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Thank you all!
I was trying to read the hubcap but couldn't make it out!
I agree but I sure can't seem to locate and exact year and make.
Been trying to id this car for another person. I can't seem to nail it down. GM? Mid 30's? Thanks![ATTACH]
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"Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!"
I have had old cars for sale locally and many people tell me "boy that's a good deal" or " that's too cheap" yet no one buys them! If I had to...
Knew a local farmer who had a similar hoard. No one wanted to buy any of them as they were about the condition as the ones in the video. This was...
From my understanding they buff every piece including bolt heads etc.
Granted this car won the Ridler award in 2007 but here is how you spend a fortune on a car build. "We spent over 25,000 hours over two years...
It don't get any more tradional than that! Is that a pump for fuel?[ATTACH]
I just sold a '34 truck to a fellow in Missouri and he had to have it safety and vin inspected.
This why my family's custom shop will not paint any thing that is said to be ready because our reputation is on the line no matter what if it...
Not mine but back in the late 70's I went with a good buddy of mine up to the hardware store in his newly finished '41 Ford pickup. We were...
I have been in the car hobby for over 45 years. There have always been highs and lows for different models as it continually changes. I have seen...
These kind of shops are the ones to avoid as ultimately are not going to survive. I have a very close family member who is also a car guy and has...
Glad they didnt cut the holes for those headlights. Not a fan of the tail lights either or the recessed license plate mount. That being said it...
Several years back we painted a few panels on an original Model A as the owner wanted to keep the aged dull look to match the rest of the car....
Replacing the springs are the right way to fix them.
I just went through this looking for Rustoleum hammered light blue. Not available anywhere even to order. I called Rustoleum and spoke to a very...
I had an early Ford 9 inch rear and had no idea what it was out of. I took the wheel cylinder and brake shoe in to our old school parts store when...
https://www.magnetpaints.com/underbody.asp I used Chassis Saver on my last build . Painted the frame and bottom of the floor with it. Real happy...
My thought is to keep the fenders and running boards. Other than that it looks like a great project!
Couple of things.As I have a close family member who has a collision repair shop and is a car guy. He will not even consider doing an overall...
It is not a 36 Chevy car grille. Possibly pickup.
I am trying to unsee the vision,,,,a painted body with rusty fenders.hood and grille. .
What your plans with the body? You going to strip it back to bare metal and let it sit outside to match the fenders?
Leaving rust or clearing over rust to me makes it look like you are too lazy to do it right! Just my opinion. Had a guy tell me anyone can paint a...
I had a 56 Chevy pickup with the original straight 6 in it back in the early 80's. It used so much oil that I ran used oil from the nearby gas...
You might just rent a u-haul trailer one way if you or a buddy has a vehicle with a hitch.
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