32 Three Window Barn Find - They're Still Out there

What an awesome score! Have fun with that one.

 

I went & saw it tonight - what a piece of **** . I'd let Jerry "throw it away" in MY garage ... what are friends for ??

LOL !!

 

ha

 

Great Find , just move the axle forward as it's mounted behind the spring & shortened up the wheel base.They are indeed still out there.

Luckeeeeeeeeeeee

 

That's it, the holy grail right there. You made a wise decision, and in about three months when you're halfway through building it you might start to think "what did I do?", but it will be well worth it in the end.

Good luck with it, and I look forward to a build thread on this one.

 

that looks like a great car...

dang. nice score man.

 

Was it found in Burt Reynolds barn?

JK... cool find.

 

man.... i want one
congrats..... great find

 

Well....lets see it too!

 

Great find. Good luck with the rebuild.

 

Looks familiar............. didn't I just see it on the HAMB cl***ified?

 

congrats jerry!!!

grow a stash like this one.. and keep the wheels..

 

Barn find I saw it on the cl***ified ,Funny barnfind with fibergl*** fenders and trans am wheels,Priceless ,Good score by the way and good luck My question is ,Is the wife gonna get mad when her car doesnt get done.Lol

 

great find. good luck with the build.

 

Yup..said in my first post that I saw it in the cl***ifieds. It sat in a barn from 1986 to 2010. It saw daylight for the first time in 24 years when it was rolled out for the pics in the add. It was put away in the 80's when it was hot **** to have diamond plate running boards, which I'll give you a good deal on if you'd like.

Wife's has to get finished first..or it's my ***...haha

 

Congratulations

 

Hi Charlie,

Yeah..I figured something might be bad on it that wasn't shown in the pics based on the price....but it turned out to be really nice. I got it home and starting rubbing around the car with 80 grit on the roof and quarters..but it went down right away to bare metal. Just some putty on the top of the cowl where the vent was filled and in the back where the roll pan was added. Looks like the whole vent unit is still intact too. Down the road I might open it up. I have to take a closer look at the brakes. The backing plates are 12 inch with a slot at the bottom for the adjusters. Came with a late 30's steering set up that I'll probably reuse and a pair of bucket seats. Spent the evening routing through a box of stuff that came with it and putting the dash back together...no guages or engine turned panel...but good cigar lighter and glovebox door/ashtray.
Marty's is looking real nice lately..he replaced the subrails, floors, door skins...deck lid and some other stuff...he's got a rolling ch***is done for it too. I think he's getting ready to sell his actually

As it turns out, the guy I bought it from got it himself from a good friend of mine Mike....small world. Mike has an album of pictures of the car when it was on the road in the 80's that he said he'd give me. He also gave me a brief history of the car which he said he'd tell me more about when we get together. It's been around PA for quite some time apparently.


Here's a couple more really bad cell phone pics that I took tonight after changing a few things. Took off the fender supports and added headlights. Borrowed the headlight bar from my wife's car and bolted on the lights that came with the 32. Need to remove the plywood bolted to the back of the firewall and swap the wheels asap..but I don't have anything laying around.

 

Very nice score. Welcome to the wonderful world of deuce 3w ownership. You seem to have all the high dollar pieces in your possession. Good thing. I acquired those pieces a little more painfully, I'll admit.

 

Followed your two build threads.....I used to like you.










Nice score.....

 

Dude...








Damn...


Has anyone told you that you're a rockstar lately? Sheesh, Jerry that thing is KILLER!

 

Wow!

Jerry,

I was a little confused when I read the ***le of the thread. Then I read you sold your green car....made me sad sorta. Then I saw what you got now.....not sad anymore. I can't wait to see how this shapes up. Good work!

 

Damn, what a *****'n find !

 

Congrats. Keep it unchopped looks great.

 

X2!

And wadda ya say we all punch ourselves in the face. All together now...

Seriously, my dream-car since I was leetle! Happy for you.

 

Congrats on the 3 window, they are indeed still out there!! I just bought one as well . Its a 32 3 window original canadian manufactured BC built hot rod chopped 4 Ìnches channelled 9inches has a flatty 39 trans 40 rear all old stuff it was built in 55 needs TLC but best of all its a driver! Good luck with the build!

 

Where are those pics Johnny?

 

****, damn and son of a *****

how many trips to the garage do you make a day?

 

I love it

 

Spent some time cleaning up the body of the car a little. Wiped about a 16th of an inch of grime, dirt, and mouse **** off it. Also cleaned up the grill shell, fabric cloth insert, garnish moldings, and headlights some too. The body has a neat patina to it actually. I took off the fenders, running boards, and brackets and put on a set of 40 for steelies. Looks better already with just a little work.

Also put the old bucket seats that were in the car back in along with the steering column, wheel, and steering draglinks and tie rods. Rehung the decklid and license plate light/frame that was on.

After working on it tonight I couldn't help but to take a seat in it for a few.

 

Cool.......