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As an autobody repair man of over 50 years as far as I am concerned most if not all replacement sheet metal was factory rejects.
My wife and I will be there but we wont have a car. We will be to busy volunteering.
I don't know about 55 56 but on 52 54 there is a bolt that you have to get at from an access hole in the door jam.
They look to me like they are from an old J C WHITNEY catalog.
58 Fords had air suspension as an option.
52 and 53 are the same except around the grill area. 54 should work also if you are using just the rear area.
That gold 55 chevy was called lil honey bee and ended up in a junkyard near New Richmond Wisconsin.
My folks ran a resort during the war and they had a 1945 ford truck. That is what I learned to drive on.
I was a body man for over 60 years and I can tell you lead will not stick to sandblasted metal unless you you grind or wire brush it back down to...
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Looks like a stock outer rim with a flat piece of plastic insert.
Looks like a bargain to me.
If you want them to fit correctly you can figure a few hours labor and you will at least need a router to do the job.
It looks to me like a 1952 mainline.
1948 FORD coupe in 1963 for one hundred dollars. Missing right rear fender. Found a new old stock one for four dollars.
I built one out of a 51 Kaiser. Lots of fun tearing through the logging roads.
Very nice. I cant decide which one I like best.
To me a 38 grille looks like it belongs on a truck.
1955 mercury optional deluxe wheel.
I used a 70s ford wagon roof on my 1931 sedan, It fit like it was made for it.
Cut the glass first. You can make the metal fit the glass but you cant bend the glass to fit the metal.
Does anyone know what is going on that the Moultrie Swap Meet has been cancelled for April 13-13, 2018?
I don't think it is a hardtop. The chrome around the windows is to wide. It looks to me like a two door sedan.
French Lake auto parts in Annandale Minnesota might be worth a try.
Look up save that sweet horn on the HAMB.
I'm putting a 54 mercury dash in my 53 ford. Get the mercury garnish mouldings as the ford ones are shaped differently.
Pry off gently with a dental pick.
Find someone with a pullmax and spend a couple hours making dies.
They made them in deluxe only to distinguish them from the other commercial models.
Nice color combo.
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