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Hard to watch...christ us Pa guys would KILL for sheetmetal like that....check out the stainless and the right door on the ford wagon....gonna be...
The Koach's rear most doors were covered in a fabric/mesh deal...high end horse drawn coaches had this...Barris took the styling cue from those, I...
Fantastic work! and major kudos on the Award..:D
Yeah, way back when I was a little rodder, my mom bought me that dual kit from ANT that had the Koach and Dragula in it...I built the Dragula...
Any ideas??? which way would be most cost effective? Theyre for a '51 chev. bus. coupe, so its not like shipping a set of A roadster doors....:eek:
Not a Hot Wheels when I built it but johnny lightning does it now..
Mine from a ways back, and now, just starting on her again...
And I'll be the first to say it. those EMS panels above fit as good as they look... Mine were like night and day compared to the old 50s-60s...
I'd look for a two door donor, switch to the two door door shells, move the B pillar accordingly( re hinge if you wanna stay with your suicide...
What they said..lol:D
My coupe has a '57 chev. rear in it, was there when I found her back in '85, its a 3.55 positraction, only thing i need to do( but I've been...
Keep looking... I found "full 1/4s" that were made back in the 50s...they dont go to the roof area, but basically go from where the 1/4 starts to...
First year I've been able to go,due to health reasons...gotta say if it wasn't for the Sacred Pistons and Drifters, it wasn't much of a show, and...
You are quite correct....I've used these rears in a bunch of differnt projects...still have a complete AM General postal jeep sitting in storage...:D
My Vega drag cars were known as Dangermouse, from a British cartoon...1 & 2 ,respectively......i'll look for pics.....
Here's mine...lying in wait at storage.... [IMG] [IMG]
Not an old vehicle, but while on a call with my '85 chevy wrecker, the top rad hose split....i'm 20 miles from the home base, dont have a clue...
'27 T sedan, '30 A cpe , '51 Chevy bus. cpe , '57 Buick , '79 Chevy 3/4 ton tow truck, '81 postal Jeep , '84 Ford F-250 stakebed.....ALWAYS...
I have an old sun from the 50s, i know the tail pipe tester hose is bad, and one instrument is balled up....i'll check it....:D
the family bought it....:rolleyes: i bought the 57 gasser, the 51 blk sedan ($15!)and a 51 dodge for $20...see ya tomm, if everything goes right..:D
I'm planning on getting the door kit for the left from you, possibly the tail pan....but...i need a full 1/4 up to where it curves over on top...i...
well, not counting the fenders on it...i have 4 sets of fenders, the rockers and inners are already changed, floors rebuilt, 3 hoods, all the...
yep ...they're " gonna fix it up " :rolleyes:
Back to this look, all new sheet metal....the wheels a '70 Judge :eek: [IMG]
Ok....how about this...same place...i bid it to 2500....they STILL HAVE IT! [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Got her out of storage , next stop : the new shop ! [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
that one was in delmont....I'm from white oak, too :D
This was part of a 350 + "collection".....the 1st shoot is '77, when i found it.....the second is 2006 at the auction... it didnt sell and was...
Sorry about the bad quality on the pics....they were shot last fall ( 07 )... there are around 80 pieces up there, primarily 40s-50s iron... i'll...
Heres my old 54 ....sold it...dumb move...350 sbc/400 th, camaro rear. [IMG] [IMG]
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