Here's a few First is a old Truck that was built in 1957 or so and driven for a few years. The Brothers built it with a 265ci Chevy and 3 speed 55 olds rearend and painted to match there 55 Chevy Belair,49 merc dash and seats out of cabover. It was put into the garage to toss in a 283 and glide and sat till a few year ago. We call it Krause Woodpecker and just getting her back on the road and changing only safety issues. It took us a full day to unload the garage were she was in. Krause was parked in 1961 and took her out two years back ,so sitting for over 45 years
This old thing was raced in Texas in the 50s and 60s as Hot Rod Olds, had an Olds motor once, obviously, chopped by someone less than talented, please help me find some history on her.
The 1932 coupe was built in 1950's or so and driven till the mid 1970's were the rearend was pulled because of noise. It was pulled into a corner of the dock of the owners shop. This is were it sat for over 35 years when the owners buddy and his mechanic took the rerend out and he passed away. The coupe is super solid and was painted and striped in the 50's and that when the 51 pontic taillights were added along with the other lights and twotone interior,40 ford wheel, leaf springs heated and bentup ,juice brakes,51 merc motor with a old warshawskis merc kit that has risers for the merc waterpumps. I'll have to dig up the photos when we took her out of the dock. Here's a few I found today
This post clearly answers another by Larry about why you would want to build a rusty car. Posterity demands we keep a few as they were, because after they are blasted and primed and painted you can never go back to the way they really were. These are just as beautiful in their present state as any shiny one I've ever seen. Not knocking the shiny ones, just able to see the beauty that once was even today
Well Fleetbob50, I disagree. Larry's question about if you "want to build a rusty car" is about building cars. If a car is currently being built, it is certainly not a survivor, is it? It can't be both.
Here's mine in Car Craft 1957 and the way it looks today.Pat Ganahl is doing a book on survivor cars that's supposed to be out in November or December of this year.My car is going to be in it and a 29 Roadster pickup that I seen on the H.A.M.B. and can't find the thread now.
WOW cool story man!!! too bad it was vandalized... but it looked DAMN GOOD when I saw it at Good guys!
Thanks man, I still have the slots. But with in 5 seconds of seeing the car in the barn for the first time and realizing it had slots on it, I decided right there before I even bought it that I was going to change the wheels. I have another set of wheels for it with moon caps that Im going to run on it too. In the 50's it ran merc wheels with moon caps and "ambulance" tires out back. The slots were put on it sometime around 1970, he bought them brand new with new tires...then he parked it for 35 years.
I owned this old altered for a minute. Built in 1963 and Raced by "Wild Bill'' It ran a Nailhead, then a 405 horse 406 Ford. It went through a bunch of engines. Several times it did 150 MPH in the quarter. Been sitting there since 1969, it was in bad shape.
Now this is an example worth discussion. Dream car right, but a lackluster build from the mid to late '60's. That interior is vomit. So if you got it, do you leave it alone because it's a "survivor"? Or do you make something neat out of it?
I figured you probably changed them out to match the period....those old slots have enough oxidation on them where they really didn't look out of place, certainly didn't scream 70's....the moon discs and ambulance tires sounds cool...great find.
Man.. I think I would have to leave it.. if it isnt infested with something. It tells a story that doesnt need a new ending.
One of my favorite topics. The chopped and channeled 36 pickup is still pretty much the same now as it was when I first acquired it many years ago, that will be one of the next projects I plan to start after a decade of collecting parts. Chris, the PNW rods are awesome, (I sure miss that part of the country) Paul has a couple of my favorites for sure.
Here's my restored beater from the "good old days". Built it in '58, parked it in '64 and put it on the road again in '98 just the way it was in '64. Still running the original engine, running gear, paint and upholstery. Driving it nowadays, I wonder how the car that I thought was so wonderful back then, now drives like the primitive teenager constructed beater that it was. Rough riding,heavy steering ,so so brakes, lots of rarttles, wind noise, and door gaps. What's not to love about these old hot rods? Added a hood, chopped the windshield and improved the stance a little by 2001.
who owns this car i always wonderd what happend to it ..thats the red baron.it the car that really got me going on my first 29 model A
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