Rods in odd places

I was in Guatemala this week & while in Antigua i came across this beauty. Believe it's a 63 or 64 falcon. After 7 days of seeing nothing but toyota's, honda's, suburu's, etc; it was a breathe of fresh air to see this American beauty & had to snap a pic. also seen a 60's dodge but didn't get a chance to take a picture. Wondering if anyone else seen any rods in odd spots or while on vacation & has pics to share.

 

sorry forgot to attach pic. here ya go.

 

Looks like a real shit hole.... Nice car ! I see what you mean, breath of fresh air!!

 

It's a '64,,HRP

 

A 4 door 64 Falcon - you must have been desperate to find that 'a breath of fresh air'.

 

actually mustang6147 in antigua where car was, is amazing compared to were i spent my other 6 days; talk about a shithole! And dad-bud, yeah little desperate but can definitely appreciate a car like that in a place like that.

 

I'd say these rods are in many odd places............

 

I gotta thank you for posting this, I needed a good laugh, this is it. I have no aspiration to leave America.

 

When I was in Havana, Cuba a few years ago there were quite a few cool old American cars. They keep them running forever due to some economic/political b.s. Not my pics but these are examples in Cuba:

 

thats what im talking about NickJT. actually heard same thing bout Cuba. Its like a gold mine for classic cars & parts.

 

Anyone got a pic of Big Daddy Roths show rod, that was found outside a sex shop in Mexico? Thats got to be a contender.

 

I guess it was owned by some local big wig then? A Chieftan or Medicine man? Gary

 

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I'm amazed that there's this fine an early Ford in Havana. I knew they have an assortment of classics all still running there but this Ford is nicer than I expected for a Havana ride!


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taking a risk that your question is not sarcastic like the other "cool" guys on here, antigua is a very nice part of the country. seen some newer bmw's for example. so i would guess its just some dudes car that made its way down from mexico or something.

 

now that would be something to see walking down the streets of mexico! Nice!

 

Yes, I'm guilty. Sorry then. Gary

 

I think the dies for those Falcon bodies were brought down to Brazil after the US production run and were built well into the 80's. I've seen pics of South American Falcons of that body style with square headlights and such, all factory installed.

 

LOL! thanx. would never own a 64 falcon 4dr, just thought it was cool seeing an old american car in 3rd world country. thought it mite b an interesting topic.

 

I've spent quite a bit of time in Antigua.
Did you see the big radial engine just standing on the side of the road?

 

Let's not lose sight of that sweet dodge ram in the corner of the pic either.

 

Thanks TexasSpeed. For those who dont know about this car, theres a real cool story that goes with the finding of it. Sorry, but i cant find the link i had saved.

 

Alot of the cars in Cuba have totaly out of place drivetrains, tractor motors and s@!* like that. Read about it some where.

 

there were a lot of old cars in Havana Cuba but very few with their original drive train . hundreds of 55-57 chevy four doors .
and some hard to find cars too but most of the cars were 4 doors

 

Autorestorer did an outstanding article on vintage American iron in Cuba about 10 yrs ago. The Cubans are persistant and ingenious group of mechanics. Examples of hand-sanding pistons to fit bores, swapping batteries in upto three cars in a single week, colors of repaints indicate the year the car was restored due to only that paint was imported due to embargos and government decisions ect.

If they were to ever open the flood gates to free trade, I think our friends in Florida might be tempted to go get a few new projects.

 

Last week I took a day off from "work" to go to the Simeone Foundation Museum in Philadelphia, IMO a really very interesting automotive museum. They have this upcoming event related to Cuba and cars:

 

American cars in cuba are all '59 and older - revolution and trade embargo cut off trade then.

I saw a couple of really nice 58 Dodge Custom Royals while I was in Havana - couldn't figure out how to get one back here though.

The cars look good in pics, but 20 ft away you can see they just paint over them every few years - most have like a 1/2" of paint on them. Lots of Lada and Kubota drivetrains in them too - you use the parts you have I guess.

 

My understanding is that all the old cars (taxi's) are deemed a national treasure and won't be going anywhere. Most replacement parts are either from russian vehicles (forklifts, etc) or they are handmade.

I was given this streetart painting from cuba after a friend came back from a trip there last year.

 

The 63 Falcon bodies were used by Ford of Argentina for many years updated every few years. They ended up with 4 rectangular headlamps and I believe rectangular taillamps too. But the roofline and side panels remained the 62-63 Falcon we know and love. Interesting how the 3rd world makes do with nothing but 4door cars and wagons.

 

Because they only have one vehicle per family. In some places, the family car is really a tractor, or one of those 2-wheeled gizmos that looks like a big rototiller drive with a trailer hitch. Back stateside, a friend's family from Kansas had an old 37 Fordor just like mine that they used to haul stuff in from town on Saturdays. One bag of feed on each front fender and the family in the front seat. The back seat was removed so they could haul cargo and move the big sows around in from pen to pen. Gary