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I love custom '41s, especially this style. Looking forward to more progress.
Had a buddy who grew up in Cleveland during the war and he told us about new '46 models coming off the line with wood bumpers and promises of...
Those are so cool! For some reason I expected them to be larger LOL. Good luck with the project
I used to go to sales with dad as a kid, and still remember picking out an old Buick chrome rally wheel and telling him, "this is cheap...I'm sure...
At another sale...Auctioneer gave up digging out parts and sold shed contents for scrap. A few goodies hidden in the pile. Owner had passed away...
Here's a sale I went to last year in Columbus. Estate of a long time parts dealer and hobbyist, but also a serious hoarder. Only 58 bidders...
I grew up in a "purist" household and didn't have any exposure to hot rodded '32s, but I spent a lot of time looking at Sorenson's "Fords Forever"...
10-15 years ago I found a really solid 31 Pontiac at a ghetto used car lot. It had just come out of a damp garage somewhere so the interior was...
There have to be a few old boat shops or salvage yards on the east coast that still have parts like this laying around. Probably on an attic shelf...
Thanks David, very kind of you! The source was "Motorboating" Jan,. 1937 Link -...
Thanks David - No fee needed, but if you feel so inclined, please make a donation to a HAMB friendly charity instead. Are you building a copy of...
Great point. Cars were built, driven, wrecked and rebuilt or resprayed a year later to match a new fad...5 years after that a large portion were...
Neat bit of history there. I think Kirk White was also the first dealer to ask $1mm for a vintage Ferrari and get it?
Another image. Model 699-A [ATTACH]
Stewart Warner marine electric pump "double acting piston type" circa 1937...similar to your photo. [ATTACH]
Glasurit has 2 matte clears that are pretty much bulletproof, 923-55 and 923-57. One is more matte than the other. I used to use Delstar enamel -...
How have I missed this thread? Awesome stuff. I really want to know how it handles once you get it on the road.
A red '57 coupe with a 4 speed and cragars is on my "one of these days" list. Just missed out on a silver on silver 210 coupe a few years ago but...
Just a heads up, don't count on Bring a Trailer too much. They're really picky about what they list and not very good at communicating with...
Score!! Picked it up over the weekend. This one had been floating around on CL for months and was slowly being parted out. Prior to that it sat in...
Cars with genuine wear and tear or even rust just have more character...my eye has always been drawn to them over similar cars with perfect paint...
Really like the black A.
Looks good. I wonder if the stretch would work better on a cameo bed. Stepside beds look really utilitarian behind a customized cab. Maybe take...
These are both great points. Paint chemicals and pigments are chemically much different now and I truly believe some colors from that era can...
Dodge Wayfarer, 49-52. But from what I read, '51 was the last year for side curtains. 52s had roll up windows.
My dad was crazy about convertibles and always used one as a daily driver well into the 90s...he drove a ratty 54 Bel Air until about '87 when he...
Anyone ever smelled old celluloid film that's gone bad? It is a special kind of rancid. Very musky.
Excellent, thanks for the help!
I'd vote for the saddle blanket covers. I'm still using one in my modern truck. They fit literally anything lol. Since you're in IN, maybe...
Recently came a cross a '49 Cad sedan that's an original 3 speed manual car. Not sure its worth the effort to buy and salvage parts, but its a...
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