What did you start with,

Damn every time I see that I'm totally amazed.Beautifull car!!!!!!!!!!

 

We have a WINNER!!!

 

The day slddnmatt brought her home...



Now....

 

I started with a stock model A.

 

What I brought home last November, 2008:



Where I'm at on it today (actually, a little further!)



My '37 Terraplane in June 2004; about three months after getting it home from a guy in KS that I did some trading with - I had already added the wide whites on it and had it running good here. No interior or glass yet - still working things at that time...The PO had painted it and already had the drive train installed when I got the car, but not a lot else



My '37 in its most recent picture - Thanksgiving Day 2009.

 

^^^^ thats fucking awesome,,bet it was some fun going through that mud

 

Here is mine

 

before


now and still a ways to go ..

 

Started with this. A really nice old body with a 1960s-70s "flair". Set in a dry garage for 18 years, so it was in great shape.


18 months later, done mostly over the Winter. We did everything but the exhaust. Had a ton of help from alot of great friends. Spent alot more on beer than I did labor.

 

My 1925 Chev roadster

 

Throw in $4,000, countless hours of labor, and about 4 months and you get:

 

I saw the stack of 100s. I know the feeling.
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Like I told the kid, "Your music's not too loud, its just like OKC, it sucks!"

 

..
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I started with this glass body and hundreds of old parts.

After years of hard work and many thousands of dollars, I'm almost done!



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From this



To this

 

Got the shell in minnesota 2 years ago Christmas. I bought my own Christmas present.

 

started in march, got this far as of a week ago.....................john

 

Got a whole bunch of pieces from Tim Strange (Strange Motion). That was quite a while ago. I am getting closer to paint , but still a long way away.

 

Being a Merc guy and completely Un-biased of course.
This is the ultimate in before and after pics....

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Here's another true story...

Before...




After, and still.



Great thread...keep 'em rolling!

 

Its so cool that you took the time and effort to save your delivery after the crash...its great to see the updates!

 

In the begining

And as it sits 18 months later, not finished but on the way.

 

Not finished but after 5 months, it fired up...then it got tucked away for the Winter...

 

Here are the before and "Still have a ways to go" pics

 

Here is my car on the left and a stock plymouth on the right. My car was even the same color when i got it. The owner (guy in the yellow) didn't even realize my car is the same as his. Big thanks to Choprods.

 

the slow project

 

Here is my Chevy pickup on the car lot in National City.

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Here is the rebuilt 250

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And the shots the day I picked it up from Classic Perform in Fullerton, CA

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It's in Australia now.

- Joe

 

That's an understatement!!!!!! Now I have to argue when someone says"you can't polish a turd!",hahaha! I'VE SEEN IT DONE!!!!!

 

This is what i started with...

 

51 chevy convertible...