys would rather move the engine back than deal with changing fans, water pumps or other pieces on the front of the engine. I think it may have been the "it's what I've got so I'll make it work" mentaliy along with not having ready access to solutions like we have here on the HAMB now. You bought the hemi out of the wrecking yard complete with fan and gear, hauled it back to the shop and set it in so that that same fan would clear the stock radiator and built the mounts to fit.
You are doing a fantastic job on this coupe! Don't you just love undoing all that early gas ax and lead work? Great project!
you're right Danny, but mostly, its 'cause I originally planned a blower drive. What's not in the picture are the hood sides. There's a blister to accommodate the extra width of the engine, and we cut louvers to follow the contour of the blister kinda like a '34, but vertical, to match the hood lines. I'm toying with the idea of a '36 truck grill, instead of the '32. Found one at a swap that had already been narrowed. Perfect braze anf file work.Can't even imagine how many hours it took
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