I drove to Indiana over the weekend and picked up my next project. Here are some pics of my $200.00 26T Roadster body. How I got it home... And the **** that owns it... I also have a really nice boxed rolling 29' ch***is. I plan on taking my time on this one and making it really nice. Unlike the truck I am building now to get my feet wet. The truck now is my first, and really a stepping stone.
It's an affliction we have to learn to live with...or should I say our spouses have to learn to live with? Go for it rab71!!! Good deal!!!!
is that a 26? I thought the 26's had the "turtleback" style, where the trunk/quarters are just bolted to the back of a bucket.... maybe I'm going crazy, I know little about these roadsters (and it shows!!)
Dam ..it must be guys like you that keep finding this stuff before me..lol..cool project keep us posted..ps..did you see any more there?
I was told it was a 26' I honestly can't tell the difference between a 26 or a 27... All I know is around WI I couldn't even get the cowl in this good of shape for $200.00... Oh As for stealing all of Indiana's good iron, heh you ain't kiddin' there was tons of stuff I had sen while driving through there I wanted to go home with! But just to let you know this body was originally from Kentucky. Or so Iwas told... Now someon buy my stuff I have for sale in the "For Sale" forum! Please! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=195259 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=195260
The turtle deck on the body shown does unbolt. All T roadsters have dismountable turtle decks. The pictures are indistinct and the orange rust runs don't make for a clear view of anything. Body looks to me to have been dipped and not coated or sand-blasted and left naked for a week. Darn good buy, though!! Have fun with it, it will live quite happily atop your boxed Model A frame.
Ooooh! Thanks for the inspiration! I'll take as much as I can get of that! As for the turtle deck the last guy that had it(or the guy before him) had welded it to the body. I will make it work as is... It doesn't look that bad but the welds ****... I will need to do a lot of grinding. Also when I was sent pictures of it the body was just sand blasted but I couldnt get there for two weeks and it was left outside. Hense the rust... Very fixable I bet I could powerwash it out.
Nice find. You can store that one in your living room and go get another one for the garage. Your addiction is just starting and only gets worse with age. Wonder how I know that?
They had one like this at Iola swap meet i was looking at,they wanted 1600.00 bux and it was ruff,also missing a door.Good deal you got there
Thanks guys. In the picture of that orange one above how did you get it so low and keep the body unchanneled? If I could keep it on top of the fram that would be great! I'd like to get the bottom of the frame 5-6 inches from the ground. Using a 15" wheel in the rear and 14" in the front to give it a rake. Obviously a shorter tire up front versus the rear as well. Also where can I possibly get replacement panels? I will get some close up pictures of the turtle deck so you guys can see the tiny dents all over. I was going to try and straighten as much as possible, and fill the rest with lead. but I am afraid they may be too far gone.
Oh yeah this is my other project... The truck... The ***le says it is a 49' International... I guess I should start a new thread about it but I am afraid... It's my first and kinda' dare I say here, ratty... It's not done either... It will be black with pinstripe flames
It's a 26/27 but it lookslike it has been pieced together in an other than stock manner. Good score. Charlie
Yeah $200 funny thing is it sat for sale for three months on another site for sale and nobody ******ed it up! The same day I emailed the guy and gave him a down payment four other guys tried too. Hah! Snooze... I got lucky...
200 that's cheap! Shoot, and I paid 100 for just the back of a good body tub basically and still gotta take out fenders build new substructure and put on new cowl, at least it was only 30 miles away I guess. And I'm getting ready to buy 1919 dodge roadster minus cowl for 250, but they are kinda hard to find, hope I get to it first!
I wish this was only 30 miles from me... heh It made for a nice family trip though. Inday has a great zoo
wana double your money? nice find! good luck with the project some more inspiration! and my miniature one i was working on for a "wall hanger"
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