Today was a good day ! Check out my chopped 36 cabriolet built in the 40's

Just got done picking up this chopped 36 cabriolet !! I'm stoked , body is cherry , original carson top and all the parts came with it . Built 59A , 39 box , juice brakes , rumble seat , bitchin' old upholstery . Came with a picture dated 1948 of it just getting home from getting the carson top done . I'll be going all the way with this one and adding pictures as I go .

 

Very nice.

 

That IS pretty cool!

 

Damn good score.

 

Incredible! Good luck on the build. You're one lucky sonofagun!

 

Very nice find!

 

Great find!

 

Rad! We need more pics and details!

 

Nice find, whats the history?

 

Great score, I'm pretty sure that I have seen the old photo in an article in some magazine or book at one time.

 

HMMMNN When I was very young, my dad had a 36 cabriolet chopped and the top installed at Carson Top Shop. We lived in Huntington Beach then. I have a photo somewhere that my mother had. The car was black.

 

Here's some more pictures . We threw the carson on it and mocked some other parts up , I don't have those pix , they are on my buddies camera . My friends Allen and Jake blew it all apart , Jake got busy on the bodywork , Allen is checking out the engine and trans . Guy I bought the car from had receipts for $5000 on the motor and $1000 for the trans in 2004 , put them in and it has been sitting ever since . Trans was full of water ! So much for the rebuild , Allen will handle it and luckily the engine was kept dry . I'm hoping to paint it black , re-do the carson top in white , run the wide 5's maybe with spider caps , 600 16 Firestone wide whites , maybe Zephyr bumpers , 37 banjo wheel , 39 tailights , maybe black and white/all brown or all black interior (deciding still) Body is ready to pull off the frame and I'm hoping to get it to the powder coater Monday or Tuesday . I got some nice 36 Ca. plates and a lot of little trinkets I've been saving . Going to raise the front a little (swap the dropped axle for a stock one ) and drag the ass (who's got steel skirts for sale ?) . Guy I got it from asked maybe it'll be ready for the roadster show next year ? I said maybe for the show THIS year !! We'll see . Sincerest Thanks and respect to Allen and Jake . That black car on the checkered floor is kind of the final product I'm dreaming of .

 

WOW ! What a nasty score.....a Carson topped 36 roadster that has history.

Man, you must be living right...

Keep the progess updates coming, we wanna see how she turns out.

Rat

 

Cool car! + for some more history on it. Who drops 1k on a trans rebuild and then lets it sit out getting filled with water?

 

Very cool

 

Great score, congrats. That car is killer !

 

Thanks mate ! Karma is a real thing I believe .

 

A pretty wealthy 67 year old guy that got hit on his motorcycle in 2004 or so and stalled on his project. It was covered up installed in the car , I think 5 years of condensation running down the lever and no gear oil ever put in = no bueno !

 

What he said ^^^^^^

 

Very Cool!!

 

Shaaaawing!!!!!!!!

 

VERY cool. Nothing is cooler than a nice car with history. I can't wait to watch this one develop.

 

WOWWWWWW!!!! The car is super cool- the picture multiplies it times a thousand! Great catch!

 

Damb, that is badass!!!

-Saint

 

awesome! thats going to be a great ride.

 

Nice score!

 

nice ride

 

Nice purchase. You sure find the cars. Can't wait to see it finished.

Neal

 

WOW! great guy--great car! thank's for sharing Chris.

 

Wow... there is still stuff like that out there! I'd love a project like that!