Just got a new ride!

Hey, guys,

With the help of friends, I dragged home a three-wheeled '49 Ford business coupe today. (I guess it's on a gangster lean.) I'll try to post some pics very soon; my cell phone died, so I've got to find my charger. But just picture a coupe missing a right-side wheel and axle, with no glass and plenty of surface rust and dents, and you're in the room.

I am of course looking for parts, and in brief here's my list: front and back seats; dashboard parts (the gauge, and pretty much all the knobs); front arm rests; inside visors; and ESPECIALLY a passenger door.
Mine has a big dent, and it won't close.
I also need the driver's side side window frame (the pop-up one; it's missing); a rear window (yeah, right, huh?); and the split that divides the windshield. The idiot who sold it to me told me it was in the car--but of course I didn't find it.

All things considered it's in okay shape--just needs two of everything. Take off the radiator cap--as someone once said--and throw everything else away.

Thanks for reading, and maybe you'll see it at a car show in about 5 or 8 years.

Theo

 

hey 5 or 8 years but you ll get there!.. good luck on the build and keep us posted

 

Thanks, Skyrodder. All it takes is time and money, right? And a lot of hard work.