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Back half assembly progress: Bumper on, LEDs mounted and cut-down '56 Packard lenses installed and tested: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I painted the...
WOW, guys! Thanks for the kind comments. Right now I'm installing trim, windows, etc. on the back section and will post progress very soon (I hope!)
My goal to fininsh the back portion by October 31was last adjusted to November 30. Well, I masked and base coated it by 11-30, but cleared it...
Happy Thanksgiving, guys! Tonight, I'm going away from my normal sequencing of progress on 53 COOP's build to bring you an important progress...
Thanks for hangin' in there, guys!
Alright, I admit I've really ignored this thread, of late. Sorry, OK? So here's what's goin' on: First, Here's a pic I took today. Just about...
Oops! I forgot to show ya how I did the gold centers. Studebaker hubcaps and full wheel discs had a concave center that is essentially identical...
Went to Jalopyrama Tribute last weekend in Easton, Maryland. Had a great time, in spite of being addressed as "Jim Ireland, LEGEND", which meant...
Many thanks, Just Gary. I thought I'd add the photo of Dean Jeffries and the scalloped caps that you messaged me. I was unsuccessfully hunting...
Thanks ebfabman- I was talking to Don Richardson, caretaker of the Doug Rice Coupe, about coming to CCR 2026 so we could meet up again. He sent...
Rather than paint the candy myself, I elected to have a painter friend do it in his booth in Annapolis. In fact, he was my source of a 20 year old...
I haven't been neglectiing 53 COOP......just juggling parts of the project! On all my COOPs I have usted the same radio antenna system, i.e., a...
Back at it! So I built some short brackets that bolt to where the hood and trunk hinges bolt. These are short posts that raise them off the...
Today was very fruitful. I called Richard Glymph, famous local custom car painter friend, to get some advice on the hood/trunk paint issue and...
Alright, alright, alright.......I'm back and making progress!!!! Yes, 40 COOP made it to CCR 2025 and I had a great time: [ATTACH]...
Well, guys, it's time for another posting for CCR 2025.... Back to the pics: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Nice chop.....Mopar to 'em...Don't...
Thanks for the kind words about 40 COOP. Sorry I have not replied sooner....Life got in the way. I've been updating things on 40 COOP since...
Okay! Okay! I know I've fallen behind on my posts..... So my wife showed me this from the Washington Post this morning and I thought you car guys...
'Nother story that Jay told me and I will pass on in my own words, as I'm guessing has been told over and over and over.... Larry Erickson was a...
It's Saturday morning.... I left a note on the DJ's table: "How 'bout kicking off the show this morning with Mule Skinner Blues, by the...
While we are on the subject of fender skirts and the fear of losing them on the road, this is Earl Bergeron's 51 Merc.... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Thanks for the kind words. Now, I'm gonna step away rom the coverage of the show and 'splain what I did when I got back: I also share your fear...
Customs, Customs, and more Customs...... What made me thrash to get here was the invite for Custom Cars that were featured in The Rodder's...
I'm b-a-a-a-k! I'll discuss travels with travails on the return trip later. For now, on to the SHOW! CCR being at the Drury Plaza Hotel was...
I posted this on another scallops thread, but thought I'd solicit photos of scalloped and striped full wheel discs, ala 1960s. Please help if you...
Well folks, I have been on another adventure in 40 COOP. This time it's been a drive from the Eastern Shore of Maryland to Indianapolis for Kevin...
I am customizing my '53 Studebaker (53 COOP): https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/53-coop-studebaker-gets-a-major-makeover.1208116/ I...
I don't know if you had seen these: 40 COOP goes to Bonneville - High Sodium Diet III - Please do not post on this thread | The H.A.M.B. and...
Phil et al..... Sorry I haven't updated. Health is OK:) 1**5 C****o Z*8 was shipped to grandson, Sam, right after the first of the year. He's...
I have no pics of the customized '55 Convertible I had back in Cleveland in '63-'64. I did all rust repairs with fiberglass and bondo. The...
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