I know the fellow that bought the car, long time family friend. The car belonged to the father of the wife of one of my friend's high school class mates (they graduated in 1953). I have not seen the car in person, as I now live a couple of hours away. I do intend to make a trip over to see it though. Last I heard, he had intentions of preserving the car, with just a mechanical restoration. Here's a pic of the dash...with some nice old SW gauges. Neal
Ya Red, it slipped through their hands, didn't it. I also failed to ask them where they found out about it. Lots of unanswered questions.
The pictures of the car on Pewsplace were sent to Lynn from John, another long time friend of the new owner. We, too, hope to see the car soon. I'd like to see the new owner have Neal bring it back to life, I know Neal would treat the car with the respect it deserves...
I never doubted what you saw but the Hamb has always been photo oriented,,the photo of the roadster on the trailer is vindication and proof positive you did see this beauty. I too would like to here the story and watch this car come back to life,,it is extremely to find a 82 year old deuce that has been left alone. HRP
Nice car with some history behind it. Now I have a question for those wiser than I am. Why is leaving an old rod or custom in the as found after sitting for 50 years rotting in a shed called "preserving it"? Wouldn't restoring it back to the original builders as built condition and not over restoring or changing it actually be "preserving it" Or is it better to let them rot into the ground because you believe that it is better to have the rotted parts for show and tell than have it be as the original builders vision was for it?
Great to see pics of the car, I hope it retains its original as found condition but made mechanically sound. preserve |priˈzərv|verb [ with obj. ]maintain (something) in its original or existing state: all records of the past were zealously preserved. restore |riˈstôr|verb [ with obj. ] repair or renovate (a building, work of art, vehicle, etc.) so as to return it to its original condition: the building has been lovingly restored.
Hey Guys, thanks for all the comments. At the least, it has put the car out to the HAMB community and hopefully we will be able to follow it's new life in the California sunshine.
If they were from the Visalia/Fresno area I might now who it is.There is a guy named Jeff from there that has acres of 32 stuff and knows what its worth.
Now we're getting somewhere, Lets not lose track of this one. Bringing it back to life with a series of updates would be just fine. Frank
Ohhhhhhhhhh boy.The"H.A.M.B. Detective Agency"is now open for business. Good luck.Have fun.Be safe. Leo
If the friend of the new owner that picked up the car is from Fresno, and the friend of the new owner that sent in the pics is named John, I instantly think of John Lawson who has a museum with over 30 1932 Fords.
Geez......some guys have all the luck, AND, of course....some guys have all the cash....to afford such luck. Always seems to be a marriage of those two, with happy endings like this. PUKE !!! Oh well.....(wipe mouth).....puke !! Congrats......puke!! Lucky indeed.......
Maybe thats Jeff Black, he's in that area, also Wayne Pendola. All those Valley Roadster guys keep in touch. Great find!---Hope he gets it on the road with his stories too. Reminds me of my beginning in 1962.
I am really glad to see this come back to the top and hope Neal can convince the new owners to post here on the hamb. Slightly off topic but rare all the same, Gary Addcox asked about my Avatar. It is a 46 Mercury Ute from Australia which I brought back and did up in the 90's and it now has about 60,000 miles since the rebuild. Mercury was in Australia from 46-48 only and had only 4 door sedans and utes. Only about 70 were built in 46, 73 in 47 and 72 in 48. A friend in Oz, old4dlvr, owns one and tracks them. His estimate is about 18 left in the world. One is in Canada un-built and I saw one come in from New Zealand and was sold here I assume. It is my favorite long distance hot rod, a fun ride. Thanks for asking.
Man, oh man ! Living in South Texas all my life, I have seen very few Utes of any kind. That Merc is so usable as a streetrod, road machine, truck, everything. Color is soo appropriate. I drive a '32 steel Highboy and a '40 2-dr. and really love them, but I am very envious of you. It is a true winner . Beautiful, rare, and purposefull.
I feel like I just watched a shuttle launch. Lots of questions. Lots of fireworks. Sittin' and waitin' to watch the arm work and listen to the rattle talk. Curious how it'll look after re-entry. Know it won't be covered in this post. Sure miss Walter. He was all there. Unlike many today. What a car to find in this day and age. Quite a story. Worth reading. Waiting on the happy ending.
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