Run away, those wooden 4 door cars are a mess to try to put back together, and it's not like they are giving it away. Bought a 28 Durant for 350.00 that was nicer than that, even ran, and still wasted money on it.
I think that is a 1928 -29 from the wheels (4 rim locks) and no cowl lights. It is a bit on the high side price wise , some nice parts . I would like under the hood photos.
The grill shell is nice. Can't really tell without seeing the interior or motor, but that looks more like a $400 car to me.
are you guys nuts? let's see.... lower+4 cans of flat black+red wheels=rat rod sensation. now, if only it were in a barn-it would be a rat rod barn find and worth at least $5500
29 was the first year of a bodyline that looked more like a 30-32 ford instead of those dual rolled beads. Unless they were carrying over an older bodystyle on certain models like this fordor, it's 28 or earlier If you think the price is out of line, you haven't bought early chrysler parts lately. Probably around 3K worth of parts split up. I bet you could remove the fordor body from the cowl back and sell the remaining roller for over 2G on ebay. Think about how cool this would be as a little prewar runabout/racer/roadster with the original banger driveline. Give it the treatment usually applied to model Ts. Retain the high seating position, tall wheels, original everything from the steering wheel forward. Do some period looking details out of br*** and leather, carriagework kinda customizing. Shorten the frame for a bobtail look and use either a crude boat tail or gas tank to dress the back of the seat.
theres alot of good parts there, for a build, or to sell off seperately..you would get your money back out of that(and than some) fairly quick if you parted it out.
I bought and sold a 28 chrysler last year to pickup a few extra bucks. It was a all orginal solid four door with the Red Head six cylinder. It ran plus it had the orginal hyd. brakes and a new top installed. Only had 36,000 miles and the gauges looked like new. The interior was rough though. It took me over nine months and two Ebay attempts to unload it and all I could get was $4500. It went to Poland as nobody around here was interested. I would say that what you showed us is a parts car only and I would steer clear unless it was priced under $500.
where are you guys getting a car like that for $500.00 ? you sure as heck don't see them around here that cheap. that body wouldn't be too hard to put back together... you guys afraid of a little wood? if I were looking for a car like that I'd get it, keep the body, frame and springs, sell the rest and get most of my money back, then put it together. maybe channeled a bit and fenderless. chop it about 4".
{where are you guys getting a car like that for $500.00 ? you sure as heck don't see them around here that cheap. that body wouldn't be too hard to put back together... you guys afraid of a little wood? if I were looking for a car like that I'd get it, keep the body, frame and springs, sell the rest and get most of my money back, then put it together. maybe channeled a bit and fenderless. chop it about 4".} No, you wouldn't. There's a nice restored '29 roadster in a recent Hemming's -<17K. A fully built '28 street rod on Ebay-not my style, but done- for Buy It Now =$26.5. There's not a single piece of sheet metal on that car that wouldn't need to be reworked. Can't use the wheels,with no roof it's got to be rusted on down through the floor. No wood or patch panels available-but at least you wouldn't waste time in a thread protesting they didn't fit ) ) You'd have 100's of hours in the wood and metal without even beginning to get it running. If it's a steal at that price, well, it's still for sale. You could fly up there ($500), buy it at asking (1650), rent a U-haul and drive it home 1200 miles (1100) and still make 3K if it's worth 6 grand.
I agree. It is rough, I posted it in case someone needed some parts, It has been sitting for sale for a loooong time and at that price it will probably be there even longer. Maybe the owner will eventually agree to a reasonable price.
I guess I should really say I like it-it's a great looking piece of automotive history. But i don't think it's worth that money. Glad I live on the right coast so I don't have to really decide.
If anyone knows where to find a 28 body, PLEASE let me know, a solid 28 body. My dad up in Atlanta has been making one into a rod since i was 12, has had to stop for long periods of time, it used to be running and driving,but he really needs a new body. they had a steel skin over wood doors,and all the wood is rotting in the body.
""There's not a single piece of sheet metal on that car that wouldn't need to be reworked. Can't use the wheels,with no roof it's got to be rusted on down through the floor. No wood or patch panels available-but at least you wouldn't waste time in a thread protesting they didn't fit ) ) You'd have 100's of hours in the wood and metal without even beginning to get it running."" to my eyes that body is in good shape, looks more like the substructure has deteriorated, but the metal itself is not bad. couple of fenders might be questionable. anyone with the ability to install a patch panel properly would be able to make one for anywhere on this car from flat sheet. as for wood.. wood is a pretty forgiving medium to work with. I could wood a car like that, though I think most would rebuild the body with metal. ""You'd have 100's of hours in the wood and metal without even beginning to get it running."" you say that like it's a bad thing
By the time you are done you will have 1000 hours and $10,000 into it. The seller is probably looking for $1500. Would look really sharp with "Get Ness" written on the side. If I was looking for a project, I would buy it. Joe
It looks like a great piece of history, but I agree that the price is way too high. Seems like it would be much more useful as a parts car than a resto project, but I'd like to see the inside and under the hood to make sure.
I'll give a $100 for the grill shell right now.... I have a Pines that fits it. Kevin Ooltewah Speed Shop
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