Thread: Roadster pickup getting closer

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Oh, and here is what I am going to do with the old body he gave me. I am going to put a flathead in it and build it very oldtimey. If things go right I plan on having it done for Turkey Run in November.

I always liked this car from the first time I saw it and plan to copy it pretty closely.

Don

Just got back from picking up the body at UPS and stopping at the shop to drop it off. I opened each of the 10 boxes to see if we had any damage and luckily only one panel got kissed a little, it is the very rear panel. I took the pictures to Dan and he says we can easily straighten that out, but just in case I alerted Brookville about the dent.

Looks like one giant jigsaw puzzle, but all of it looks really well made. Tonight we will start sorting it all out to see where we should begin. The picture of the big rear panel shows the dent, plus there are a couple of small dings that will be no problem to work out of the panels.

Don

And a few pieces more............

Don

Don wrote:

He started out building a 1929 Murray Ford fordor sedan on a chassis he built himself. Initially it was airbagged and powered by a 455 Olds engine. A couple of years ago he found a very nice tudor body and decided he didn't want to own two sedans, so he cut up the fordor and made a roadster pickup out of it. That car was coming along pretty well and was nearing completion when he decided he didn't like the proportions of it and no longer wanted it to be airbagged, so he cut it up and started over.

Does Dan have a "staying focused problem"???


In any case, the Brookville parts look like they came thru really well. This is one project that I will be very interested in following because I am sure that it will be very important to me one day. Besides your documentation is always top shelf.

Thanks Bob. Yep, he has AADD......Automobile Attention Deficit Disorder.

I think he is focused on getting it done this time, he is tired of Don and I having cars and he doesn't.

Don