Holy ****! That paint is perfect! Ya' lucky so and so........................... spill the goods, what's your plan?
yeah, 37 terraplane. the plan is to get it running and driving with its original motor and ******, then restore it. its unbelievably solid for its age. if that plan doesnt work out, if the engine is beyond repair, i think it would look great lowered, slap a big nasty motor in it and just leave the body the way it is. i gotta finish my fleetline first though, now i am motivated
I wondered where I left that ! What a great score. I'm with you, leave it as much intact as is reasonable and drive it1
I recently sold my '37 four door that took six years to build. There are a lot of HET (Hudson, Es*** and Terraplane) clubs and the hot bed of Terraplane support is in Australia. K-GAP in California has most of the rubber parts. You will notice that the gauge cluster is in the middle of the dash so it works for right hand drive countries. The steering box and column bolts on either side of the frame and there is a cover plate on the floor that lets you swap it side for side. The stock clutch is oil filled and you need a special oil that lets it slip, it is truly weird. I used a 4.3 Vortec V-6 with a TH350 in mine and it was great. Have fun.
My first car ride ( new born ) was in my Father's 37 Terraplane Coupe. About two years later he wrecked it and lost both front teeth. Those look like 38 Chevy bumpers.
When I was about 15, my Dad bought a '37 sedan for the whooping sum of $25. room enough inside for a wedding. It had one of the "electric" shifter pods on the column. Strange item, you could pull the floor shifter out and throw it in the back, and use the little lever to shift. One of my brothers left the window open one day and cattle ate all the interior they could reach. .
My favorite car out of 140+ I've owned. It's my avatar. The one you show is a Deluxe. Those are the correct bumpers. Very original looking car , with a lot of hard to find parts intact. I'd like to hear the history of the car and how you came about owning it. If they are done right , there is no need to replace the drive train. These will out run a stock 36 ford V8 , very fun car to drive.
Those trim pieces on the lower front fenders are outstanding. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App
Awesome, keep that grill. Shame you see them on RRs all the time. Looks like a good solid and complete project
They ( Hudson ) didn't have twin carbs until 1951. Aluminum heads were an option on both 8 and 6 cyl. years before than.
A few months back there was a 37 pu showed up here in town. Didn't get to look close but it was cool .
Nice car. I have video of one of those in an abandoned salvage yard in Montana. It's not in the same condition but the grille was near perfect.
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