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Thank you!
The last two photos were not taken by me. See the watermarks for photo creds!
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Old thread.. new photos. We swapped in a fresh stroked 8ba motor, some patina 18’s and had a chance to participate in several cruises and races...
Thanks for the compliments! I am very happy with the way the roadster is running. I have driven it to Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Burbank, Point...
For Sale - 19” Ford model A rims with useable tubes/tires. One tire has substantially more wear, see photos. All hold air. Includes caps. $190...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] SOLD!! For Sale - early 50’s Chrysler hubcaps. 5 pcs. Not perfect but pretty dang nice. Should polish...
7.00 x 18 rear 4.75/5.00 x 18 front
FOR SALE - 1932 original grill with bezel and trim band. Paint is very rough, insert is missing a few spars, but includes another insert. Some...
SOLD! 1932 original grill with bezel and trim band. Paint is very rough, insert is missing a few spars, but includes another insert. Some...
Removing 3” at the windshield upper stanchions left me a dollar bill height at the center of the glass. I then removed a little more than 3” from...
Ya, I was hoping the tent fabric would be more of a khaki color as the seller showed in the photos before I purchased it. I’m getting used to the...
There is a good chance the car will be there... fingers crossed.
I stole the pup tent idea from someone else!
I took it for a run at a private airstrip last weekend for some racing! ..And to take some photos of the work done so far. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I relieved the front bow to accommodate some webbed millitary strap I used for reinforcement. I also added some model A style “lift the dot”...
I purchased a hide of leather to make the edging, padding for the rear bow, and reinforcement for the rear window frame. (Still learning how to...
Some progress on the top assembly. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Once the the top frame was dialed in, I painted it black and stained the wooden bows before starting on the fabric. I used an old WWII pup tent...
Then patina’d to match the nearly 90 year old pieces. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
There was one missing wood piece to the original tack board that wraps around the rear of the package tray. I gave up trying to find an original...
I shortened another set of stanchions to match the 3” chopped top.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
The top was shortened by 3” and some of the original wood was not salvageable so I made replacements. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Original Ford lacquer paint along the lower edges was nonexistent, along with spotty areas where the paint was scuffed...
Its been awhile since my last post, so I thought I’d bring my build thread to current. Since January, I’ve been slowly removing layers of old...
The box they gave me was a plain cardboard box they’d found to toss them all into. That said, I believe these are the standard “1.5...
Thanks! I’m looking forward to your phaeton build. Great history there.
Awesome! Thanks for the compliments.
All SOLD - 81 carburetors. Rebuilt and used two years ago. Stored dry. 71 jets on A and B. 68 jet on C. All have correct 7/8” type base....
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