Projects 32 Vicky ~ The rise from the ashes

Good thing it wasn't fiberglass Looking good!!

 

Wow, beautiful workmanship, and great save.

 

It is chopped.
With an LS6 engine, auto, 9" ford.
Pretty sure Dad is gonna change the wheels and not sure on the new color or interior.
I can tell you it wont be primer and a mexican blanket though.

 

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid60708569001?bctid=586426384001


here is the video for those that missed it

 

I'm not gonna lie,,I look at the Hamb the same way I use to look at Playboy,,

I look at the pictures first and then read,,,

Very nice work,,,HRP

 

He needs to have a phoenix embroidered into the upholstery. It would be appropriate...

 

He said something about having one put on it somewhere.
I think its a great idea also.

I put it on the gas tank if it was mine! =)

 

Ok, I guess I missed the "mild" chop. I suppose if it was a little more I would have noticed it. Nice job on the save. They are very cool cars. Look at Plowboy's beauty that he is building. That 32 would be perfect with a set of Halibrands or steelies with no caps and Hurst slicks on the back. Just saying.

 

I'm too am glad it is being saved. I'm friggin stoked it came to Kansas! Leadsled Spectacular?

 

Very cool, by far one of the best body styles ever made in my opinion! Keep us posted!

 

I just started the thread. The car belongs to Tingeezer in Colorado

 

Well crap. Leadsled Spectacular?

 

nice to see the vicky will survive to see another day!!!

 

Hey great save, cool to see it being repaired!

 

Progress has slowed, I've been stripping every thing back down, have the frame ready to go to the powder coater tomorrow, going all silver, will just paint the reveal area the body color, leaning towards grey, with blue guts. Am also stripping the body down to bare metal, with a heat gun and putty knife, slow,slow but not dusty. I spent most of today pulling staples and removing what remaining upholstry there was. I got all of the wiring straightened out and tied up, need to pull the gages and send them in to autometer for repair, all they need is the lenses replaced, they are all cracked from the fire, still work.

 

looking good, it's gonna be pretty cool!!

 

Huh? You are doing a great job! It's moving along....Get's me motivated to keep going on my 3 W.

 

thats crazy it has so much mud in it wasnt it built at one of the "BIG" fab shops? i could be very wrong because i dont know the background on the car, i just thought i read that.

 

pretty cool save , and you worked on it quite quickly , from purchase almost back to painted , awesome

 

Wow, nice work. Glad to see it saved. I can tell you one thing; if that was my car and I couldn't get it back for whatever reason...I'd have kept the damn license plate!

 

Kickin asses and takin names! So proud you are doing this for this great ride. I am so pleased at the amount of things that survived and fuction properly. I did a burned 57 Chevy and did treat the burned metal with some special product, that was in 1960 , can't remember what I used. A super big! ATTA BOY ~sololobo~

 

Wow, great progress. I have a feeling that this one is going to come out better than it was before the accident.

 

The living dead... fantastic job .Can't wait to see the finished Vicky.

 

??? 2 days ago you said it was gonna be all black??
You change colors like I change girlfriends......

 

The old owner is going to cry when he sees how easy the fix was. Insurance payout or not.

Great work guys!

 

From A to B in less than a month.
I wish I knew half of what Dad forgot

 

I would believe that it only looks easy because of who has it and is doing the work.

An easy 50% of the guys who saw the first photos of the car for the first time most likely figured that the car was a total and who ever bought it from the auction would buy it to salvage the usable pieces. A majority of those who saw it as a rebuildable car probably figured that it would need a new frame and a back section for the body to be right. I take my hat off to Tingeazer for bringing the car back and doing it with what was there to begin with for the most part.

 

Very cool that you're saving this one!

 

Yeah, and for those that don't know..
This is just ONE GUY doing ALL this. He hasn't had any help.
Just an old geezer in his little shop out behind his house.
(OK..granted... its a pretty nice shop and he's a pretty talented geezer)
This is NOT a rod shop team project.

 

Its great to see this one get saved. cant wait to see the progress.