It's amazing that it is still intact the way he sold it, cool car. Haven't been able to track down any of the cars my Dad had.
Amazing car and story... if you get a chance fill us in on the back story how he got it, what he did to it and in it any old pics and of course lots of new ones!
Congratulations. That's a great story. Everyone is waiting for more pictures and updates on your progress. It would be nice if you keep it somewhat like the way your father did it back in the old days.
Just a update. About got the body off then the frame goes to the sandblasted. I have a lot of cleanup to do to the channeling job. Can anyone tell me if this spring to axle connector is a period correct way of doing this? If so l would like to keep it but it looks hinkey to me
Replace it with a proper stock one and hang the old one on the wall. I’m for keeping stuff as it was back then, but that should have never been done back then. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Awesome story, and this is one of the best looking 33/34 coupes I've seen running a '32 grille too, the proportions seem right. Looking forward to seeing it come back together.
Gas thanks for the updates...'hinkey' I like that...kindy like Hokey and Stinks mixed together......this is gonna be a real emotional connection for you...that looks like black pipe...what is it welded to? Yeah...good thing your addressing potential safety issues...
I agree that backyard spring perch, is a wall hanger. I would have a real hard time not running that paint job, if it is original to the build.
Incredible history. Enjoy, as you are an extremely fortunate/lucky car guy, to have this kind of opportunity. Keep us posted.
We need to start a “Wall of shame” thread. What is the worst repair/modification you’ve found on your project. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Heck yeah!! Awesome. Congrats on finding that piece of history. I too found an old channeled 33 coupe that ran a 32 grill shell. It had newspapers in it from Los Angeles. People usually would label a car like this as an east coast style of car. Where was your father's car originally built?
That's how I started out here. I found a hotrod that my father had built in 1959 and sold in 1970. Good luck on your build I'll be watching this one!
I think it was built in Wyoming they channeled it with a torch. Only a torch. No grinder. No clean welds. A few holes left here and there.
Very cool. It was common for back yard kids to cut sheet metal with a chisel also. Drill holes and then chisel through the holes. A lot of the "traditional" stuff built today is built like a high end show car shop would have built it back then. But we also have access to cheap and better tools now. Don't skimp on safety! but it's also awesome to keep as much character of the old car as possible. Again, congrats on finding that piece of family history.