no floor? no problem. wish they had these when I did the floors on a rusty 51 Convertible. they make all kinds of good parts now for these cars
Now that one is a steal, those bumper wraps and ventshades would probably sell for enough to cover the entire cost of the car. Those are ultra-sought-after accessories. Buy it, flip those pieces to some very appreciative lowrider bomba builders, and start out on a custom project for no money invested.
A friend asked me about this Pontiac. Solid roller. He was worried $3400 was too much. I think he did ok That 50 poncho I posted a while back is still available. 2 door, skirts, overriders and a sun visor. Probably grab it for $500
Is the 1950 Pontiac a fastback? I've wanted one of them since I was a kid. There was a little old lady in my town that had one in mint condition - it was one of those 'only driven to church on Sunday' cars.
Mechanically sound and Mexican blanket seat covers! I figure “what the heck!” The car would have been scrapped anyway. If I extend its service by several years that’s a good thing. It hadn’t been on the road since ‘65 and now has been rolling for the past 5, as is! They don’t all have to be 1000 points restorations. After all, we’re really just kicking the can down the road.
Been driving by an early 50's 2 door fastback sitting in a farm yard for at least 25 years. Stopped years ago to ask about the Chevy and a really nice 29 A tudor body and got the standard answer. Gonna fix them up some day. A body disappeared. Never went back.
Hello, It is something when a hot rod is sold. It is another thing when he sight of it in an odd state is staring you in the face. So, what does one do to get it out of sight or memories? The night my brother was in the hospital with 3rd degree burns, his first question was … “How is the Willys?” What??? But, it took me by surprise. I told him it was fine. Wedged into the spectator side chain link fence and sitting facing West. The hood was popped up, but everything was ok. The bumper was scratched by the chain links and the grill was still in perfect condition with no breaks or scratches. The bumper worked as it should and pushed the chain link away as it flexed. The hood then made some contact and popped up, but no damage or dents. So, the Willys Coupe was sitting there with the motor covered in large amounts of white extinguisher spray, the interior looked as if it snowed in there. Most of the fire was in the cab. The seats were gone, as was the Moon Tank when it exploded. The steering wheel was metal but sagging. The glove box door was melted. The shifter was bent and not in its normal position. Then, there was this large hole in the floor and firewall where the bellhousing and scattershield should have been. Jnaki But, overall, the whole body was still pristine and everything still worked. The doors opened and shut and the windows were all gone, as was the front glass. The front tires were flat and history. The rear slicks were still in great shape. So, in part of the conversation in the hospital emergency room, what was said and implied was for us to get the Willys back home to resurrect it from the damage. When our mom and dad went out to the waiting room, I asked if that was a smart choice, taking the wrecked Willys home. My brother agreed and said for Atts Ono and me to take it apart and store the parts at his house, covered until he could see what is what. The rest of the body and rolling chassis could then be taken apart. Note: We put on some very old wheels and we could roll in on and off of the trailer. Then we could take apart what was necessary. Once the last removable part we could salvage, the empty shell was rolled back on the trailer and towed to a junk yard a couple of miles from Lion’s Dragstrip. A 3:55 was put in place and we kept the 4:56 third member. The owner of the scrap yard said to leave the empty shell inside the gates, near the office. We assumed he was going to sell it whole to someone looking for a nice hot rod. The last thing was to remove the rear suspension and axle to haul home. Then it was pushed down the trailer and into dirt space behind the chain link gate. The last sight was of a pristine 1940 Willys Coupe body complete, without a motor or rear end sitting by the wayside. When asked one last time of Atts Ono, about keeping any pristine fenders or hood/doors, etc, for his own 40 Willys Coupe project, he just looked sad and said ..."No thank you..." YRMV
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