DANGER! DANGER! Eye of the Tiger, thrill of the fight! Survivors rule all.

very cool car!

 

The two cars are so similar, it's hard to believe they're not one in the same. What are the major differences that make you think they are not the same car? I can spot a few things, but nothing major that couldn't have been easily changed over the course of a couple years.

Great car, great story, the ones with history are the best.

 

Nice score! JMO, but I like it better with the chrome reversed wheels and the narrow whitewalls, think I'll use that for my desktop for a while. A J-2 powered A is right at the top of my list, congratulations

 

What a badass car.me and my old man checked this car out for a bit at Detroit autorama.nice score Bob!

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Some guys have all the luck, that is a super score. Rebuild the j2 and put it back in asap.

 

cool hot rod score Ill be watching. Maybe the other one will show up sometime.

 

I can relate. Congrats!

 

Dug that car when it first surfaced on here, great score! I kinda like the Inglewood Pos-i-traction look; but it is awesome either way. Have fun!

 

This thing is crazy cool. I was surprised the earlier thread didn't get much attention. Hope to hear it on the streets soon. And those white/red line tires are the cat's pjs.

OT but there must be a story behind getting that odd rock cafe sign.

 

Yeah I like the inglewood tires myself, but they are really poor and can't be driven on. I think there was a point in the later 60's or 70's that some minor changes were made, the wheels/ tires/ the carbs seem to have been swapped as the masters seem to be replaced..... I plan on only changing things to make it run and drive safely and will store anything I remove. I don't want to drill any new holes or do anything that couldn't be undone.

As far as the old picture, that car had a suicide front, earlier olds motor, and the rear of the frame and rear spring mount is different.

There is something going on with the front of the frame on this roadster, it was widened a tad, for engine clearance, but it does almost look like it could have been cut off and a new front portion added..... OR they doubled it up for strength.


So basically they would have changed almost everything, but the body. The windshield was different as well...... I would say its definitely not it, but the blue paint is crazy.... maybe the origional version was crashed, and they turned it into this.... thats the best theory so far, but its probably a different car.... I plan on showing it to the guy who built the other one at some point so we shall see!

Also I have a note that it one first place at the 1963 International auto show in Chicago. If anyone has pictures from that show, that would be awesome!

 

The Bakan car was Baby Blue before it was Tatian/ Tahitian Red too.

 

almost speechless.... almost.

 

Another great score.Just another guy that has his bed stuffed with four leaf clover.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

Super cool Bob. What an awesome find.

 

super rad. nice find

 

I have always loved Titian Red. Wasn't that a Buick color around 53?

 

Hope to see it in person at BttFifties, looking good with the whitewalls.

 

Great car. You are a lucky man. I'm not big on whitewalls with either chromies or mags,
but I dig the look of the narrow whites and chrome reversed rims (not smoothies).

 

Damn you Bob Bleed! Damn you to Hell!!! You end up with some of the coolest shit around! I hate you! (but in a jealous and respectful way) I hope to see it in the next MFS DVD.

 

Bad ass Bob.

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@bobbleed That thing is crazy awesome!

 

Super cool!

 

Love this look!!! Look so right!

 

Haven't had much time the last few weeks but I'm getting ready to get started!

Ive sourced pretty much everything I need to put it together , but the slave cylinder..... its an old wagner lockheed..... no other markings, closest thing I could find was a couple other guys on the Hamb with the same one trying to find out what it is..... might have to use something else. I've looked at all the trucks from the era and even foreign stuff and just can't find it. might have to use something else. I'll take a picture when I pull it out.

Besides all that, this car still blows my mind everyday.!

 

do you have a picture of it?

 

My friend dragged his feet and missed out, I told him to buy it on the spot. Congrats Bob, great car.

 

the slave cylinder looks just like this one in this thread. there seems to be a couple threads with guys trying to find out what these are, but no answers.... I've been searching! @Paul

If anyone knows what it is that would rule!

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/need-help-iding-this-slave-cylinder.419234/

 

been looking a bit here and there but so far the only ones I've found are here on the HAMB..

 

Been meaning to update this for a few weeks! Basically I waited till there was a week before back to the 50s to get started, but we made it! It was really neat to tear into this car, knowing that most of what we took apart was untouched since built,

Lots of care was taken to not disturb anything from the past, we didn't even drill a hole. Everything that was done could be put back exactly how it was!

So the motor was swapped out for a really good running 324, we put the dimpled valve covers on and a 3x2, used the original top shift lasalle, replaced the masters, and wheels cylinders and I ended up putting a Chevy slave cylinder in, never did find what the original was.

The exhaust was shot so I made some headers and gas welded them up so they look old, capped them off with some old JC Whitney tips, they are funky, but look pretty authentic, plus they were made with stuff that was laying around.....


It was a typical week long thrash, but we made it to the show, this car drives so great! It is super comfortable and works really well! Still have some tuning and details to take care of, but it's on the road again! Need to get points for the Ducoil and I scored some super cool Hollywood wheels from Phillips , just need to finish paying for them!

The car is amazing, I can't even believe it!

So many people have been telling me to move back the grill, I can't do it. It's just the way it is, the way it is mounted there is no way to do it without changing it and who am I to change it! Plus, I'm starting to dig the nose heavy look.... Or at least get used to it! It's just so pure the way it is, the whole car just blows my mind!

Driving it is like stepping back in time, Its like being in one of those shitty Teenie bopper hot rod movies......innocent and bad ass all at once! Ha[









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