Found : '32 Roadster Barn Find / Christmas Present

Son of a bi$%@!!!

 

Barn find typicaly implies that it has been forgotten for years in a barn/shed and by chance you stumbled upon it! anyways looks like a real clean car congrats to the guy and I hope he enjoys it as-is for awile at least.

 

ill have to talk to lonnie, your right that would be a great card.

 

I call, bull shit on "barn find"

 

This is what it looked like today , last licensed in 1987 , just an old build that was in a shed.........Z.D.

 

hey z-diddy thanks for posting pictures, lonnie is a true gentlemen and he doesnt bull shit!! it may not been a barn, but a shed is close enough for me, what a great prize, cant wait to see him get it running.

 

I don't care where it was found! Its freakin cool!!

 

Barn finds are the new Flat Black..

oh...wait....

Nice car wherever it was found.

 

Another on the rollback moment,some assembly required....

 

Sweet is sweet no matter were it comes from.Merry Christmas to him and all of us.

 

zdiddy,
thanks for posting the pics.
Al.

 

Yeah and judging by some of the comments, you're not the only one.

Nice find, zdiddy !

 

So the real question. What'd you pay for it?

 

I thank the owner for allowing me to view the car , get underneath and really look close at it . The owner is Lonnie Gilbertson . Lonnie has been around this stuff for well over 50 years now . He has built cars that have won the AMBR award at the GNRS twice and continues to build quality to this day . I know he will do the car justice . I'm glad I got to see the car in "as found" condition..........Z.D.

 

Wow! What luck , gives us mere mortals hope there is one more out there,,,,,,,,,

 

that is a cool ride, look's like it would be easy to get back on the road

 

I had heard that he was still active and building cars. That car is in good hands and I hope we will get to follow it's progress. Not a lot of guys out there that can say they won the AMBR 2 times. I take it he still has his fully equiped shop.. If so I don't think there is anything he can't do when it comes to metal.
Thanks for sharing.

Frank

 

Here's Lonnie's website ... http://www.lonniesplace.com/

 

When I did a new chassis for my 5w this spring , Lonnie let me work with him, we did it at the machine shop he and his brother own . This is a picture when my car was there . Looks like it could have been 1964 not 2008..........Z.D.

 

Doesn't get much better than that! Change the wheel color is all's I'd do.
Merry X-mas!

 

lonnie is one of the coolest!!!!!!! here is some pictures of the frame we built for the mad wagon and a picture of the man himself.

 

Hey thats John Good's from Exton Pa. John's 32 rod had a Hemi in it used to drive past my house when i was a kid. He run it at dragstrip in Allentown Pa. It was channled 7" and chopped 3 1/2 " and had a foam rubber mattress in back.

 

Another Lucky Dog

 

The car is getting new brakes , rebuilt carb , gas tank cleaning , radiator core and new tires . The engine is a 1963 283" , front axle is an old chrome drop 1932 heavy with a 1932 steering box . Photos today at Lonnie's shop with friends helping.......More to follow ......should be running , driving soon..........Z.D.

 

went by lonnie's today , car is coming along ............

 

thats just badass.....

 

Stopped by Gilbertson Machine, and tried to wipe the grin off Lonnie's face, no dice.....
Da Flash

 

Lonnie is very close to a test drive , runs and sounds great , maybe later in the week !..........

 

cool ride !

check out the deuce site http://www.deuceslimited.com

 

I love it ...
Thank you for keeping us up to date on the progress