Rang a restorer I know this week to see if he knew where there might be some cab parts I needed for my 34 pick up project. We got chatting and to cut a long story short FC Ute who is scratch building the Model A and I went 4 a drive and now the 34 is for sale and this will be coming home next week. Its pretty much complete including all seat frames etc and RUNS! or it will by the time I go get it. Was stored in a shed for 40 years. To say Im stoked is a complete understatement. This T was also there but not for sale.
Damn some blokes have all the luck Congratulations on a great find it looks to be in great shape. Binga
Thinking it will be chopped about 4", channeled. 4" dropped I beam. Disc brakes, repair the small amount of rust and NOT paint it. Driveline is undecided as yet.
Thinking it will be chopped 4" or so as I must maintain 8" of gl*** for rego. Will be channeled. Dropped I beam using unsplit front bones if possible, perhaps z the rear when I box the ch***is. Although the more I look at it the more I like it tall Driveline not decided as yet. Its a runner but Im pretty sure the 4 banger is coming out.
That thing is really cool. I dig the headlights that are on it, too. Personally, I'd be tempted to add juice brakes and new tires, and drive it around as-is, maybe replace the broken gl***. At least for a while Rare to find one that's that complete, even around here. Plus, when you get it up and functional again, you can show it to your restorer friend, and then he'll feel better about selling you other cars in the future.
Thats a real good idea and one we floated around yesterday. I'm keen to drive it so it may even go that way. I fell in love with this the moment I saw it. It has small amounts of very repairable rust. Even my neighbours knew something was up yesterday when they saw me in the morning running up the steps to the carpark knowing how late I'd been up the night before and what sort of state I was in when I did crash out It sure was worth suffering through a hang over. PS the old guy who put me onto this wanted the headlights so it was the least I could do for him.
nice find! looks real similar in condition to the one i found last year...except mine had the head off and is siezed. mine is still up for sale if any aussie hambers want something similar..
Ack! You torment me SO with all these finds!! If you aren't emailing me something new, I have to find out about it on a message board. . . . I'd hate you, but my ENVY is subduing any hate I could muster.
Must have been in one hell of an accident..............steering wheel has been knocked clear to the other side of the car..................... Nice score.
Nice car!...I can see this one being left pretty much "as-is"...maybe give it a good cleaning, replace the busted gl***, and some brush applied enamel..... Actually, here in the USA, I know that Ford used the Red steering wheels as late as February of 1929..and the Black wheels came in as early as late August/early September 1928....People got upset when their hands were wet that they got Red **** on their hands...so Ford changed it to Black--then they got black **** on their hands....(These early wheels were splined for the shafts on the 7 sector steering gear boxes...) Hmmnn...if I could trade with an Aussie for the right hand drive parts, I could set up a Model A ch***is and get the contract to carry the mail here on the Rural Route....
Pete that's a great find,now i know why the 34 has to go... Should have the boys from the underground come round on a sat or sunday for a pulling down the A project,just like the dub i did a few years back???.
Anyone else notice the "JUST married" sign on the headlight bar of the T? The string of empty beer cans musta fallen off.
Nice score Pete - stuffs still around, but ya gotta get lucky or do a lot of scopin around to find it? Hmmm...maybe not lol !! Keep us posted on the progress mate.. Rat
Man what a find! I thought all Australia's barn find went years ago, but then again isn't there like 6 people in the whole of WA these days?? I thought finding my A in a paddock was great. Hey Lowsquire what you looking for, for the A?? Doc.
yeah do...chop tha ****a...chop it real good...so you got a letter box to look through........an' channel it and big ****in channel too not some girly channel...chuck them thar mud guards (fenders to you colonials) over the fence and run it open wheeled...with artillery wheels and a 37 banjo wheel and a push ****on auto with more carbs than you have fingers...and flake...a ****in **** load of silver flake.....you know you want to....go on do it...it makes sense...... or you could restore it....NOT!
And flat black it?? Channell it alot but dont chop it i reckon... I'm still waiting and looking for my "barn find", one day...
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