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

I have seen a few early Ford east coast channeled survivors near here, and those have the spring ahead.

Some few years ago, it would not be cool to save that feature, but I think it is east coast history, and history of that particular car.

Same is true with the rolled pan and the T-bird vents. Why erase "real", just to make it look like a exact copy of so many recent builds?

If you mess with it too much, it will lose it's identity, IMHO

nice find

 

Damn, Jerry, that rules!

BTW, I'd imagine you're on the same page, but I agree with Frank's statement directly above this post.

 

Submit and humble yourself in front of the Hot Rod Gods and restore to it's earlier configuration. Find as much info as you can on the car and bring it back to it's former glory!!!!

We all know you can build a bad ass car if given free reign but the challenge would be to take your own desires out of the equation and restore.

Of course I am standing on the outside looking in and it would be hard for me not to just build this car exactly how I would want it since how many times does a 3w '32 pop up???

 

I was asked to display the car at the Jalopyrama at the end of the month...It will be parked inside next to my old green roadster. Should be a cool show..can't wait


I've been gathering some parts in the mean time for when I start working on it later this winter.....can't start on this until after the Model A I'm workin on is finished. Got some cool old chrome plated F-1 upper shock mounts and a killer old Stewart Warner dash insert with guages from Mike Hamel...looks like another Caddy mill is in store also....

 

Whoa!!!! Caddy mile would be pretty rad!!!

Congrats on the Jalopyrama invite. That looks like killer show.

 

Looks like it's going to get a Hemi..I'll post up some pics soon

 

Just picked the motor up this afternoon from my new friend Pat. He was going to put this in one of his cars but went with an Olds.

It's a 1957 392 Hemi fresh from the machine shop. 30 over, hot cam, all the goodies inside, heads cleaned and completely redone, NOS Magneto, old finned valley cover, chrome dimpled valve covers, etc..It's gonna be a great motor...very excited.

 

Good Gad, Jerry!! That's effin' awesome! This car is going to be unreal...

 

YIKES!!
you better put a brick under the gas peddle!!LOL
That is awesome,Jerry

 

I guess you couldn't find anything cooler? Damn thats gonna be neat.

 

So what for fuel? 8 duces or Hilborn injection????

 

Gary - Maybe he'll suprise us all & put a single 2-barrel carb on it ...







... YEA RIGHT !!

 

I am in love with the valve covers. Do they in any other color except chrome?????

 

What a way to start off the new year. How do you beat that?

BC

 

Wow, you just keep outdoing yourself! What a dream motor. I just saw an ad here for an adapter for a hemi like yours to a Muncie 4-speed (hint-hint).

 

There ya go , Jerry ... a MAN PEDAL in your hot rod !! Go for it !!

 

A W E S O M E ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! A W E S O M E ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! A W E S O M E ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Congrats man. That's the be all end all right there.

 

Today I swapped some parts for an old interior out of my friend Tim's 32 that he wasn't going to use. I scrubbed 50 years worth of grime and dirt off of it and it really cleaned up nice. Used some simple green and it came right up.

I couldn't help but to lay everything in right away just for a sneak peak. I'll fit things a little nicer when it's time to put it in for good.

Almost matches those T bird seats that came with my coupe.
I'll be getting the matching seat cover soon when Tim takes it off his seat. I'll then be putting it on a bench seat that I have all ready to go.

Before cleaning




After a good scrubbing with simple green






Installed in the car

 

wow!!!

 

Lookin good Jerry!!!!

 

Go for it. Looking good.

 

Good deal !

 

Very cool interior..and it was great to re-use it in an old build.

 

Yeah, I'm just glad it wasn't thrown out, that would have been a shame

 

C'mon man this thing is a full blown stunner now!!!! I can't believe how nice that interior turned out. It looks like a page torn right out of a little book!!!!! I love it and am super happy for ya. Now I just need to hear it.

 

I love the interior! Nice save.

 

Body, interior, and motor your damn near finished.We expect smokey burnout pictures by next week!!

 

The whole thing, car, Hemi, interior, uber cool. Keep posting on the rest of the build.

Frank

 

looks awsome, it cleaned up pretty good

 

Whoa! Really cool! You amaze me, Jerry.