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Pat,
You just really had to have been very proud when you stepped back and took your first long look at your accomplishment to this point. And fine, it may be just a 20 footer right now but you know that you’re the talent that put this all together and to me it looks great. Very few would ever attempt this kind of effort. I can tell you first hand that the cost that you would have paid someone to have gotten even this far would have been through the roof. I have to believe too when you decided that it was time to pull it back apart you were one nervous person ensuring that the body was secured while lifting it and probably just as happy that it didn’t split in two (that last bit was just a little light humor). Really, it turned out great. Scott…
Oh, just for an update, what time period are we at now?
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I can probably confirm that he was kidding too about the Jeep info which was probably why he added the
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Pat,
First the picture your daughter had put together turned out really nice and the frame looks to be quite unique too. And now on to the car, it's really starting to take shape too. Just curious, from the first day when you collected the car from the field to the most current pictures that you've just posted what kind of time period had passed? Again just curious, I sure it wasn't just a couple months as I noted before there sure is a lot of work going on here. Scott...
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Pat,
<O:p</O:pWell now there is a shape and obviously both a lot of work to get there and still a lot of work to go at this point. The good news is that your efforts and skills are showing as you’ve already accomplished more than most would every attempt. Great job for sure. You mentioned that we’ll see some things that may get beyond your skills, what I’ve found is that that’s only the case if one doesn’t forge ahead expanding their skills. It can get scary at times but with a little patience and guidance you might be surprised at what one can accomplish if they are up to trying. Again, great job to this point. And you wondered if you should post this effort, I for one am very happy that you did. Scott…
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Whaat??? Dean, you have a '33 De Soto? What am I missing here, I didn't know you had another car??? Are you keeping this on the QT?My '33 De Soto has doors like that.Sorry all, this just caught me off guard and I just had to. Returning to regularly scheduled programming now. Scott...
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Sure is a lot of work going on here. The good though is having a new workspace for this project and from the pictures a rather nice space too. Good pictures on the garage not to mention your stairs down to the basement which appear to have turned out nice. Looking forward to when the back end meets up with the front end and the car starts to take shape. Good job. Scott...
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And then there is the chance that Chrysler Historical does not have any information on your car. In my case, they had lost records for all three of my Chrysler product cars; the '31 DG, the '68 Dart and the '69 A100. They did have factory photos of the '31 DG along with service manual info though but I was really hoping for build info on them. Although this was the ironic case for me this may not be the case for you and your car, you won't know until unless you contact them though. Scott...
(I'm thinking that after it was recorded that I bought the Jeep they tossed these records too.
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Well aren’t you the master woodworker. Nice work. I’m glad that you made the decision to post your restoration efforts here. If you haven’t noticed already there appears to be a decent following of your posts of which I’ve been one of. I’ve not quite figured out how far you're along on your restoration project or if you're recapping the restoration that you had already completed. But to be sure it makes no difference as it is good reading and we all want to see how this story ends and if the pictures to date are any indication I’m sure it turns out with a happy ending. I’ll be watching, Scott…
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In my opinion both are correct answers, the pockets they go in on the sides of the bed are stake pockets and the wood extension is referred to as a stake rack or just the short form of rack.
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Interesting topic. You guys crack me up...
I guess that is another reason we’re all here is to do our best to entertain the frequent readers and mutual AACA members. Just having a shared passion for historically correct representations of a wide range of historical motor vehicles just can’t be enough. And I guess the skills demonstrated here by numerous members aren’t quite enough. It’s being able to hone the fine art of humor that really allows us to stand out, and I’m happy that we have succeeded.
Oh, I should also mention too I guess that one of the best part of being a forum member here is that just by joining the AACA website you too can post your restoration project(s) if you choose to, there is plenty of space available to accommodate plenty more. Not everyone here has every answer or solution to all challenges that arise while working on our individual restoration project(s) and those of us that have chosen to post our projects here are all opening ourselves up to input from our many readers both solicited and unsolicited as we all continue to learn. And finally as an added benefit we all continue to hone our funny bones too. Scott…
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Should I continue this on a separate thread?
Pat
Yes, without question. This is the forum for just that type of story telling. There is a lot of interest in witnessing the rebuilding and/or resurection of varied types of projects, not to mention providing motivation to those observing and inspiration to those posting the results of their efforts. I for one will be watching if you decide to post your project here. Good luck no matter what your decision is. Scott...
