History Non-restored drivers, post yours!

Just wondering who else has nice original or "fixed-up" cars that haven't been fully built or restored but instead maintained and driven.

Not necessarily talking about "survivor" or "barn find" type cars either.

Who has 'em?

 

no pic yet
this
51 henry j

its better than this pic
http://www.desertclassics.com/Sold4/HenryJ51.html

and i wish it LQQKed like this
swade41 's
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=517931&highlight=henry&page=61

 

My 53 belair has had one cheapy repaint 20+ years ago, the seats recovered at some point, and the motor swapped to a '54 235. Other than that, she's never been apart and I drive it as much as possible!

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/album.php?albumid=29340

 

Earlier this year I got a one owner '53 Desoto 2 door, Hemi' & 3sp OD. It had a re-paint in the '70's and some interior work then. Good motor runs great, Still working out some tran's problems.

 

You mean like my 39 that has only had the front fenders repainted once back in the 70's? I drove it until they salted the roads this fall.

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Mine. It's a lot of fun,even though it only wants to go 40 mph. Still all the original paint,but someone brushed on the green to two-tone it sometime before 1967, when it came into my family.

 

My '47 Streamliner came to Sweden from Colorado in 2008. I got insurance papers and repair bills back from '63, the same owner the whole time. I replaced the original motor some weeks ago, it ran fine but so did the oil... thru the engine. I found it much cheaper to buy a good working straight 8 instead of repairing the flat six.

 

40 deluxe,46371 miles,spent 50 plus years in a shed, was exhumed last fall I'm the third owner. Car runs and drives beautiful,put new hoses, gas tank,pretty much replaced all dried up rubber parts and now just put miles on it!drives like a new car probably do 90 to 100 easy!

 

This is mine. Was the only car we had (I have a bike) for the summer. Wife drives it, daughter drives it, and it gets out daily. Every day. Reliable as gravity. Never a stumble. Proud to say it is nearly 100% stock, save for the alternator conversion, and modern radio (in glovebox), the last a sop to the wife.

You just have to drive 'em. That's what they like.

Cosmo

P.S. The blue box on the windshield?? I-Pass. The car gets driven, folks.

 

My '55 R100 and Dad's '54 210.




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Well not a driver yet, but because I can't figure out what I want to do, this is how she will be driven for a while




So many projects..so little time

 

A friend's '58 Belvedere. Driven whenever he gets the chance.
Delivered by a blind carrier pigeon.

 

Here is mine, 34,800 miles. I daily drove it last fall till the snow hit here. I had posted in here 4sale but the wife got mad. Everything is original but the tires, brake hoses and the owner. Those are all I changed after I got it.

 

Mine is a 1956 buick special station wagon that was inr storage for 20 years .Over the summer i replace the motor and dnyflow trans,had the brake booster rebuilt and went thru the brakes.New voltage regulator all new belts and hoses.She a yard driver i am hoping to get her road worthy by spring.Next have to get the radiator boiled out.Bruce.

 

Man, all these cars that are under 50,000 miles and over 50 years old. Unbelievable.

 

My '61 Falcon daily driver, cruising the Michigan roads year round!

 

Another old survivor I used to own. 1937 Dodge D5 with one very old repaint, zero rot, almost perfect original interior, 70k mile original drivetrain that ran like a sewing machine.

 

My daily if I don't have my son and his wheelchair... Finally had to rebuild the motor. running strong now.

 

Had this 37 Willys since '77. JW

 

drove/owned this '56 as my ONLY car for 18 years...

 

1941 buick special in michigan .

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My Merc

 

My 1950 Dodge Special Deluxe (Canadian). Was my wife's great grandmother's.

 

New rims and WWW's

 

Looks great, pop on some 16's and drive it. Well maybe a 39 trans too....

 

I would love to find a 39 Trans local! I have been looking for a few months, but no luck. Tons of T5's, which crossed my mind...


So many projects..so little time

 

This is a neat thread - would like to see it really take off.

This is a '49 IHC KB-2 that I dragged out of the woods a few years ago. Here it is the day I brought it home:



And here it is some months later in running/driving condition:



I ended up swapping both axles, all 4 springs and the engine to get it on the road. It sat in the woods for 48 years. I did manage to get the original engine un-stuck, but never attempted to run it. Woulda ruined it I figure. I got lucky and located another rolling chassis (minus the body) that had good running gear on it. The only "new" parts I used were consumables like brake parts, clutch disc, etc. It was very neat to drive this truck down the road. Its in Canada now.

 

My '63 Pontiac Grand Prix 389 and auto.