Show Us Your Best 'Befores & Afters'

Two of our members just literally dug a couple of cars out of the desert. They will be amazing if finished back to being drivable.

I saw on a couple of post about a HAMB'er down under that built his '39 coupe. What he started with was something I never thought would see the road again and it ended up a masterpiece.

Also, a couple of members just found a couple of buried cars.

Please shoe us some rides that started as 'basket cases' and ended up as beauties.

Thanks
Chuck

 

I reworded this to make it more understandable.

Let's see some cool transformations from **** to true artwork.

thanks

 

There are already some threads of this nature. Do a search and see some remarkable work done.

 

Not as bad as some and some people think it's not very traditional but I built it for me and it was my first hot rod build.

 

This is my before and after. 1936 Willys Autralian body!!!!!!!!

 

this first one is done and gone the rambler has yet to reach its full potential but coming soon

 

August 2012:


Sept 2012:


Early's 90's:

 

I love the 62 darts i got to get one that car is really cool

 

Man... some of these are AMAZING!!! Hotrod-Wily to see what you started with is nothing short of artwork in the final product.

Bert, I love how you went 'chopless'

That Rambler's gonna shake the ground.

more more more

 

Heres one that I am working on.

 

Darn!!! That's like raising the dead man. I love looking at hat kind of stuff.

I don't have the skills, but I love seeing old iron saved.

Great job.

chuck

 

Best being, Wrong Car to Save. If it a Roadster, I guess you have to.

 

Before




After-ish

 

Damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Here is my first street rod I built.....clipped it with 71 Monte front end, power cowl vent, air, pw, tilt, etc....

I paid 75.00 for this parts truck and decided to fix it instead of using it for my 53 I had bought the same day.

 

cool, BTW I was born and lived in Skyland just outside of Asheville when I was young.

I use to hang out at a small garage where Dave Marcis built his Super Bird Nascars.

I also use to watch Dale Earnhardt's dad Ralph run at AMS.

 

true frame up. Frame came from Minn. it was under a hay wagon, engine and trans. came from Delaware, body came from Calif. firewall from Nebraska, gauges from Mich. Tank from Fitchburg, seats somewhere out west, and of course tires from Tenn..

 

My junk

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This is my before & after.

 

Bad*** ****ing "A" man....love it.

 

I have posted these before, but what the hell...

Here is the Merc.



All done.



The '34.



I just finished her a few months ago.



See ya, -Abone.

 

Holy ****. Those cars haven't just changed, they've evolved!

Mine seems to be heading the other way:

The day it came home:



Last spring:



The work done doesn't show - but the body work is 80% done, the wiring is 50% done, it has a motor and a transmission, new front suspension, new rear end, new floors... Hopefully I'll be able to come back to this thread one day with an "it's finished" update

 

Here is my 50 studebaker

 

Boy, you guys have some serious skills.

 

Here's my current ride.....

 

My 33 Fordor Victoria Convertible Sedan = C-400 was in a Ravine in Northern Nevada first pic is when I brought it home other pics when I started driving it ( just finished shots) Build Pics on my page

 

27 chevy coach.

 

Ghost28, is that what you started with for real???

Darn!!! SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!!! I saw it in the Cl***ifieds and if I had more cash it would have a new home. I love the looks of it.

Great job man....That's what I call a true masterpiece.

buds
chuck

 

Well, I did this a couple years ago, then sold it. Cab from the first one, frame, axles, hood I picked up along the way. Had split bones, '40 brakes, '40 rear end, F1 steering and I included an F1 frame crossmember and pedals.

I used the bed off the one in the third picture, which was a cut-down I set part of a '28 sedan top on to see what it would look like. That hood went on, too, but didn't come with that pile.

Buyer wanted the plain grille, so that's what went with it. Crate is full of other parts.

 

My 29 ford.