Hot Rods OH YEAH! Got me a coupe for Christmas!!!!

I was going to keep this one under wraps until it was in my garage but hey, its Christmas and everybody else is bragging about what they got
It was a restored car in the 1970's and someone took it apart in the 1980's to make a street rod. They never got past dis***embly and its been sitting in a garage on saw horses for almost 30 years. Best part, its only about two hours from my house and I go pick it up Wednesday. Its' probably the cleanest coupe I've ever seen. I think it will look pretty good sitting in the garage with my sedan and roadster.

 

Congrats!!! A nice Christmas Present

 

A sedan, roadster and now a coupe??? Ok, I'm officially jealous...

 

Thats sweet! what a collection. keep us posted on the progress. Merry Christmas to you is an understatement.

 

BRAVO!!!! NICE SCORE! Ya got the rest with it?

 

Nah, just the body. That's all I need anyways, I'm going to make my own ch***is. But it does have all the garnigh mouldings, window cranks, and door handles.

 

nice, what are your plans?

 

Wow, very cool! What a great Christmas gift. Please post progress pics.

 

Awesome! Congrats, what are your plans?

 

Boy that sure beats a Red Rider with real wood stock and a comp*** mounted in it! Plus....It won't put your eye out!

 

Right now plans are for an early 60's street racer. Deuce frame, 3" chop, shiny black, deuce grille, dual quad 327 with a 4 speed or T5, I want Halibrands but it will probably end up with chrome reverse and blackwalls. That's what I'm thinking right now.

 

Sounds like a great plan. Nice coupe.

 

Wow, very nice. Wouldn't mind seeing one of those under my tree. Gary

 

WOW! That is really awesome. a coupe, a sedan AND a roadster??? **** man, you're livin' right! congrats on a really clean looking coupe!

 

Sounds like you made out for Christmas!

Very clean starting point.

 

Congrats!!
BUT - a sedan & roadster? how about leaving some cars for the rest of us!

 

Well the coupe kind of completes the set but I am going to have to lay off for a while. The garage was already full. There's an 87 Monte SS usually parked in the open spot. I either have to sell my non-HAMB friendly mullet mobile or get a bigger shop.

 

NICE score, looks as clean as can be!

Nick.

 

sweet, looks nice

 

model a hat trick for sure. Thats great to here about a guy livin the dream.

 

Hoarder......

 

Can you be a hoarder at 33? I thought that was gray beard territory

Thanks for all the positive feedback. Its going to **** having this in the garage and not working on it for a while. I bought my roadster (bone stock, full fendered) while I was building my sedan in the Summer of 2007. I vowed I wouldn't touch it till the sedan was up and running.

I started driving the sedan in early 2008 and didn't even start on the roadster till last year. Now that its a roller I have to keep plugging away at it so I can start on the coupe but its going to be really tempting to not start collecting coupe parts.

 

nice score! u can get the halibrand clones from J.D wheels. I have 'em on the front of my truck and getting the 15x10 for back. they are like 138.00 each. MERRY xmas

 

i'm jelouse

 

hang it from the rafters and use it to hold the stuff u gather 4 it. its kinda like puttin it in the bank and u CAN see the intriest grow

 

cool! when you get rid of the Monte, you will have room for a model A pick up too!

 

Awesome find!!

I can't wait to see what you do with this one. I'll have to get ahold of you and come over for a look when you get it home.

 

Nice.......congrats and it's a Merry Christmas...now....lol.

 

you could have worse problems i think.

 

you forgot about the "thing that tells time".