BARN FIND... After the barn collapsed

Been sitting in a barn / shed for 20 years. It fell over in and windstorm 6 weeks ago. I hashed out a deal with the guy this morning. It's on it's way over here now on a flat deck. It's a 1951 Dodge Wayfarer coupe (2 seater) with get this...... 39,000 MILES!!! Still has the original tires. Scary. The guy stripped it to "restore" it. Every piece is in the car wrapped in newspaper. Still has the original flat six so I'm optimistic it'll run with a little elbow grease.
The adventure begins..................

 

doesn't appear to have any damage from the barn falling on it

 

Nice piece, enjoy.

 

Take more than a barn falling on it to hurt that thing. Nice find.

 

Drip rain on the right A piller is bent over from a beam? landing on it.

 

Nice find.

 

Those business coupes have personality and can be really cool with a Hemi under the hood.

 

nice find

 

looks like a way cool project keep posting as you work on it ,

 

I always wanted one of the roadsters with side curtains instead of windows. The coupes are cool too, very neat to see a true business coupe after WWII. I second the hemi comment but I'm not sure they fit?

 

way 2 kool

 

Update.
I got it in my driveway..... baby steps.

 

You need to update your sig.

 

COOL!!!!!!!!!!

I love the business coupes. That'll be a great car when you get it done.

Keep us posted!




******Knuckles

 

Nice find.......

 

nice find.but doubtful original tires.39,000 is a lot of miles for them old things.

 

Oh ya, original. Nice and smooth around the outside, nicely checkerd on the sidewalls.

 

Can't say I honestly ever remember seeing one, but I like it. Good luck with it, sounds like a nice project for you.

 

Here is a similar one in NZ, except it's a Plymouth.
Powered by a (shhhhhhh) toyota OHC V8.

http://www.nz-hotrod.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=3599&page=2&pp=40&highlight=americarna

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chop that mutha

 

I think your ***le should have said "Car Found....Barn Lost In Wind Storm!" sweet score!

 

love the two tone!

 

I was humming and hawing over that one too when I saw it on the local craigslist....glad a hamb'er got it and I can now live vicariously through you...

Keep us updated.

 

Baby steps.................
Rolled it in to the shop and un packed it. Parts are in great shape. Best news of all? Put power to the starter and it turns over like nothin! So I gotta get me a 6 volt battery and some key and start this baby up. Positive ground too. I get to learn how to make cool sparks!

 

Nice looking car. It appears to be anything but scary.

 

sweet 51 my dads got a 51 wayfarer "business mans" conv.

 

All I can say chopped 51 is ............chop that 51. The flat gl*** windshield and side gl*** say cut me and the rear gl*** says lay me down {gently]

 

stay optimistic on the starting. Found my 50 fleetline in a buddies gramp's garage. been sitting since mid 50's with around same mileage but wrecked. Was froze but broke her loose and ran the 216 six for better part of a year till I built a bigger heart for her. You got a nice find.

 

I'll get a key cut for the ignition on Saturday and try and start it up..................

 

OMG. The thing runs great!!! Little bit of coaxing, cleaning up the points, priming the carb.... little ruff at first but now she's running like a sewing machine. Can't even hear it idle. Gotta love it!
Now if I can just find reverse so I can get it back in the shop...............