It's home, now what the hell do I do with it?

Picked up this poor Model A coupe because it called out to me. Heard the saying, "Diamond in the rough?" Well, let's just say this is "rust in the rough!" I seam to have a knack for wanting the worst **** I can find, but I can't complain about the price. I also hate to see a coupe go to waste.

My questions are as follows:

1) Should I even waste my time? I mean it is bad!
2) If I were to keep it would I be better off cutting off the qurters to make a sedan modified or extended cab pickup? My only problem with that is there is just enough of the quarters left to make them look like they can be repaired.
3) Would blowing the body apart for short term storage make it nearly impossible to re***emble later (ie, no subrails or floor to speak of)?

Thoughts and suggestions will be appreciated. I think I may have a case of beer goggles (or is that bondo goggles?) for this coupe.

Thanks!

 

Get building it is a long weekend, should be going by Monday for breakfast.
I would build it...looks ok to ME

John

 

I like the extended cab pickup idea!! Do it! Certainly can't HURT it!!

Maybe even an Altered street car with the rear tires starting just in back of the doors and just chop the quartes off!

Dave

 

where did it come from??

 

Build it. Its screamin for a jalopy style...

 

Originally I'd guess it came out of a ravine somewhere! I got it here in Michigan, but I guess it was someone's project in Chicago.

 

I wouldn't count on seeing progress pictures on Tuesday! I have my son's 1st birthday in June and my other son's fifth birthday in August and I also have a Chrysler roadster I'm fooling myself into thinking I can build! Silly wife thinks she needs the yard clean for the birthday parties. I say "they're boys, this ****'s in their blood!" Might as well let them crawl around them and soak up the testosterone!

 

Now that's an idea! Can you do jalopy for the street?

 

I'm dumb enough to try fix it mine was worse in the roof but better in the back but without wheel arches it6 depends what you can afford and how bad you want it.

 

Here's the one we're building...to be both street legal and vintage racing legal:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=165476



And my thread on early oval track modifieds, for more inspiration:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174989

 

I'd put a pickup box in the trunk area and have a real different type of hot-rod. Then you can haul the store in it and not give a ****??.

 

That is much cleaner than most project bodies I've seen for sale in and around PA.

The rear quarters are a problem, but the rest of it looks good.

Rock beats scissors. Coupe beats extended pickup.

 

Build an 'Old Rusty' like Mart did.....



http://www.mrhr.freeserve.co.uk/orrevamp/rustymain.htm

.

 

This is what he started with.....



Added this.....



Plus a little blood sweat an' tears .....

 

Amen - and I've seen lots worse...
Hey, it'll be a fun project for you and your boys. You can always clean the yard NEXT weekend...

 

What ever tickles your pickle,either way done right will be very kool,a nice coupe or a very different pickum up truck.

 

it's to far gone i'll come get it out of your way

 

Straighten out those quarters and order up some patch panels....

Malcolm

 

Hell that's a great start, just make sure that the boys have had thier tet**** shots before ya turn 'em loose.

 

You guys in the states are spoiled if your thinking thats too far gone to be saved, hell new cars come off the lot here in worse shape.
FIX IT, A coupes are cool and the more there are the better.
That or send it to us poor Aussies that cant find good old tin like that...........

Hey, thats my sob story and I'm stickin' to it!
Doc.

 

He, he, that's MoparBruce's old coupe.

I thought about buying it, price sure was right.

In the words of Townie from "The Waterboy"....

YOU CAN DO IT!

Rich

 

Yep, it was Bruce's. He and my brother both doubt that will ever be a car again. Sure would be nice to prove them wrong!

 

If you do this:



Try not to do this!

 

All it takes is determination.








(last pic courtesy of The Fidgeter)

 

Was like this when I found it.

 

Come on, don't lie to me now. It will also take a ***load of cash and time too!

Nice car by the way.

 

Depends on what you consider an "***load"? I never really kept track of the money or time I spent on it.

Thanks.

 

I really like the idea of an extended cab pickup... So I had a go at photoshopping one...

Not the best of jobs - but seeing it... I really like it...

Does anyone know if this has been done before?

 

It's buildable with about 5years and $10K and you'll be rollin'. I think for now that I would put it on a pallet with wheels. You need to support it and be able to move it around so you can sweep that garage floor.