Projects Dodge brothers salt flats roadster

Bought this pile a couple of weeks ago would like to turn it into this should only take me about ten years

 

That deck lid is almost impossible to find as are the doors...at least you have one of them. I really like your idea for a build. Going to keep it Mopar powered???

 

Cool - 10 years = 1 hour in car TV show years

 

Very kool, I built this from a cowl like that. I wish I had the door for ya.

 

Got a line on a door I did purchase some similar doors at the same auction that I could make work.I have a fast four and a Plymouth six that may find a home in this.After I found this picture I was really stoked on the possibilitys of this project.

 

Well, get started already!

 

Nice project. Here,s another.

 

Looks like that will pert near finish itself. Get to wrenching!

 

Talk to DWollam on here, he has them. I bet he would trade you parts for the top iron saddles.

 

Hey Burl, my son gave you my contact info from the post you made on facebook! I just happened to run across your post here tonight. Like Doug says, yeah I have parts.

Dave

 

What kind of trunk lid props does it have? steel scissor type or a full width forged U shaped bar that the ends run in tracks on the body? The forged bar is earlier.

Dave

 

Dave,
will contact you when I get some time.

 

You have way more than I do, I only have the deck lid.

 

more pieces of the puzzle

 

Very kool, you have a long Minnesota winter to get it built!

 

I have the scissor type, what does THAT mean?

 

OMG, drop a flat six in there and some netting for doors and lets go racing!

I love this style of build, following.

 

The scissor type is the later style. Those were used on several different but similar looking lids through 1925. 1926 was a new much smaller conventional lid. Before 1924 coupes and roadsters had different lids. 1916 through 1923 roadsters used basically the same lid. Coupes changed 2 or 3 times during that time frame and were different than roadsters. I don't remember exactly when they went from the full width forged U shape prop to the 2 scissor props but it was somewhere around 1919?

Dave

 

I have a flat six but I really don't want to change the wheel base have a froze up fast four as well need to decide what direction on this soon

 

I do have a deck lid but you seeing the best side.The other side is pretty messed up.

 

Burl, if you cannot find doors I could see one option being to mold in the door openings smooth or shaping some dummy door panels that are welded shut. Then you could run the exhaust right up the side! I think a louvered deck lid could be totally wicked. Either way cool roadster, I'm excited to see where this goes

 

I have a lead on doors just need to scrounge up the cash

 

A friend of mine is using a 251 chrysler 6 in his model a jalopy build. I don't think he changed the wheelbase. Just cut out the firewall more

 

yes that looks like it would work too need to get this in the shop and start mocking things up

 

I was told this was from a 1919, guess it was real common to toss these for a truck bed.

 

my trunk lid used to fit that poorly

 

Love those old dodge roadsters , the black one with a sbc fake Hemi sits perfect .

 

Old post but i did kind of finish this thing. Waiting for a drive shaft to start driving.

 

Looks cool! More pictures please!

And you did it in 4 years!

 

looks great! more pictures? I have a 1925 DB coupe stalled project.