Projects nastiest model A part ever dragged home

Remember, that's REAL steel and no a plastic fake. Hahahahaha. I bet the rust is real too. I couldn't resist. I'm sure someone better than me can fix it. To that, I tip my hat!

Sent from my Pixel 3a XL using The H.A.M.B. mobile app

 

I met up with a guy from NY. at the last exit in Mass.
we unloaded the remains of a stock car '34 tudor body onto the tar...
they had cut the sides out from the B pillar down at an angle to the top of the wheelwell, said it was to race as a coupe ?
then loaded the pile of a '34 3 window's remains into my truck and the tudor went into his truck...
the toll booth agent walked over and said...
"I can see one of you using these parts... but to travel that far to trade junk... wow "!

 

Didn't bring this home. I'm sure someone can find a few decent pieces.

 

You know some of the nasty stuff I dragged home was from this little place in Maine. Auburn I think it was. Come to think of it a lot of it we dragged it there first then My house.

 

That's right mr. K... he found me when his dad [avid pilot] flew over my yard, saw some tin, told the boy and we have been friends for 30 some odd years...
we saved a bunch of the death row model A bodies...
bought the back half of 7 A bodies in north buckfield, down in the riverbed, the guy [Adams I think] made cut down tractors from early bodies… not a cowl on the property... paid $35 apiece …
THOSE were the days...
never failed, I would leave a body in my truck for a week after I got it … someone would tell me of one JUST like it... 25% were...

 

I've seen worse advertised on Craigslist, described as ," Restorable , no low baller's, I know what I have !"

Sent from my moto e5 plus using The H.A.M.B. mobile app

 

before I brought it home and now


Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.

 

The before shots were pretty sporty! Someone has access to a shiny new sheet metal brake.

 

flexsealproducts.com

 

That must have been one Hell of a wreck !

 

Nope only torches, welders , grinders and my mind


Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.

 

I did get the cowl off of this for $75.

 

Hell...that's a "builder" here in Upstate NY

 

Hell ya I’d build that! Of course I have a bad itch to build something right now.


Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.

 

The "hole" cowl?

 

I was actually referring to the before shot with the big flat sheet with the nice folds in it. Communication is not always my strength.

 

Having seen that, I don’t feel so bad about picking up this last week.

 

Skickat från min iPhone med H.A.M.B.

 

A few decent priced rough ones I’ve dragged home the last 2 years....nothing I wanted to mess with building but I did sell every bit of it for a profit to fund other projects....

 

Careful how you drag that. It wont drag very far before theres nothing left to drag

 

It was actually in much better shape than the door.

 

Looking at these pictures, I feel spoiled in Cali.

 

the start of my next A.

 

I'm thinking $1500 if you mat and frame it.

 

I had to go look out back too see if you got that blue cowl side from me ?... still got them both...

 

This would have been a great barn find had it made it into the barn.


Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.

 

I brought this home and did this... **clic pic**

 

It'll buff out...

 

Purdy nasty when I got them, but I figure "ruff rod" savable.... then and now...
don't intend to get that ambishous in the future .

 

My present hot rod 34 five window body went over to the body shop in 4 pieces. It fit into a chevy shortbox pickup with the tailgate up!