Found an old gasser over the weekend

Too cool! It needs to be saved.

 

Gotta save it or pass it on to someone who will. PERFECT project car!

 

Cool!

Bring it back to life, or sell it to someone that will, just NOT on ebay!

Also, I would think that a glass tilt front end for a 40 would be kind of rare too.

 

I guess the vote is in it will go on the projects list.

 

I think thats the car even has the green back window laying inside of it

 

Snap a bunch more pic's, esp. the drilled axle. Up close, please. Very nice find. Yeah, them wheel's are g-o-l-d on the 'bay. Enjoy the moment, ya done good, dude.

 

It is stored in a trailer now I'll shoot some more pictures when I get it out

 

Center caps look like PI - "Parts International". They were a big parts supplier in the Volkswagen days back in the early '80s.

 

Kool find,save and drive/race.

 

I was looking at some old stuff an friend had piled up over the years last week, found an mangled Henry J he'd salvaged, with an crap-fabbed straight axle front end someone had done. Mystery small steering box was attached to the front of the frame, and random pieces of round tubing was made into an funny looking drag link that attached to an piece of torched plate stuck onto the driverside spindle. It probably worked for the track...but I wouldn't have wanted to put too many miles on it.

I'm not sure where he got the thing from, he said it used to be some kind of drag car, I guessed it was an gasser.

 

Not worth saving? That thing looks way better than most of the crap I drag home. Save it, it's way cool.

 

not to hijack this thread but what are old halibrands worth ?what do you think I should value this at? I need info for insurance company that says it's NOT collectable and will not cover it and wants it removed from the property !

 

What size, bolt circle, condition?

 

Gave? Holy fish paste, Batman! It's a gimmie!

 

Thats history right there & def. worth saving....esp with the tilt nose!
Thats just awesome and prob a one off piece...

 

The best was to bring old magnesium wheels back to life is to use Gibbs Brand on them.

Go to wwwroadsters.com, click on Gibbs Brand penetrant and read all about it.

 

Fronts are 4x12 with 6 lug chevy pattern Rears are 8x15 with 50merc bolt pattern both sets are weathered but otherwise mint no cracks or any other damage 1959 vintage. Also have 5 gallon moon tank and pump on moon pump mount with fuel shutoff lever,moon shoe shaped gas pedal.5 SW bubble face guages,SS bomber seat mint.50 merc rear with Summers Brothers axles and 4:11 Zoom gears {not yet confirmed on internals}all parts on this car were purchased new in 59. It's missing the engine and trans and interior tin .I have full history of this car including magazine article from 1960 Hot Rod while under construction

 

4x12.. those would midget style halibrands. Sweeet!