Projects Anyone ever build a car from scratch?

I am not talking about taking a bunch of pieces and making a T or A. I am talking about having a running ch***is and building a body from nothing to put onto it.

Post up pictures also!!!!!

 

Literally thousands of cars have been built from scratch as you describe. Even to this day guys like Marcel in CA are building cars from scratch.
In the thirties, Frank Kurtis, Rusty Heinz, Coachcraft, still alive and building here on the HAMB. The Astra coupe from the fifties and recently restored.
So many I can't remember them all.

 

Henry Ford comes to mind...

 

Search around and you'll find a whole hell of alot, look up the Astra coupe and also Pat Pryor's handbuilt model a.

 

The body and ch***is came from right the steel wharehouse,
I know it say RR but ....
Here is the link to the build
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/new-homemade-ratrod-making-138193.html
Here is the almost finished product

 

There are a lot of threads on this subject. Some of the cars are great, but many of the projects look like they were made out of pizza boxes. BAD. It takes some skill to get an even crown in the panels. I think crown is the right word.

 

anybody else see the irony in this?
five years on the board and you'd think J Man would know there is a search function,
the new guy figured it out

here's a link to one that although not 100% "from scratch" a good part of it is

Custom J's Project 27

 

Search 'Art Deco Roadster' here on the HAMB. You will find Kerry Pinkertons efforts to building a swoopy roadster body from aluminum flatsheet. It's an inspiration for all of us who'd like to do a scratch built body.

Dan Stevens
dba, Steelsmith

 

Here is one. All of the body was hand fabricated, ch***is too.

 

Now thats kick ***, talk about inginuity!!

 

Hundreds if not thousands of them have been done over the years. It all depends on the skill level of the builder and the design talent of the designer (often the same person) to have it be a masterpiece or a pos.

 

Here it is, my first complete build. 2X4 frame with hand made spring perches,shock ,mounts, steering for the econoline spindles,inner structure for the schroeder steering gear,hand made full belly pan, hood,hood scoop, and matching air cleaner, fuel tank, seats..... and more

 

come on...now did you really build that body???

 

Check out Archie's speedster build;

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=397816

Mark

 

Jackie Howerton's scratch-built.

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/album.php?albumid=5515&pictureid=134632

something like this

 

You need to talk to Salt Flats Speed Shop. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=253372&highlight=aluminum+willys

 

beautiful car,

maybe if you told us what ch***is you are planing on using
and what body style you were looking for
responses might fit your expectations a bit better

 

its all I do, I love building a car outta nothin'
FRITZ

 

How come you deleated your post?

 

Sory dint build the body,but the hood and belly pan are all hand made

 

Now that's talent, hehehe. Next question is where can I get one

 

Ya,

 

Jim Hervatin scratch built a Model A pickup that was at Hunnert Car Pileup this fall. It followed the theme of a Weesner painting. There were pictures posted here on the HAMB as it was going together. Anyone have a link to that build? I saw it in person and talked to Jim at Hunnert, awesome truck, uber-talented builder.

Frank

 

What a excellent question. The first place to start is a picture. Get a idea of what you want to build. Then go from there. There are lots of ways of doing it. You can use 1/2 rod and use it to form your lines and then build your panels to it.(Like the ***us Bros.) You can make up the panels in cardboard and then use these as patterns for the metal. You can form a wooden buck in the shape you want and fabricate your panels to the buck. This is the most accurate, but the buck can take as long to build as the body.

But Start with some drawings, a picture, get a idea of were your heading and then go for it. The more you do, the more you'll do.

The Old Tinbasher

 

Here's a picture of mine. Started with 10 sheets of 19 gauge steel, some 1 5/8's tube and some 2X3 tube. There are ***orted old car pieces on the car, the grille is a '39 LaSalle (grille shell was handmade), the headlights are '37 Studebaker, and the taillights are '37 DeSoto. There was/is more to it than I originally thought there would be. Many things I never thought about or considered.

 

If you are talking about mine, I didn't. One of the mods did.

 

Not really looking for anything specific just something scratch built. It could look like a production car, could be a concept. Just looking to see what skills other have.

I personally do not have the skills to do anything like this myself, give me about 30 years and I might.