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1936 Ford 5 Window Coupe with Rumble Seat. $27,500. Beautiful car. All stock. Original Flathead V8 and drivetrain. Runs, stops, drives great. More photos and video can be found at the link below. John 919-809-9280 https://photos.app.goo.gl/2m67Qv46Cu6rPPDM7

Check out Collector Car Companion.

Here's one you might try. It catalogs parts, lets you add notes and pictures, and has nice reporting and search facilities built in. Its called Collector Car Companion, and has a free trial so you can kick the tires first.

I must confess that I didn't make it this year either. Wish I had, but the day job got in the way. I hate that!:mad: Will be there next year for sure - I hope.

Lots of good advice in this thread. Let me comment on what's worked best for me. For smaller parts I use a blast cabinet with various types of media depending on the coating being removed, the material the part is made of, and the finish I want/need on the stripped part. I never use sand in my cabinet. Its too messy and not as effective as media. I use 5 gallon plastic buckets to store my different media in. It keeps them dry and easy to handle. A quick post on craigslist got me an ample supply of free buckets (with lids) from a local sheetrocker. For larger parts that won't fit my blast cabinet I use a pot blaster, outside on my backyard grass. For sheet metal I shoot with soda so not to warp or damage the metal. It also leaves a residue that prevents flash rusting for a few weeks. (Remember to wash your blasted parts before priming.) Any leftover signs of the soda on the grass disappear after the next rain shower. For thicker parts (including edges and corners of sheet metal parts) I spread a large blue tarp on the grass, then shoot with media. The tarp allows me to recover most of the media for reuse. I never use sand because I don't like dealing with the dangers of silica dust. When I have a lot of large pieces, or for a unibody or frame, I'll take them to a shop that specializes in stripping. Next time I think I'm going to check out one of the new mobile services, where they come to you. Has anyone tried one of them? Would be interested in comments on them. Hope this helps.

Interesting article. I learned a few things I didn't know before about these iconic names. Thanks

With Collector Car Companion you can track as many cars as you'd like. It also has an archive function so you can save your old projects for posterity. Its pretty versatile - you can use it to track a full restoration, a light refresh, or just routine maintenance.

Ken, to answer your question - I'm not a business, just a long time old car guy who got tired of filling up spiral notebooks with drawings, notes and pictures of my projects. I decided to work with a software developer to build me a software tool that's flexible and easy to use. It's helped me out a lot, and I thought others might find it useful too. A friend suggested I post a note about it here. Does that answer your question? Cheers, John PS. I've very jealous of the guys with long lists of cars in their signature!

This software is just a tool, and like any other tool its intended to make life easier for you. My son and I are using it on his Mustang project, and it sure beats scribbling down notes and drawings in a spiral notebook. It also lets you tag your digital photos, so all the notes and pics of a particular part or sub-assembly are just a click away. We still keep the shop manual handy, but there's nothing like some good digital pics and notes to remember how those parts go back together .

You might want to check out this new software product for tracking and organizing your projects. Its called Collector Car Companion.