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bit of mesh on the floor and you'll be fine. Get the driveline, brakes and steering servicable, and have fun, that car is quite a jewel, and seeing it given a fresh lease of life is inspiring. Very cool.
Cheers,
Drewfus

 

Yep, Same tires that are on my '30 if you want to see the reman version up close.

 

Looks great!

 

Yea Firestone makes new old ones

 

So do you think this was the drivers name or car name

 

I would call the old sponsor that I found for you and ask him about the driver "Killer Codd"

 

Clearly the model 40's were prime Cars for Stock car racing....

 

Cool video

 

Will do

 

Neat, neat, NEAT! Did you drive it? Where's the video???? Come on man!!!

 

My wife took a 5 second video but nothing in motion

 

Photo filter

 

Looks like you are out near Lakeway /Sandies ?

 

Yep close by

 

Let me throw this out there how about magnetized trailer light for temporary light in the back

 

Love the lights, deep 86 the magnets and bolt them on.
Looks temporary enough, and could be slight era correct.
Especially when put in side the nerf bar to look right.

If it was my project, I would do make something for the front that looks like a radiator shell of some kind.
I don't take to pretty, but also not angel-iron (And defenetly no RR stuff).

But just something that would protect it a little, and a slight cover over the engine like a hood top, because if you are gone drive that pretty little thing a lot, a little cover for an non-show motor would keep it looking like a stock that haven't hat all part remove to keep it running.

Remember the old Daytona video of a stock car racer removing fender after a slight fender bender, using big axel a breaker bar.
Cool shit.

I still like what you got there!
My 2 cents and intake no offense if you don't listen!

 

Really it is all about what you want to do. I think you could hide tailights up under the rear panel between the rearend and frame and they would still be functional at night. But there is No getting around it, headlights are going to hurt the looks of this car for what it is (a race car) So I would hide the tailights and make a solid clamp on (to the front nerf bar) headlight bar that is easily removed and have my headlight wiring harness on a qick connect plug-in. the right bump in the road tend to make them mag tow lights fall off. just my 2 cents

 

I Agree 100% with Cowtown Speed Shop, and I think that's a great solution. I'll be glad to help you fabricate or weld something up.

 

I like the clamp on idea

 

Thanks I'll hold ya too it haha

 

cowtown the video is awesome but is Arlington in jolly old england? have a good look at these cars they're model C's and the jag pace car makes it most likely england.....they all have grilles

 

If you are going to add taillights may I suggest mounting them in the C post between the rear window and number.
This was a very common practice on cars that were flat towed.
This kept them from getting broken during the race.

 

If I go that light route that's were I was going too put them

 

Congrats! Very cool!! I'm following along on this one.
Great carrier choice as well. I've used them, and they take great care of your vehicles.

 

Their a great carrier choice used them 5 times same company Jay Leno uses too

 

Lettering on roof looks later than the rest of it--sending u a PM

 

Nope, you're right as rain, Buck! (my mind was slipping, should have remembered it was a '37!)
But I DO remember Bruce and 2 helpers shoveling a yard of dirt out of the interior before they could move it!
The body was channeled something like 8 inches, with stock suspension!

 

That MAY have been "Killer Lester Codd" from Atwater. He's still around, still building rods. His son, Mark, is a seasoned '32 and '34 'piecer' from scraps...built two outstanding cars from as scant starts as I've seen.

 

Good info I will look into it