A few months ago, fellow HAMB'r TEXKBC listed for sale a 1918 Dodge open car cowl, doors, and windshield post (in Texas). As it turns out Bryan only lives an hour or so drive away from my brother-in-law. I remembered back in the mid-late 1960's seeing a couple of magazine features on T-Buckets built from 1918 Dodge touring cars and thought that this might be something a grandson would be interested in - some day. I purchased the pieces from Bryan and my brother-in-law brought them to Tennessee on his next trip home. When talking with Bryan about these pieces, he mentioned a fellow in CA, who was selling some 1918 Dodge pieces on Ebay. I contacted that fellow and found that he had a nice rear body section from a 1916/18 Dodge Touring car. Thanks to the services of Greyhound bus, the rear body section arrived a few days ago. The CA seller also had the remainder of the windshield frame pieces. Now all I need is a radiator shell and a set of Top Irons to have everything Nathan (my grandson) would need to begin the project (if he even has an interest in old cars, when he's older). His father, fellow HAMB'r JMON77, has a 1950's style Model A coupe. Nathan's other grandfather still has his '66 Fairlane GT, which he puchased back in 1967. Given all the old cars that Nathan stands to inherit one day, he can have one heck of a garage sale if he doesn't like old cars. Right now, he's mostly interested in Steam Trains and is fascinated by how things work. Just in case he does one day build the car, I thought that it would be good to get a few photos of him with the body while he's still a little boy. Here are a few photos for y'all to enjoy. Thankfully, the body will store easily in my garage attic. It will be up to him to dig it out one day.
Looks like a good start, teach him right. But I don't think it's '18, they had a glovebox. Definately before '21 as the windshield leaned back on those.
Hopefully he'll have the patience. I'm sure he'll love it, but if you would have bought him an old steam train to restore! He would start tomorrow!
Wow. 93 years old. You just can't imagine a 2005 or any such newer model of any make surviving 93 years. This is why I really dig Hot Rods. All from a time when cl*** was king. Nice to get the lil' fella keen at such an age. I'm only building my first, after waiting some 35 years.
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