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RagtopBuick66, thanks a lot for the offer! Any help would be GREATLY appreciated and I would definitely hook you up with beers, food, etc.
I am in the same boat. Waking up early tomorrow to get my 49 rolling I hope by next week but doubt it. If you do not have a shop to work in and...
Can't wait to hit this show! I missed last year but will not this year. Our band is playing the Pre Party so should be fun. I am hoping my 49 will...
Thing looks like hell... The top is useless and looks like crap, body work and custom front end work looks like crap, etc. IMO it looks like some...
Damn, I guess I am missing it again for second year in a row... My band is playing at Tremont Saturday for Queen City Rumblers party or else I'd...
Thing is perfect. I would LOVE to have that car and wouldn't change a thing... Except me being the owner of course. ;)
Killer lookin' Merc! I wouldn't change a thing except get it reliable and drive the hell out of it.
Jeff, what is the color code and name on your wagon? I saw this wagon a while back when I did a Google search for wagons to decide on a color when...
Well the question I have is really which seat is better/more comfortable? As for bucket seats, I'd rather keep a bench seat. I guess I can chop...
Steam cleaner... No chemicals needed and it will kill all mold and bacteria. I do high end auto detailing for a living and own a full service...
I own a chopped 49 Ford Coupe that I am trying to finish up in the next 3-4 weeks. One of the things that needs to be done is a seat installed. I...
Bump! Ok I still have NOT ordered my cam because of the holidays which put me WAY behind here. My plan is to order something tonight and have it...
I think I have the brands narrowed down to two now... Howards and Isky. Any opinions on these two? Seems that Howards are cheaper in price (which...
What headers are you running if you don't mind me asking? I am running Fat Mans very first MII front end on my 49 Ford with the manual rack and a...
Any info here at all guys? I am trying to order this thing by this afternoon if at all possible so they will hopefully ship it out by tomorrow and...
Also forgot to mention I am running an old Holley Street Dominator intake. As for the carb, I have not decided yet on this. Probably just a plain...
As some here may know, I recently purchased a chopped 49 Ford shoebox and trying to finish it up here as soon as possible. All that is left is the...
I will subscribe to this because I am going to be dropping a 200-4R into my 49 Ford Shoebox. I'll let you guys know what I find out on mine....
Bump! Any ideas here guys on this quote I got from both Grundy and Hagerty? Why is Hagerty so much more? Seems that most people I've talked to...
What the inspector will tell me to do is a bunch of run around bull crap (bonded titles, waiting, filling out paper work, new tag, etc). I dont...
Well you were right Buddy, no luck finding numbers on this thing. The car has been garaged almost 90% of it's life and it has a frame off resto so...
Well I called Grundy today on Classic Car Insurance since that seems to be all I can get (no daily driver coverage on something with a Guaranteed...
Buddy, does your number on that serial # plate have a star before and after the VIN Number? I am going to try and locate a number on the frame...
What is the paint code/name of this color?
Well so far I'm looking at grundy and hagerty. I'm waiting on a quote from grundy still. With grundy they are asking to insure 3 vehicles with...
Well it looks like so far I am going to go with either Hagerty or Grundy... I'd rather spend the extra money and know I'm covered if anything...
I just looked into Hagerty and they are $540 a year for my vehicle priced at $20,000. That's $45 a year. Seems a bit high because I have friends...
BTW, CHROME is not offered in NC. :( I just checked and no luck...
What do the insurance companies set the rates at if they are NOT "agreed upon value"? Does anyone know? USAA said that they are usually fair with...
I am trying to figure out how to insure my 49 Shoebox as a daily driver but having trouble... I am currently and have always been insured through...
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