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    glass bodies willy's who is good?

     



    a friend of mine is looking for a 33 willies body now i am not in the "know" of glass bodies so does anybody make one and who is good reputable place to deal with?

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    street with some racing. wants to copy mid 60's chopped 33 willys gasser

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    Have your friend take a look at this site, not the cheapest but good quality!!!!! Put one of these together for a guy probably 10 or 12 years back, he's still driving it---with no cracks or other uglies yet!!!!!

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    Jerry, I don't think Outlaw offers the '33 Willys body that he's looking for.

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    What about Factory Five? Factory Five Racing. They have a 33 but is that what you are looking for?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bug View Post
    What about Factory Five? Factory Five Racing. They have a 33 but is that what you are looking for?
    Factory Five's is a stylized '33 Ford, not even close to the Willys, and it's not really even true to the '33 Ford shape as it's a purpose built road race/autocross machine built to fit the tube frame chassis. Just my $0.02.

    Superior Glass 1933 Willys Coupe and ScottRods Willy's Hot Rods - 33 Coupe were the only two I had seen before Dave posted his link, and I don't know anything about either one of them. Superior has their coupe listed under "Race Bodies" so a guy would want to check before assuming it's good for the street.
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    Thank's Roger, now I know.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bug View Post
    Thank's Roger, now I know.
    Hey, not a problem. Not preaching in any way. I looked at the FF33 pretty close when I was trying to figure out which way to go on a build. At first blush I really liked it, but then as I looked closer I started seeing the places where the lines were just not like Henry (or Edsel) did them back in the day, and the differences kept stacking up to the point that I just could not go that way. I came to the conclusion that it is a purpose built kit (it really is a kit, not just a body/frame), not intended to replicate the original bodies, but to be "close enough" to look like a hot rod. It's not a bad deal, it just did not work for me. Time will tell how the resale market treats them.

    Hope I didn't offend in my original reply.
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    friend is tickled pink with the info thanks guys. boy looking at them mades me rethink the new project but alas it will continue to be worked on slowly

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    No issue on my end. Good info to have.
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