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Truth is, I've been busy on other stuff anyway. Here's a picture I just snapped, before heading out for the day.
Dean,
I guess you are busy as I happen to catch your reply this morning and noted that it must have been only 5:30 AM or so there when you snapped that picture. Hopefully things will calm down some soon and you'll have some time to get back to more important things. We're a patient bunch of watchers here but sure like the updates when they come around. Be sure to get some rest. Scott...
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I’ve been following along and with each step I’m getting more drawn in to this car. I think that the body structure looks amazing with the sheet metal removed. Really like the progress you’ve made too. I’m really looking forward to the time when all things start coming together as I’m sure many others here are. And just to let you know, I know how much work it is and how much extra work is involved in posting your progress and wanted to pass along my appreciation for the extra effort in sharing this project with us.
Scott…
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I too took the time to watch last night, thinking with a bit of luck it would be something to watch in the future. Wrong... When I watch TV any more I watch to learn something or experience something. I find that as TV shows in general have repeated the same premise so often it all looks the same. I also believe that they really could put together a show that one would find interest in the only problem is that it won't draw enough to pay the bills. Such a shame, I tend to watch a lot more PBS lately. Scott...
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The conversation took a unexpected turn with the comment "What a great barn find. There should be no problem getting this classic show ready for the Eastern Spring Meet for a Junoir and with luck we'll pick up our Senior this fall in Hershey. Should be a piece of cake..."
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Jay,
I think what you've done is the same thing I did my first time posting pictures. I wanted to share them and posted them to an album and not the in the members gallery. You can create a gallery basically the same way that you created the album and then upload the photos. Select Gallery at the top of the forum page, select members gallery. Next you will want to add a category after which you can upload your photos. Scott...
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The only bad thing I remember about them was if you played the radio for too long a period of time while at the submarine races you were probably going to need someone to give you a jump start or a little push so you could pop the clutch and get the thing started. Those darn submarine races ran down more batteries than accidentally leaving parking lights on for longer than one should have ever did.
Jim
Submarine races, you race your your car in submarine races? :eek: :eek: Weren't you worried about water damage?
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You know, the earlier comment of not checking out the photos at the top of the General Forum page? I check them out most every time that I'm here and to the point of them not being searchable, most if not a large percent have no info on the image. I also often find myself browsing through the posters gallery some times finding a gold mind of interesting images. Just giving insight to those that haven't taken the time to check them out. Scott...
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Tom,
Pictures originating from Warhoops followed by your "Restoration" would have potentially put it right right up there with the Tucker Convertible. Don't get me wrong, I'm highly impressed with the amount of skill and work that went into this car, it actually looks kind of "cute".
Even though I'm in the area and as much as I would like to see the finished car in person I've not decided that I'm going to Autorama this year, actually come to think of it I've not gone for the past 6 years.
Oh, one last question comes to mind. Is this your car? Scott...
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We have been finishing up the '59 Imperial Speedster, we have been building for awhile. (its a sectioned/narrowed/shortened 4 door sedan)
Now I'm not to sure how this fits in here on the AACA other than it originated from a '59 Imperial. It did peak my curiosity enough to google it and came across pictures of some of the build. I find it interesting only in the amount of work done on this project and the skills involved. I see that it originated from a pretty nice looking car. If anyone else is curious the link that I found showing some of the build is:
HubGarage.com - Pfaff Design's Garage
Scott...
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Although posting pictures in the Gallery may be easier on some sites/forums, after loading a few pictures here one learns how to post more descriptive info when loading. I too would like more info on many of the pictures I've viewed and although you come across some with extra info a larger percent does not.
I've included a link to my gallery and as you can see I don't have an issue with adding info on any pictures now while loading. I've included a link to my gallery and you can see that besides the name of the group of pictures you can add photo description, show below the picture. Just my two cents.
If interested in seeing some of my gallery here is the link:
My 31 Dodge Dg 8 Rumble Seat Coupe - Test Fit/Assembly Pictures AACA PHOTO GALLERY
Scott...
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The point was how little real progress has been made since 1958. Today's cars are better in many ways but due to slow incremental progress more than major innovations. Most of the inventions were already there.
