36 3w "It'll rub out"

Spotted this 36 3w at the Riverside CA Model T club Swap meet.
Was for sale no phone number on sign! More bullet holes than Bonnie & Clydes car. The question is could it be saved

 

with the money time skill and hope anything can be saved

 

and lots of welding rod or wire!!

 

What was the price??

 

I am 1 for 4 on that deal that's why I did not wait for the owner to show up

 

no price no phone number on sign

 

Great salesman, huh?!

 

That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw it.

 

the bullet holes are easy, that roof is another story...

 

I'm a total hack but I would totally take that on.

 

Damn, that is exactly what my buddy is looking for so that he can recreate his dad's old stock car.

 

Maybe some day Unicef will get into the metalfinishing business, until then I would love to beat on that thing.
jim

 

Yeah, with your skills, you could have it finished in bare metal and a driver in a week!

Brian

 

And still have time to save a Model T that had been run over by a tank.

Frank

 

Bullet holes are not bad because the metal is still there....I agree the roof is another story.

 

that is the only type of 36 3 window I could ever afford. I think I could fix it. I'd skin the doors fer sure. looks like the worst would be the trunk area.

 

Those guys had that in the parking lot because I guess they didn't want to pay the $20 for a vending space. I can't say it was worth buying a space because I paid for a spot and sold about $60- worth of stuff after fielding stupid questions all day. I had mt model T Touring set up for sale with all the fenders, running boards, hood and top. The guy with the bullet hole coupe asked me "How much for the front doors?". I had about 10 guys ask me this before him and I was pretty sick of it. I told him $2500- each (I want $5000 for the whole car), he didn't get the joke. Another good question about the T was if all the pieces came from the factory together? And despite patches of surface rust showing most asked it it was fibergl***. I wanted to set it up with a can of "Spray On Rust" for the next outing and let them decide if it's steel or gl***.

 

you hafta have it. get a ch***id rollin, slap that roof out some, drive it AS IS!!

It would draw so much attention other guys would go home & shooooot the heck out of their cars!

 

If it was a fair price I'd go for it. 36 3 window. Yummy.

 

I think the hardest part to fix would be the area surrounding the decklid. Unless someone wanted to make a pickup out of it.

Dave

 

That's for damned sure. Just have a pinstriper letter "Holey ****" somewhere on the body. If there's enough of a place for it. If it gets cold or rains, carry duct tape.

 

Bet it has a good floor, all you need is a TIG welder and time.

 

I'd take that in a heartbeat.
You Cali guys are spoiled, in NJ, that car would be "near MINT"!

 

I've always wanted a 3w of some kind, can't afford a decent one, so I would grab that up too it was right price....

 

I'd bet he thinks it's worth at least 10 grand.
You know, those 3 window coupe are rare, and with just a little time and some body work it's a $25,000 body...

 

Did anyone think about the car NOT having a price on it? Maybe the owner just bought it and is welding on as I type this.

 

Git'R'Runnin and leave the body alone! Great ventilation for those hot Cali nights!

Or put some interior door panels on it and put LEDs in between and let the 'holes shine at night! Heheheheh!

 

If it were a 32 three window, people would have a bidding war over it and figure out a way to make it whole again.......


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Boogie 'till ya puke

 

haha +1

 

Now we are talking. Bullet holes are like poorly placed round reversed louvers.