Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Non-Petro Discussions Non-petro Discussion and Showcase Finally found a 3 window coupe!!!

Joe, Bought tickets no luck there! Repo Frame is for sale. steering wheel I think is out of a old boat. I have a old banjo wheel for it, I also bought a excellent set of doors and decklid recently just need to get them from the west coast yet. And snagged a 3 window dash which are diff. from 5 window or 2 doors from Tx. also last week.

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Larry

not if ya' bought 'em from Dean.... Of course. That was a loooooong time ago.

Finally got my doors and decklid from CA. Met the guy Monday who picked them up for me only a hour away, as He was heading to Detroit worked out great! Drivers door looks like it could have came off this shell with the patina it has. I have learned the chassis was built '59-'61 with the chassis and motor parts it has so thats the time frame I will build. And sorry Jason will be keeping the 265 motor for now, that was the deal when my friend sold me the chassis to keep it as is, even though this block is cracked I have a Vette 265 block lined up, will also be putting a period correct multi carb setup on it.

That's Ok Russ you still have time to Change your Mind!!


Jason @ Esse's Garage where all Fords Have Fords in them!! LOL!!!

Just giving you a Hard time Russ, keep us updated on the Car!!

Still collecting parts. Slow going as I am trying to throw some period correct rare parts on it. I did find this one off 4x2 setup. Story on this is a machinist guy from Detroit in the early 60's developed this setup and wanted to manufacture them but apparently never happened, Has his tag riveted to intake and I also got a few pics. from back then with it. Linkage setup is unreal on it. Also looking for Stewart Warner gauges like this one Tach,water,oil or? with the winged logo.

Still picking away. Finally got my motor awhile back, after 6 months and 2 machine shops,after I threatend to pull it out of the 2'nd shop He amazingly got it done in a week guess He wanted my $ after all. Can't believe in this economy busnisses still jerk you around and these are 2 of the better shops.I pretty much left the car sit in the corner not working on it because I was so p***** at the motor guys. But I was still collecting parts. So its back out and gotta get it done.Did get the hood and decklid louvered 255 in all.


Got the rearend apart has a bad axle and a couple bad bearings also got another original rear panel welded in under the deck lid just have to lead it in yet and patina it.

Got this original seat from another oldgasser along with a dash tunnel with gauges last year. Thanks again!!!!! call me when you get more stuff. I have a buddy that restores old boats and he has a 1936 boat with some perfect patina seats in right now that the owner wants new so I hope to get the material off those to use on my seat.

Still looking for gauges like above and rims like these.
16x5.5 or 16x4.5 aluminum 5 on 5 1/2 bolt circle.also any chrome small block acc.as in generator,early lower pully etc.prefer patina ones

Lookin' Good Russ!! Thanks for Keepin' us up to Date.

Russ thanks for the update and pics. Always great to see what other members are doing in their shop.

Thanks Russ that gets me going for sure.Thats going to be killer when it's on the road.
Joe

Well I have not updated this thread in forever I have been throwing alot of old stuff on the 'ol gal lots of old chrome...axle,wishbone,spring,dash,garnish mouldings,and on and on with alot of digging,calls and $$$, looking like what I had visioned in the little brain when I got the body shell the survivor hotrod I always wanted to pull out of a barn.Probably got around 75 miles or so on now,gotta work out some issues yet with carb setup but will get there,been a challange finding the old and rare stuff from the day but I am close pix are not quite up to date but close.

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Lookin' Real Good Russ!!!