I was lucky enough to tour Moal Coachbuilders back in March. Here are some of the photos. I have reduced the resolution, but still have the 800k-1MB original jpgs. If anyone wants to get the low resolution ones all at once, I can fit them all into a 3MB email. I also have a few videos of the Small Block Chevy (yes, SBC) with Weslake heads with the thing running, revving, and smoking off the spilled oil. From what I remember, the very red channeled '32 belongs to a local Harley dealer. The mid 50s Ford with the tube-chassis belongs to Tim Allen. And the Weslake-powered Duece belongs to the inventor of the Weed-Whacker. There was an overwhelming amount of information there, so I apologize if I've forgotten some of the details. There was also one with a complete custom cast replica of an old indy car front suspension. Steve Moal and his son were very approachable, humble guys. It was a great time. It was organized by the local NorCal chapter of SAE.
Then we crossed the street and took a look at their shop and another storage garage. More cool stuff.
In the photos at the bottom, they were copying a vintage sports car, red #62. It was covered mostly with duct tape to protect it while they test fit e-wheeled pieces to copy the body. I think the name of the car started with a "O." I wish I could remember. It was rare with only a few produced. Something like "Oslo," but that wasn't it. They used the transfer bridge, not for making the e-wheeled parts, but rather for registering dimensions and aligning and hanging them on the new car.
More shots of the transfer bridge and the sports car. For sure, it was NOT a Cobra. I think they were restoring the one after that. I don't think we were told the story on the cycle. Now I'm starting to remember that the Weslake heads were on a small block Chevy. Rare prototypes that they Weed-Eater guy actually found at a SWAP MEET!
Very nice. Thanks a lot for sharing. This is still my favorite Moal creation, which Steve built for himself. Here's their site: http://www.moal.com/ Dave Mann (602) 233-8400 weekdays http://www.roadsters.com/
[QUOTE='29MurrayTub]In the photos at the bottom, they were copying a vintage sports car, red #62. It was covered mostly with duct tape to protect it while they test fit e-wheeled pieces to copy the body. I think the name of the car started with a "O." I wish I could remember. It was rare with only a few produced. Something like "Oslo," but that wasn't it. They used the transfer bridge, not for making the e-wheeled parts, but rather for registering dimensions and aligning and hanging them on the new car.[/QUOTE] There was a make called Osca, is that it? It looks like an Osca.
That's an Osca MT4, which was a serious small-bore sports racing car built in the '50s. The engine was a beautiful DOHC 4 banger, I think 1500cc. When I was a student at Art Center in '62, a guy at school bought a MT4 as a drive-to-school car, and I got a ride in it. Despite the small size of the engine, it was the fastest accelerating car I had ridden in up to that point! It also made a racket that would wake the dead. Bitchin'!
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