Did all the Hot Rods go to Wisconson to be put to rest?? Man there are so many old Hot rod s there...
There's "traditional" What a find!!!! Restore it and paint it, if anything...stop the rusting process now.
absolutely awsome!!!! love it!!!! i personally would restore it to its original glory... but kiwi kev has a point.. im not sure how much it applys to hot rods as apposed to collectable antique furniture or nic-nacs.. but either way.. youre one lucky sum*****!! good luck man!
Nice man...go over the entire car mechanicaly...brakes,wires,fuel system, every nut and bolt,these you dont want to fail...tear into it and restore it to all its former glory...it feels rewarding...great A man
Good day to all, I did not expect all of the comments, I do appreciate the good words. For those of your who think you have seen this it is in the Ol Skool Rodz Magazine listed as a Barn find. I have always wanted a rod since I was a kid. My interest however has been Military Jeeps. I have several old prototypes and was chasing down a lead on a set of original seat frames in 2003. The old fella that sold me the Jeep sent me down to his other farm. Mind you he had not told me about this car. When I walked into the Barn this is the first thing I ran into, (took me two more trips to find the seat frames since I could not get away from this car). Took me three years to final get the green light to purchase the car. The person I bought it from built the car. As soon as I could I got down to where is was, (10 hours from my house), and picked it up. I feel pretty lucky as this should be a once in a life time find. The car has what I think is a 324 olds, still trying to confirm. Seems the car broke down in 1963 with a bad water pump. Caddy three speed ******, 46 Ford Brakes, all complete except for the fan and the valve covers. Thompson Mag. Rockers, Mallory Electronics, dropped 5 inches in the front, I think the rear axle is a 46 Ford. Has Hydro brakes all around. The Master Cyls are for the brakes and the clutch. Only one small dime size hole in the body. It is a 29 Body on a 32 Frame with a 32 grill dropped down in the front. Originally had lots of chrome, Must have been pretty sharp in the day. My plans are to first get it running, need to go through the engine ******, brakes, etc... Then after I get it running I will most likely restore to the original condition since it is a period car. Enjoy, Mike
beautiful 29! love the car. please give us some more pictures to drool over!!!!! as no one has tried to help you out yet on that olds motor lets see what we can come up with. the secret to identifying your olds hides in plain site. there is a big cast number on your center exhaust port . looks like yours is an 8 or an 18. 8 would be a 55 324, 18 would be a 1959-60 371. but looking at the head I'm guessing 324 (straight rocker arms vs angled). with the valve covers sitting off like that and the thomas rockers on it, I'm guessing this was a pretty hot race motor. definately pull the head and check the block a little. I wouldn't be suprised if the reason it sat with the covers off was it went boom!
I was thinking 56 324, so 55 is close enough for me. I pulled the heads a few weeks ago and looked pretty good inside. Will need to cut it .10 currently std. Forgot to mention the Intake is an EB with three Stromberg Large Logo 97's. I think the covers were stolen. The only reason the car was still there is the 43 years of farm equipment and junk that was completly surrounding the car. Took a while to get this one out. I was going to die first or get the car out. I can tell you this one stopped traffic on the back of the trailer taking it home. M
your actually lucky it's a 55 over a six. easier to find parts. although 56 heads (#10 btw) breath better they are a mix of 324/371 parts. here is the tech article on olds motors: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-47584.html
Thanks for the great information. Great link of information on the Olds Motors, this will be very helpful in the future.
Please see the following http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s109/mmmaxwe/1929FordDay229.jpg http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s109/mmmaxwe/1929FordDay226.jpg http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s109/mmmaxwe/29FordBrakePics.jpg http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s109/mmmaxwe/29FordDay1171.jpg http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s109/mmmaxwe/29FordDay186.jpg http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s109/mmmaxwe/29FordDay1119.jpg http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s109/mmmaxwe/29FordDay1168.jpg http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s109/mmmaxwe/1929FordDay225.jpg http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s109/mmmaxwe/1929FordDay224.jpg http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s109/mmmaxwe/1929FordDay210.jpg Mike
Very very cool, thanks for sharing your find and good luck with it! I'm always amazed that someone would just park a car like that because of a bad water pump...come on! But that probably kept it from being brutalized in the 70's and 80's...
In my opinion, it would be an absolute CRIME to repaint/rechrome that car. It is a stunning example of what was probably the epitome of hotrodding when it was built. Anybody can go find those exact parts and put one together just like it now, all shiney and clean. But NOBODY will be able to find another original just like that. Pay great heed to the comment above about Antiques Roadshow. Your car is valuable as a living time capsule, and once it's repainted it's just like any other traditional 29 on 32 rails. Just rebuilt the mechanicals, find the missing parts, hose it off, and use it. - (spoken by a guy who did the exact same thing)
Are ya sure that's not a flathead? Olds for sure, I wouldn't fathom a guess as to what year etc. maybe there's a serial number stamped on it. If you don't do any good with the casting numbers maybe someone can decifer the serial. I think if it were mine I would first get it mechanicaly sound and cleaned up and drive it for awhile at least before diveing into a restoration. Have some fun with it and let everyone else enjoy it as well. That'll also give you time to find out more about it like who's it was color history stuff. Some old codger will no doubt recognize it somewhere if you're cruising it.
Absolutely agree, do not restore it, My jaw just dropped when i saw these pictures. Please preserve this dokument of how it really was back then.. And just look how nicely done everything is... This is too much.. Puh..
That is wow I would allso just fix mechanical and wipe off and basic clean up the loose stuff and drive her. That sure is sweet. It reminds me why I have a street rod. John
I hope you talked the guys ear off that built it! get as much history from him as you can. pictures etc. the pedigree will make it worth much more. if you haven't done it yet, do it asap. I didn't look for any history on my car until almost a year after I bought it and found out that the guy who built it in 1960 had p***ed away 6 months before I called.
That car is PHENOMENAL!!!! not sure which direction I'd go if it were mine, possibly just flat clear it and drive the heck out of it. Good luck and let us know how it progresses
And...firewall cylinders/hydraulic clutches do go way back, do not preclude '50's origin at all! Ford went this way I think in '52, and rodders harvested those setups as soon as they hit the junkyard...aftermarket had them...and at least for early Ford, Hydraulic clutch cylider brackets were readily available pre-made.
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