*Barn Find 34 3/W Body !* (pole barn that is)

wow! nice score man..

 

And he came out smelling like a rose... I just love the bull shit about sharing with his hamb buddies..... Ha Ha what a fag.
Dave

 

COOL SCORE ... the fact that you have 33 -34 stuff to fix it is even better.

I used to think cars like that were too far gone ... until I saw this one being saved http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=275519

Almost nothing is ruff ... if you have talent. Yours looks like a EASY fix.

 

Sweet! Congratulations...what a score.

 

cool, nice car!

 

wow.....they do still exist.....

congrats to you for following up, sure looks to pay off.

If you (or anyone) have any more leads on 'rough' body's, would love to know more, as I'd be stoked to find even half a 33/34 3 window door, let alone a body...

Again, great score, now make something of it, do us proud.

Cheers,

Drewfus

 

Well,..... maybe just a little like this one, 5" in the back and 5 1/2" in the front,..... nothing to radical.

 

Does that body have Pontiac taillights on it as you found it?
Was it a hot rod before you got it?

Good for you! Buy a lottery ticket!

 

no kidding nice find man
if you are buying lottery tickets buy me one
sweet

 

Like I said, these pictures were taken 10 minutes after the first time I ever seen it,..... the only reason it took me 60 seconds to tell him it was sold was, I was trying not to wet my pants as I was throwing money at him .

Oh,. and by the way "Wild Child" is painted on the drivers quarter panel, and i have no doubt this was a Hot Rod..... He told me this is exactly how he got it 20 some years ago,..... and he knows nothing of it's previous history.

 

Great find! So many bodies like that became stock cars 35-40 years ago, glad it escaped that fate.

 

...and to think I really used to like you...

 

I'm sure some are curious what kind of $$$ was involved... if you want to say. If not, no big deal.

 

Well considering what 3wLarry said..."and to think I really used to like you.",........ I think it would be better for all concerned if you just use your imaginations

 

Dennis, sweet find!!!

 

how much did it cost you to almost pee yor pants.

 

Looks good to me,and shit you don't even have to buy taillights.

 

The money spent doesn't matter, I just think it is interesting that the guy had this body for 20 years, he must have had a plan for it. Was he serious about selling it 3 years ago, or was he looking for "crazy" money and time just cought with the value? Must have made his day to get a call out of the blue and get a windfall to help him along.

 

Good for you , sweet car.

 

Good for you, unreal score!
I'm gonna look threw all my old notes/ cars now!

-Shiny

 

How cool is that! I think it looks pretty solid.
Lucky man!!

 

Actually,
The way I understand it, Is this guy wanted to buy a Model A coupe project, but to get what he wanted he had to take everything in that guy's garage as a package deal,.... including this "Rough" 34 body (and believe me 20 years ago this would have been considered a rough body).

It got stuffed into the back of his pole barn and occasionally thought about and that was the extent of it, He was happy with his Model A project and was working on that. ( it was never advertised or mentioned much for that matter),... I originally herd about it from a friend that was a Model A restorer, I called the guy that owned it and told him I would be over to look at it in a week or so,.... and then lost the number ,... When I called him last week, He remembered me and joked about how long that week was,......

As I seen it (from like 20 feet away), the first thing I said was "How much are you looking to get out of it ?" when he told me I didn't think I herd him right and asked him again,..... when he said what I thought he said,.... I said sold ! and started reaching for money.

I won't be selling this body, I wanted this one just for me, I have some stuff I have set aside over the years for just the right project,..... and this is it.

 

very cool body!

 

I was thinking the same thing that has the bottoms of the doors. I was expecting it rusted 6 inches up. Nice score!

 

Wow!!! Great find. I thought I was the only one who held on to leads that long. Every time I clean out my wallet I sort the good stuff into a cigar box I use just for that. I've got leads in there from 10 years ago, I know.

 

Great looking body. That is far from being rough.

It will make a great Hot Rod

 

I don't want to beat a dead horse,..... but I can breathe easier now cause I got the coupe body home today,.... I should have it sitting on its frame next week,... I will post a picture on this thread if anyone is interested in seeing it,...... thanks for indulging me.

 

congrats!!! Your KARMA is good!

 

Wish I could just find stuff like that here in the Northeast. Its all hidden somewhere.

Ditto......
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Some Hot Rod Pals came up here yesterday to swap a couple cars,... so while they were here and willing to help , I got them to help me unload the 3/W body , when we went to put it on the frame it was apparent that the bracing the original owner had tacked (actually tacked, wedged, screwed and jambed) was way to narrow,.... so out came the "Hot Wrench" and we cut it loose,... then the body just sagged and fell over the frame, kind of jambing itself over the rails.

So first thing this morning I rig up a couple port-a-powers to spread the body just a little, and a couple cherry pickers and engine levelers,.... lifted the body, located the extra floor that came with the body set it in place,.... kept jacking the body around until the door gaps looked good and and all the corner to corner measurements were good (vertical and horizontal ) tacked in some new braces, then tacked it to the floor.

I had soaked the hinges and latches good with P.B. Blaster last night,..... so as the body sat back on the frame there was only one thing left to try,..,...... I got a hold of the door handle and started to twist it,... nothing happened , at first I thought maybe the latch was broke or I twisted the square rod off the handle,..... so I go to give the door a little tug and almost knocked myself over,.... no drop ! the door swung open fine ,..... so I go to close it,...... "click-click",.... no ride up ! ,..... same thing on the other side ,..... I know that it still needs some more adjustment at the lower cowl,..... but this is all temporary until I can gather the parts for the old girl,..... She looked a lot happier when I shut off the lights today.



And yes, thats (cracked) blue safety glass in the windshield.


I hope I'm not being a pest with this post,..... just thought some of you might be interested.