Curtis Hardy Roadster Manchester NH 1959

[rbantique]

Would appreciate any information relevent to the 1929 Ford Roadster built by Curtis Hardy Manchester NH in the late 50s I owned this car from 1967-1970. I purchased from Frank Cadeaux Exeter NH for 900.00 and sold it to a guy from Kittery ME for 500.00 .I have the 2 page feature from Dec 1959 Car Craft,Aug 62 Car Craft photo at Hartford Autorama & Apr 60 feature article Rodding & Restyling . Any other photos or history ?

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=5376&pictureid=204874

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=5376&pictureid=45996

[sick50ford]

i have a ton of info not relevant, pm me if you want it

[rbantique]

If you have additional relevent info please email me back . I do know he belonged to the Tappets Car Club . I remeber seeing this car at a car show at the Armory in Haverhill Ma in the late 50s or early 60s.It had 22 coats of Royal Blue then. Had a 56 Chevy 265,Corvette cam, 3 Stromberg 97s on a Fenton Manifold , 39 Ford Trans ,2 1/2" Cragar dropped axle ,34 Ford steering,40 ford brakes,Dietz headlights,Chevy Impala steering wheel,NH King upholstery,51 Pont taillights. Home made Nerf bars protecting the rolled pan ,Body channeled 5" over 30 ford Frame ,48 Merc wheels, filled wheel wells. many trophies in pic

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[rbantique]

an old timer stopped by to let me know that Curt was from the Auburn Derry area of NH . He saw the roadster at the Hartford show and remembered Curt taking off the chrome exhaust manifilds after the show to keep them nice . He also remembers delivering Norm Wallace's roadster to the guy he sold it to in Ct & the flat tire he had along the way. good thing it did not end up like the dream truck.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=5376&pictureid=204878

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[rbantique]

help me out with some photos please ?

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=5376&pictureid=204875

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=5376&pictureid=204877

[jblondon]

Curtis Hardy is doing well, he is retired in Maine. I worked for him for many years in Hooksett, NH. He did amazing work. To this day, people still stop by his old shop and ask for him. He retired around 2000.

[rbantique]

still looking for any old photo or articles

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=5376&pictureid=204880

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[wbrw32]

You will find more information over on the main meaasage board.. This is really just the Introduction forum page