Thread: 1946 Ford Coupe-

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Brought it home today- drove 250 trouble free miles in 3 1/2 hours- bias plies made for interesting drive until I got used to it- pretty soon I was crusing along at 70 + mph just like everyone else- I'll try to post some trip home photos tomorrow-
I did sneak a peek under the mats and the floor seems solid- I was told it was a rust free car and it seems to be for the most part- I bought it in WI but the car is from IA- interior looks worse than it smells- just a musty old car smell- Manual steering and manual drum brakes a lot different than modern era cars but both got the job done- some changes may be made but not right away- I'll drive it this Spring and Summer and have a note pad handy to make notes- already made one-
1. needs door weather strip-

Great that you got her home Looking forward to the pics!

I think something is wrong with me because I like that "musty old car smell"

Awesome find. Don Jr.

Pick up site- dealer I bought from- he's the tall one-



On the road home- cruising along at 70 plus mph-

In the garage with the Vettes- only Ford I own- I dropped my water bottle-


Checked it all over- only rust I've found-


Any one know what this is- ever saw anything like it-


Made it home safe and sound- this morning I noticed I have a leaking rear wheel cylinder- that'll be my first fix- give me a chance to check all the brakes-

It looks like you have an early steering stabilizer in the front.

Found out why it had skirts- the 9" Ford rear was installed about 1" to far to the rear-

Maybe I'll just run the skirts as well but it may be an easy fix-

My first thought at a glance was the same as Dave's about being a steering stablilizer, but if it brackets to the spring the same at both ends then it's probably a "helper" spring for the saggy original.........................hmmmmm, would that make it a "Bra Bar"?

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

My first thought at a glance was the same as Dave's about being a steering stablilizer, but if it brackets to the spring the same at both ends then it's probably a "helper" spring for the saggy original.........................hmmmmm, would that make it a "Bra Bar"?

I thought maybe it was a cheap way to help the spring as well- Bra-Bar is good one- wife got a hoot out of that-