Thread: My new(to me)toy

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Very nice!!! Had never realized how small of a car they really were till I got one in the shop! Looks like a handfull with some power...WHAT FUN!!!!! Here is a pic of the customer car I'm working on now. Gonna be dark blue pearl with faint pearl ghost flames on the nose. Fenders have been widened by 5" front and rear. His step dad owned it in England since 1971. Had a Range Rover V-8 in it for a while. Then came to America with it in mid 80's, put in a Ford 289 and left hand drive. His stepdad past away 3 years ago and it had never been completely finished, so now its a tribute to him and gonna be a nice show/driver.

That's a great looking '48 GR .............. English Fords are so ugly they're cute ............. looks like you have a very nice one

We're still rebuilding my '48 .............

G.R. that's a cool electric blue! Hey don't apoligize for having the money to buy the car you want. Everyone's circumstances are different. For example you could be Chip Foose-talented but if you lived in a apartment with no garages you couldn't use your skills.

Originally Posted by Twitch

G.R. that's a cool electric blue! Hey don't apoligize for having the money to buy the car you want. Everyone's circumstances are different. For example you could be Chip Foose-talented but if you lived in a apartment with no garages you couldn't use your skills.

Just never learned how to do the fabricating and welding. Now if you want to talk about building homes or light commercial buildings....that's another thing entirely. Spent 35 years in that business. Thought a lot about buying a 'glas '32 5-window hi-boy roller and finishing it myself....but reality set in. I'd be trailering the thing everywhere to have this welded and that done....Naaah! not again.

"Well - the only downside is -

Ya gotta wait 'til February - any trouble sleeping???? " SBC

Yes and no---the weather here sucks right now. snow packed and icy streets, though the main roads are clear...and teens to below zero temps

Originally Posted by G.R.

Yes and no---the weather here sucks right now. snow packed and icy streets, though the main roads are clear...and teens to below zero temps

Just thought you should know, no snow, little ice.............but it's supposed to get down to 15 tonight. And a full moon.

You have made a very intelligent decision GR in buying a 99 percent done car and doing some things to make it your very own. There is nothing wrong with doing that, and for a lot of folks is a better way to go than starting from scratch. You have objectively looked at what you can and cannot do and by getting this car you will be on the road enjoying it years ahead of us who do ours piece by piece.

The car you are getting looks fine already, and once you put some personal touches on it you will really have something there to be proud of. Keep us posted when you get it and make some changes.

Don

Love those cars GR & Coyote. The closet Ive came to owning one was a 46 Prefect turned sedan delivery many moons ago, not a ground pounder, as
it only had a 231, but still managed to chirp the tires