Just finished from complete restoration, and back from it's first parade!

1917 Overland model 75. 4 dr, red & blk with white pinstripe, natural wood wheels. Would make a great touring car. Price: 20k (Dad wants to sell to finish other projects)In northern Utah. Email me, lots of pictures available.

Additional information; Dads story;

34 years ago my sons, a couple friends and I pulled some junk cars from a swamp near Cokeville Wyoming. I later wrote a story of the adventure that appeared in the Horseless Carriage Gazette Magazine. After some reevaluating the old 1917 Overland I wondered if it would ever be restored. Later my dear close friend located and purchased a car like mine. My friend began trying to restore his and asked me to help him. I did what I could with the time I had. My friend then began to have heart problems so I took his engine to my shop and began the restoration; I also began to work on my engine I had put aside. My friend then had to have by pass surgery and became more ill. Another friend helped him with some of the wood work but had trouble with the body sheet metal it was too far rusted away. My friend found a complete body in an old dealership and purchased it and brought it home, but the 1917 body was different and wouldn?t fit, his car was a 1915. Another heart by pass and I told my friend to bring the entire car to my shop and I would put both cars together and only charge him for the parts. My friend became more ill. I promised him I would have his car done so he could drive it before he died. I finished his car, painted it emerald green and pinstriped just before Thanksgiving Day. A friend and I loaded the car on a trailer to return to his town. A neighbor helped with the upholstery and my friend was able to drive his car around the block 3 times, before he died in December. The car stood proudly on the walkway to the chapel door during the funeral, all compleated.

I have since finished the restoration on my 1917 Model 75 and would like to sell it. The engine was reparable, I installed cylinder sleeves, aluminum pistons, new bearings, and valves refashioned from a big cam Cummings distle. To improve the old oil system I installed a VW oil pump driven off the back of the cam shaft with an angel gear box and a filter. The oil system is like that from the 40ies Chevy. The transaxle is a 1918 that I retrieved from a desert ranch; I completely rebuilt it and installed Timken bearings. Rear springs are new, new brake drums I built. The frame is from 3 other cars pieced together. The body is the original my friend found in the old dealership, I reworked. I made hood, running boards, panel aprons, fender parts, the wooden wheels and steering wheel. The upholstery is new and seat springs are new that I sewed and installed. The metal parts of the top bows I salvaged from junk, and also made pieces, then formed the wood top bows; I sewed the top material and installed it. I painted and striped the car. The generator has an integrated circuit voltage cutout. There are many other parts that I made. The tires are new.

I have restored many old cars; the first was back in 1949. At one time I had operated my own auto body shop and restored many cars. I later became interested in tooling and machine work. For the last 20 years I have operated my own tooling shop. I retired and now am working on an older Overland and a couple T Fords.

Lots of pictures!! Email me...

still available...

any interest?

Can you post some pics? Also, I thought 1917 was 85 and 90's, not 75s.

Having trouble posting pics...they are too big & I don't have enough software to resize them...

email me, or PM me & I would be glad to send them to you.

Thanks,