Thread: Hello, my name is Bob.....

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Originally Posted by oldrodder43

Uncle Bob, you got wayyy too much time on your hands! Perley

And your point............?

Originally Posted by roadster32

29 roadster body on 32 rails, the original hotrod, lovely

Yes Steve, exactly why I've always wanted one......and now have two! Okay, so one's a '30, but.......

Originally Posted by lamin8r

Yeah,whip,I thought that looked like Lindsays koop...Very nice little car,,apart from where I left the drool marks on it..
Yeah,I will rattle Whiplashes cane basket..keep the grille shell,looks different uncle Bob..Ya might just start a trend..dont tell anyone what it is..apart from me..

That first coupe was built by Richard Graves down in Long Beach Ca. Long time, very skilled rodder. What's particularly notable about that car is the way he made the body and frame absolutely conform to one another. We mere hacks do the easy way and let the body hang over the frame. It's that extra detail that separates the truly outstanding cars. As for the grille the picture below will clarify it some I'm sure.

Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

Uncle Bob that grille doesn't look so bad from the front, what is it,I have been trying to read the name down the centre piece,(Commer) is it from an early tractor and what does the inserts look like?????.

Here's a picture with the original grille insert which I like, but I think I'm going to play with the notion of a stainless, woven wire insert as well. I'm going to have to widen this one just a might to get the hood fitment I want, so I may have to do something with that center bar, and that lump going over the top needs to be scaled back some. And then a rolled "chin" underneath to obscure the front cross member and visually fill the void left by the flat bottom. There will be a bunch of little tweaks necessary to get it to it's best. As for what it's from, you should be able to read the logo better in this close up. It's a RARE factory option......