Let's see your ORIGINAL and/or UNRESTORED rides...

My 56 Fairlane with 85k original miles and original paint, etc. I bought it from the original family and only lightly buffed it and lowered it a little...

 

God I LOVE nice 100% original cars.
I hope this thread ends up being huge. Keep the photos coming, fellas!

 

A couple photos of my 50 Plymouth Business Coupe that's been sitting in my late grandfather's garage for the past thirty years.

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This is my good friend's 1906 Holsman Model 10....original and unrestored. Was the 3rd automobile to be licensed in the state of Idaho (city of Pocatello). It was purchased new by Dr. H.A. Castle in 1906 and assembled in his front lawn...because that is where the Union Pacific Rail Company dropped the crate off the wagon. Dr. Castle owned it into the mid 1920's and traded 2 brothers the car for a Zenith radio. It made it's way out here in the 1950's. My friends have owned it since 1965.



It is still as Dr. Castle assembled it 106 years ago, save for a few small things. The top and fenders were recovered in correctly in the 1950's and we did some engine work in 2002-03 and are in the process of doing new rings and rod bearings which were sorely needed.

This is the first time the engine has been out of the car in 106 years....since Dr. Castle installed it.

The 1909 (really a 1912-13) Brush sitting next to it is also mostly original and un-restored, including the original leather interior,.....save for the questionable 1950's repaint. as of 2013, the rod and main bearings are all new as are the rings.

 

I drive this to work a few times a month.

 

So cool guys. Some really neat old cars and trucks!

 

De Soto 1941 .

 

1912 Model T Ford touring car, just over 6,000 miles since new. One repaint. The best running T I have ever been around, also the quietest.

 

Very nice T! Would love to have an early T like this.

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Relic - how far have you gotten on the car and what's the story behind it? That woodwork is a thing of beauty!
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The short story is my parents bought the woodie used in 1956, drove it until 1964. Then parked it because it was "losing power".

This is the first car I ever rode in... driven home from the hospital after I was born. When I turned 50 my parents floored me with a hand made birthday card saying they would like me to be the new owner of the family wagon .... tearing up as I write this ... so after 48 years of slumber.

Working with my father (that's the best part) we have the flathead running! Just had to pull the starter and free up the bendix, take the belts off (pumps were frozen) hook up a aux fuel tank ( quart can with a hose ) and a battery ... the 239 flathead suprised us both when she sputtered to life.

 

1938 Cadillac V-16 has 44,000 original miles,pulled it out of a backyard shed in Dartmouth Nova Scotia in 2008,all original only painted once around 1967 or so,runs good,a little hard on gas though?,interior is moth eaten and fairly dirty,previous owner just drove it in the shed and shut the key off,battery was still hooked up,had froze and busted,Car is beleived to come from Montreal,belonged to Sam Bronfman,he was a "Bootlegger" back in the thirties,went on to form Seagrams Whiskey corp. Cant post a picture? how do i do it,dont want to type it all over? Harvey

 

I know I've been whoring this old heap out on here and dudes are probably tired of it, but....

Here's my '49 Ford. Painted once in the late 70's, original interior (what's left anyways) and flathead. Unsure if the flatty has ever been rebuilt, there's no tags on it anywhere so who knows.

Drove it 1700 or so KM's (1055 miles) to Spokane and back this past weekend.

 

think i got it

 

1963 Pontiac Grand Prix. The only thing I had to fix was the A/C.

 

All I can say is wow...

Here's one of mine...

'46 Dodge 1/2 ton. Not the original paint, but it sure as hell ain't new, and it's got plenty of patina. Was originally blue. Still has the flat 6, granny low 4 spd and a 4.10 rear. It's my next project...I'm going to keep it pretty much the way it is, although it will need a new wiring harness, and I'm going to upgrade the brakes and rear end for better gearing.

Keep 'em coming...

Chris

 

Nice looking Pontiac!
If it's really all original I hope you've replaced all the rubber radiator, heater and especially brake hoses in it.

 

The story I got was it came out of a Pontiac Collection. The collector passed away and his widow sold the collection. The guy I bought the car from said the engine, trans and brakes were rebuild 3000 miles ago. The A/C leaked from a valve so I had that rebuilt. The car is really too nice to "hot rod" so I'm torn about selling it.

 

1960 Studebaker Lark VI 4 door wagon. Second Studebaker I've owned, first one I bought.

 

If it is possible could you explain how the drive works? Was it single speed rope drive?

 

Neet shot!

 

The '58 GMC is mine, the Chevy belongs to a friend - both pretty unmolested and in original paint...

 

My 1950 Desoto. All original rust free plus the added patina from multiple scrapes...old lady owned car in Wyoming. I am updating her slowly but keeping the drive train stock....just adjusting the stance and wheels.

 

The 2-cyl opposed (boxer-style), air cooled engine ( intake valves are atmospheric and exhaust are cam driven) drives a constantly running jack shaft via direct chain drive.



When the large hand lever (not well seen here) is pulled back, the jack shaft is moved forward, tightening the twin drive belts and driving the car forward.

The car also has 2 speeds...high and low controlled by a very simple 4 tooth bronze "jam-clutch" and hi-lo speed chains. The "clutch" is nothing more then a bronze bushing with big teeth that is literally jammed into engagement with either the high speed or low speed portion of the jack shaft.

The high speed side is currently disconnected and has been since the late 1980's. Chris and I intend to get it hitched back up in the next year or two.

Primitive, but it workes! This is one of my all time favorites to work on and drive.

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Here is our 63' Cadillac M/M

 

Niiiice!!....check my avatar, I'm kinda partial to those. Although I'm pretty sure mine was repainted some time ago, it still is pretty original and has some nice patina. Almost done lowering it so not sure if I can post it here.....haha

 

Here is my 55 Buick Century. I have the Dynaflow out for a rebuild.Hope to have it back on the road soon.

 

That is a really pretty Buick! Always loved the '55s

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Very neat!! I love turn-of-the-century technology like this!! Back when you could build whatever you could imagine, with no rules yet established as to the "right" and "wrong" way of doing things... whatever works, goes! I really dig that it has a belt-tensioner clutch just like a go-kart or old farm equipment.. The jam-clutch reminds me of the huge old 1950s lathe in my high school metal shop, too. Ease the lever over to change speeds, and clunk clunk clunk your in gear! really shows how these old cars were still machines!!

 

Here's a pic of my 56 Chevy & my 33 Ford Pickup.

 

I do to! Turn of the century auto technology is one of my favorite subjects and periods. I call it "simple complexity" ....everything is so simple and basic, yet detailed and complex like a fine watch.

The clutch is an open Dog-style Jam clutch...almost identical to the example shown below, only in bronze with 2 teeth instead of 3.



To shift gears, you have to slow the engine RPMs down as low as possible....then just jam it "swiftly", as the manual says, into high or low.