I also maintain that there was tremendous progress between 1947 and 1957, more than any other decade since.
I’m a believer. I’m a believer in that the automotive industry has managed technology change well, maybe even to a new level, and at the same time has taken the concept of marketing to new levels. I would agree that change/improvements, at least on the home field, has come slow. The biggest changes that they have introduced until recently had been focused on implementing music, voice and GPS technology into their fleets. Performance is another angle too, although with a more limited market. The average day to day car does not greatly change year to year. In a lot of way too though the foreign competition has learned to moderate change. The front runners either brought/introduced mileage advances or deep discount transportation to market and has since slowed their pace of change. Most new change is moderate and over played in marketing. Most consumers are content with what choices are presented and made available, sales has never come to a complete stop, and even with the our recent financial crisis consumers would have bought but there was no money to lend, it dried up indiscriminately across the board. I am a believer that the highly publicized new Volt and Cruise along with the Ford Escape and Fusion offerings are technology that could have been brought to market some time back, there would have been a market but not a profitable market to support them. It’s all dollars and cents in the end, and making the technology stretch increases the percentage of the dollars and cents made of each unit sold.
I’ll make one personally interesting observation made from an experience I had while in the UK a couple years back. When I traveled to the UK I normally stayed there for a 6 week stretch and I had the opportunity to drive several different cars over a four year period. Toward the end of my UK travels I had the opportunity to drive a Toyota, not a small size econo size vehicle but a mid size. I don’t recall the model but would put it in the class of the Avalon. This car scooted around real well and my daily commute was 32 miles each way. This car got on average 32 miles to the gallon which really impressed me and I finally decided to lift the hood to see what size V6 was in it while filling it up one week. To my surprise what I found was not a V6 but a 4 cylinder. Ever since that bit of knowledge I always questioned why the home teams never introduced a 4 in a midsized car? Are we so accustom to V8 and V6 performance that sales couldn’t support them? It is not due to technology and performance not being there. When I bought my Jeep Liberty I asked if a 4 cylinder was available, the answer I got was that the early models offered a 4 cylinder diesel but it was dropped and only the single V6 was available. That’s my quirky POV and can only hope that it came off as more than rambling. Scott…
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I too wish there was a way to click my heels to go back. Although I’ve made my lives work to date in today’s technology, that being computer systems, I much prefer the period of time when they didn’t exist. No Wii, Xbox, Playstation, DVD, DVR, Cell Phones, Smart Phones, Pagers, Answering Machines, Personal Computers, IPads, and on and on. People had to talk to and work with other people to get things done. Don’t get me wrong, there have been good periods/moments in the years since but we appear not to have managed all the change very well that we’ve introduced through the years.
I make/touch on the above points because for me it is without question a angle in my interest in older vehicles. Each of my cars represents the era they were built in and are a time machine/capsule, even if they are not restored. When I get tense with current day events, personalities, technology and breaking news I can always take a break an travel back to a period when these things were but dreams at best. This site is a good place to go for that. Seeing/reading about simpler technology and mentally slipping into that time helps to dissipate that days frustrations. Best though is to be able to work on my own car(s), but winter though puts a bit of a crimp on that and I make do with this site and another one or two on the net. So, if someone comes up with a way to make this trip work be sure to send me a note to include directions so that I might follow. Scott…
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I am pleased to report this time that my copy showed up in today's mail here in the Metro Detroit area. So much quicker delievery than last issue, must have been all the holiday mail??? Scott...
PS, I too find the centerfold to be quite the sexy thing. If this keeps up we will be wanting to see 12 issues a year:eek:.
Do we have any Corvair owners on this forum?
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I owned a 64 Monza Convertible, Maroon, Black Top, Black Interior with the 4 Speed. It was one of my favorite cars. I found it in the back of a VW dealer under a bunch of snow one weekend so I wrote a note and stuck it under their door asking if it was for sale and they called Monday with an offer of $300 which I quickly accepted. It was spotless inside and out and ran great. That was when I was in my teens back around 1970. I’ve kept my eyes open for another solid original that wasn’t all rusted or cobbled together for a decent price but have yet to come across one. It had a nice exhaust note and in my opinion performed well and was fun to drive. Scott…