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Thanks all for the positive comments. That whole 'tire selection' thing is fraught with concern...will they fit the rims? Will they fit with the...
Thanks - the driveway cleanup is.............ongoing
Just the 3.25. I guess the weight and the balloon effect of inflating them squashes down the black area. I'm glad I didn't go for the 4.25s - it...
When I bought this Ford, it sat OK on its WW Radials, but I was never happy with them. So, as the winter drew in, I began the long, confusing, and...
The truck was nice, but that's a good trade.
Pinstripes don't have to be contrasting and swirly. I'm a big advocate for teardrops - stretched down a body line, you can get a nice effect and...
JB Weld, primer, and paint on both these. Both were pretty bad, and 3 years later show no wear or re-cracking
I tried white... But I'm gonna go back to dark - Probably a bit darker blue than the car itself. [ATTACH]
If it were mine, then maybe a black teardrop or two outlined in white under the license plate light, but no more than that.
[ATTACH] And a full-length pic - no rain today...
Thanks for all the positives...I wanted something that looks properly vintage, but which fits with those Gennie wheels - and I know that can be...
OK, so I never really liked the generic repro full-moon flippers on my '41, and started looking for some more interesting caps. First problem - it...
I'm partial to F1s. Looks like there's a lot of work gone into that hood.. How close to finished is it in the pics?
What a great read. It's looking really nice. I'd love to see it next to a full size '51 to take in the scale.. Excellent job and thanks for sharing!
I love your/your grandad's '41. And the point about it actually being useable is very true. I mustn't forget that I'm already massively lower than...
I'm generally in the '59s are overplayed camp' but set in like they are in the 3rd pic so that the chrome cage is hidden, they actually look ok to...
The Lopez car is a great advert for dropping the back another inch....but the 26 pages of taildraggers confirms what we all already know - some...
Ok, that's $40 saved on lowering blocks and added to the new tire fund.
I agree - some taller tires might well do it.
Ok, so I don't want to get over enthusiastic here, but I just measured the stance on my new '41. There's a 3/4 inch fall from front of running...
Thanks Dave - and it stayed up north too... Your pic of you and the day you got your Merc looks very much like my day last Friday.
And the inside...
It's a standard Washington Blue. And I agree about the non-use of spotlights. I keep looking at it and thinking what I could do with it, and...
Hey Torchie - why yes it is. Sans the caddy caps. You've got a better picture of it than I have!
Only pic I could get today, shows the Hudson tails...
Thanks all - for me, the '41 is just under the 39/40 Merc and the 36/35 3W, so I feel I'm at the top of the hill... This one is all pre-49...
So yesterday was a big day. Having been aware of this car for nearly 10 years, I saw it advertised on CL. After some negotiations with my wife,...
I thought this was gonna be a good thread and story, but not THIS good.
By engineered coincidence I'm visiting my brother on Columbus this weekend.. I'm flying in so we won't have a car, but you can bet we'll both be...
Took a bit of the Wild Kat idea but went between the panels rather than in them. Also put a drop shadow on the script rather than blocking it in....
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