Quote from: "barnsey"nice rides love the coupe can you tell us a bit about them cheers barnsey
The '40 is mostly stock - typical story, old man restores car, doesn't finish, dies, son sells car cheap - got a deal & a half on this older restoration - probably done 15+ years ago (I bought it 2yrs ago). When I got it, it had zero interior, no door glass or mechanisms. Everything was there for the doors though, so once I took delivery, I installed the glass & found some junkyard buckets for it. Not as traditional as I'd like, but I couldn't find a bench that would work - at least within my timespan.
I'm always under a heavy-duty time crunch when I work on it since I'm in the UK & the car is in the states! I only see it once a year or so!
But the original 221 is rebuilt & she runs/drives very nicely. Plans call for some altitude adjustment & a few bolt-on speed goodies. I picked up a complete interior from a street rodder - it's basic black, but he wanted something else - wouldn't be my first choice, but for the price I paid, I now have a complete interior for stupidly reasonable money.
The '39 WL is currently down while I try to find the time to change the rear tire for the inspection over here. I tried breaking the bead using every trick I could think of - all with no luck. So I'm going to have to break down & take it somewhere. Time is my enemy though - work keeps me way too busy. It's getting bobbed in the short-term future - I've been collecting parts for it & have about got them all, so it's time.
The '34 Tudor is a relatively recent acquisition - it too is most all stock (for now) including mechanical brakes! It does have a later 24 stud flatty in it though. Plans call for hydraulics in the immediate future, dual exhaust, & some bolt-on speed goodies for the flatty - then comes the altitude adjustment (got a dropped axle already waiting). Also have a minor generator problem - I think my armature is whacked - so need to get that to the autoelectric place to be sure. For now, Ijust kep it charged up & use it for short trips (the brakes are scary enough anyway!)
