Hot Rods My 32 Roadster, Rolling bones styled NEW engine ...UPDATED 18 Feb

Hi All, Have started this project in June 2011, And start to collect parts in January 2011...

Pick up this nice 1937 Matford frame in South West of France






The idea was to keep front end, rear end, steering, wheels and center cross member.

Also bough repro rails




Stat working on the frame...















Rollin frame!



Rear ladder's bar





Front end:



Body, 32 steel body from reprosteel:





Will do a better mock up pretty soon..



the frame will sit lower of course...

Engine: French flathead,
Transmission: T5
Rear Axle: original 1937 banjo


Will update ASAP ;-)

 

Awesome, please keep us updated.

 

tres agreable, continuez le bon travail

 

i like where this is headed. looks good already

 

I like that idea building an "Euro Deuce" using mainly European sourced parts.
Always fancied somethin' like that using a pre-war Merc 170 .....

 

Toujours great works

 

Merci !

 

Good start.. I like the progress so far.......

 

sweet..........

 

Wow Pete you don't fuck around man !!

Looking GOOD, keep us posted !!!

Rat

 

Love the frontend set up. Very clean and functional. Keep going!

 

Sweet build you have going there!

 

How do you say "BADASS" in French?

 

mauvais âne

 

Thanks

 

Love the wide-5s,

This looks like the start of a great looking hot rod.

 

hey there good looking'!
now thats a great start...nice body too.

 

I will! ;-)

 

It has become more and more obvious that despite the obvious difficulties of getting the parts hot rodders in other countries build some of the BEST traditional Hot Rods around.
We in America have it so easy and the Bones admire your determination and love for the pure essence of the HOT ROD.
Here's a few shots of the now John Suckling / Ken Schmidt Rolling Bones Roadster and the abuse we put our hot rods through . they are Hot Rods wear em out so you can rebuild them again.
Great start - look forward to seeing your progress
The Bones

 

That roadster inspired me, thanks for the nice picture and kind words

Peter

 

Are you running the flathead ? Looks like an awful short hood or maybe it's just the camera angle ?

 

Yes French flathead !
Camera Angle kill the picture...of course original 32'' hood will be used and original grille
;-)

 

Working on the frame..

 

I'm digging this photo....the old building w/ the old chassis works for me...

 

Mon ami celle ci vas estre un beau project je vais le voir.

Merci
Frenchy ( Jean - Louis Dehoux )

 

awesome .keep us posted

my metal work blog www.themetalsurgeon.com

 

looks good my friend ,hope to see you soon, cheers steph

 

Nice!

That means more Roling Bones styled cars in Europe, time to make plans for a reunion!



Please let me know if I could be to any help

/Ulf

 

thank you! your project really helped me!

Thank you

 

Neat stuff, really dig the picture of the big ol garage and the chassis, cool! ~sololobo~