Features 1937 to 1942 Willys Picture Thread

Swade is the red one after it became a street rod. It was in my area of NY just a town away the guy that owned it sold it to his brother in Staten Island and it was caught in the big storm they had (Sandy I think) I had a newspaper article on it but can't find it now.

Pat

 

Paint matches his shirt

 

That's one model kit I don't have....

 

Deuces I think that is the very first one, I had it as a teenager and at the time it was pretty hard to build compared to AMT. I bought one new from a model store (remember them) maybe 35 yrs. ago it is still in box.

Pat

 

These guys are racers, not posers. Don't like the car, go up and tell these boys when you see them at a race. You won't.

 

1934 coupe I think this is the coupe your referring too? Sandy suppose to be a Eastern Automotive Coupe after it was restored after Hurricane Sandy. However I know that other Eastern Auto parts were used on other coupes as well

 

Yes that is true, in fact I think I posted that picture with the guy standing there. That is the original Eastern car, the guy who owned it lived by me here in Dutchess county. I saw the car as he was re-doing it. He sold the nose to someone and maybe even the doors. There were stories going around (all BS) that some people had the car but all they had was parts. The guy in Staten Island is the brother of the guy that I knew here.

Pat

 

Pat, the orange one is the old Snoopy car



Philip

 

My uncle has the doors on his car. They're still on Long Island.

 

Straightaxle I know you told me once before but who is your uncle? Is it one of the Haase bros?

Pat

 

The good ole days....

 

No, my dad bought the Hasse Bros car from Jim Hasse. My uncle (Roger Brandow) built his car after my dad sold the Hasse car. It's Willys Works body #3.

 

Recognize these old coupes at all? Looking for Info. Dutchess County coupes?

 

At autorama 2020

 

Yep. The tubbed one is my uncle's car. He still has it. The red one in all 3 pictures is Frankie Calabro's car, the car you now own. The picture at the track was before Frankie owned it. It wasn't a big name car and from what I was told only bracket raced on Long Island. Both cars are from Suffolk County on Long Island. I have no clue what Dutchess County is.

As an aside, the doors on my uncle's car in the pictures are the old Eastern Auto doors as I said before. No longer with the gold paint and lettering.

 

Dutchess county is where I live Rhinebeck Fairgrounds has the swap meet in May and the GG held their show here. Milan next town fast is where the Eastern car was.

Pat

 

Posted by LowKat in the vintage thread

KS Pittman

 

1962 Winternationals Pomona
I wonder if it is the same car?
KS on the right
Petersen photo

 

Looks to still have the vent window and trim......

 

posted by LowKat in the vintage thread

Jack Merkel

 

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SWC Swindler A

 

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Now that is some cool shit, loudbang......

 

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