My good friend Kent (Ratso on here) traded for this, then dropped it off at my house. It's a '26 Nash Touring car, four-door, and is missing parts of the body as well as the grille shell, and quite a few other pieces. My first idea is to make an extended t-bucket sorta body using the cowl, front doors, rear panel, and some other sundry panels. I want a long T looking body, or a short Tub, if that makes any sense. I want to avoid the horizontal steering wheel position, and to be able to stretch out my legs. I'm leaning towards a four-wheeled motorcycle kinda vibe, a light weight rod with agility and a reasonable amount of power.
Stretched lakes modified - that would be cool not to be all cramped and hunched over like a standard t
You are thinking like me. On my model a I went back about 14 inches behind the b pillar, and gave it a bit of tilt backwards from the bottom to the top. That body looks better than a lot of them do. Good Luck!
It sounds like you already know what to do with it. I agree with you on it too. Keep it simple and therefore lightweight. Perhaps a Nash I6 if yer feeling *****y? A flattie Ford is always a good choice, or the old standby known as the SBC.
I'm leaning towards an inline six.....There will definitely NOT be a sbc in it. I've got a 2.3 turbo engine, three slant sixes, a 318, and just found a Ford 300 I6, not to mention the flathead six out of the '60 Rambler. There's also a pile of fenders, etc to use for sheetmetal donation. I have a whole bunch of aluminum signs for the floor, etc. (They won't be mounted where the signage is visible....just nice and strong, and light.)
The doors are all there, and the metal isn't too bad. The wood is shot, but I plan to use some square tubing for frames.
Well, so much for that! I'm going in Monday morning for a total knee replacement. I'll still be able to look for parts on the 'puter and on the phone, but won't be doing a whole lot of physical stuff for a while.
For room build a shortened two door touring, have a small rear seat. That way it will look in proportion and you can take a couple of mates or use it like a ute on runs. Doc.
That car will be on the long side, and as such might look good with a longer engine. Would you consider an inline 8? I realize that you do not have one on hand. Chrysler and Pontiac straight 8 flat heads have a nice, square appearance that might go very well with your car.
Cool project, I'd have to stick a 401 AMC in it though if it were mine... Or a Jeep 6... I'm building a '22 Dodge Touring (front half at least) with a 223 Ford 6, 3spd OD, and an Olds rear with kind of a modifide vibe goin' on.. I was going to put a pick up box on it but I think I'm gonna use an old trunk off the back of a '26 Whippet I've got, and stick a spare back there too.. Runnin' '36 Olds Artillery wheels, black walls, parallel leafs (3/4 eliptics on the back, not 1/4, 3/4), Hopefully a dropped Mopar wavy tube in front, juice brakes, '29 Poncho grille shell with a honey comb cored radiator, '47 Plymouth dash, basic black vinyl seat, and a black vinyl top with side curtains... Still not sure on a color, maybe British Racing Green or a dark maroon... The only Ford parts are the Engine and Trans, and no Chevy parts... I like that Nash though... Of course I'd have to use a 401 AMC in it if it was mine....
Well, I'm looking at the body only being about a foot longer than a fibergl*** '23 t-bucket body, so I'm not sure how long that will make it look, but if I had a running straight eight, I'd sure as hell run it! Also, i'd accept donations of running v12's, too! Thanks for the input.
That's a whole lot like what I have in mind, a shortened tub just long enough to stretch my legs, and I have the rear half of a T coupe I might take the trunk area from to graft on the back. No firm plans right now; as soon as I get recovered from the surgery, I'll get a lot more serious.
I might do that, but no rear seat. I'd just probably make a small storage area behind the front seat(s) for tools, a small jack, etc. A shortened touring w/2 doors is definitely what it will be, just a little longer than a t-bucket body.
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