Howdy HAMB, I'm a married guy in my forties living in Omaha, Ne. Got sucked into browsing craigs list by my brother and long story short...I now have a roached out 1948 Pontiac Streamliner in my garage. Figured I could build myself a hotrod out her and look cool for a few miles a day....how hard could it be , right? Riiigght. Didn't take long to figure out I was going about Rodding all wrong. I have some mechanical background (USMC -3521) and know my way around the garage. Nevertheless, I dont need to reinvent the wheel, ya know. I don't know squat about building a hotrod, so what....I found some folks that do! My first hot rod build has officially begun as of right NOW.
I am new to this but I'll try....here is what it looked like when I found it...out on a farm. And where it is today.
Hi & welcome. Those make nice rides and you should really enjoy it. I drive my 46 Chevy coupe nearly every day and look forward to several cruises & events every year. Good luck with it. Jimmie
A labor of love...Shoot, I just want to drive it! My 48 and your 46 look alot alike. I like the fastback design and the "B" body is a nice size. I looked at a 1948 Pontiac torpedo built on the 'A' body and it looked exactly like my streamliner but smaller and flimsy...cheap. I almost bought it as a companion car and just because they didnt make too many '48 torpedos. Decided to focus on the car I have.
Welcome to the HAMB! Nice car, it sure cleaned up nicely, good to see you're starting with a nice solid car, should be on the road faster than others. Bob
Thanks for having me. It has cleaned up a bit. Some how some way I've managed to get a shine on rust! As much as I like the 'patina' and awesome 'aroma' a vehicle has from sitting in a field for 50+ years, I'm glad to be moving on to mechanical phase.
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