jari12

Great car. I think you're lucky that piece of paper kept turning up.

I understand. My car was turned into a tractor and then left to rot. I have found a set of fenders, but they need a lot of work. I keep waivering back and forth about open wheels or full fenders. I'm planning a tapered rear for the body so it would be 30's race car or full-fendered boat tail. Either way it won't be a restoration but just something fun to drive with a period feel. Thank you for the response. I like your car hopefully getting mine running soon.

Did you stay open wheeled and if so do you like it?

Great pictures of what looks like a lot of fun. Can't wait to be able to do it as well. You guys keep it up, it gives me motivation. Sorry about the axle but given your track record it's probably already fixed.

Hey Moose, What's the status of your coupe now?

That's good to know. The tires I have came on the set of wooden wheels I purchased to get rims to fit my wheels. They fit well but look a little skinny for the car. I'll be happy to go bigger when it is time to replace them.

Hi I have 21" tires on my 1927. I have wire wheels but my outer rims were shot so I bought a set of wood wheels for the outer rims so they should be the same as yours. My tires are 4.50 x 21". I did have two larger tires on the rear when I got the car. They were 5.50 x 21" . I just purchased new tubes for mine from Eckler's Automotive/Mac's Auto Parts. They were listed for a model A but they fit fine. Centered valve stem. All four tubes plus shipping for less than $100. Pretty awesome price compared to other suppliers who wanted that for one tube. Good Luck.

The wheel looks great all put back together. Glad there was only bumps and bruises but sorry about the rim. Love the sunburst striping. Can't wait to see the body back on.

I thought when you first posted those pics that it was all one car that had been repainted at some point. Pretty cool that there's two Fast Four boat tails out there. They are good looking cars. Pretty much what I have been dreaming about since I brought mine home. Thanks for the inspiration.

I do need to give the new Romar a call. They are fairly close to me. I think I might have met George at my local Antiques Fair (Bouckville) just before he bought Romar.

I've saved pictures of that car already. I like it! I got mine with the original cowl and hood. I have since found a radiator shroud, headlights, and all four fenders from 23- 27 cars. They all need work, but they were reasonably priced. I m planning a boat tail for the back of the body. I've been all over the board in looking up options. I really like the idea of wood for at least the top deck but want steel for the sides of the boat tail. My fenders are rough and were cut (I think) to fit over independent suspension up front on a hot rod before I got them. That keeps making me waiver back and forth on whether to go open wheel or full fender. I like the boat tail rear either way. My frame was cut as well. I can't find a reasonably priced frame anywhere close to me so right now I am planning on using the rear half of a 1933 Willy's frame which i bought cheap to get rear frame arches and springs ( it was a trailer ). Using that frame to extend mine makes the boat tail obtainable, affordable and at least use parts from the right time frame. Thanks for the pics, I appreciate the photos of it during construction and with the other paint scheme. Love the car.

Thanks a lot for the links. I'll be sure to check them out. Matt, sorry to hijack your build thread into windshield construction but it's because of all of your good work and inspiration.

Got my tires mounted with new tubes and sprayed some color on my wire wheels. Don't look too close. This is a make it look a little prettier while I make it run "refurbishment" not an Aussie quality restoration. Hard to believe that two days ago (Thursday morning) I woke up to a temp of 24 degrees F and six inches of snow and today I was painting outside with a temp. in the mid 60's.

I got new tubes delivered this week. Mounted my spare with an old tube and a re-used cleaned up tire flap earlier in the week. Mounted all four tires with new tubes this afternoon and shot a coat of sealer on the wire wheels. I made new tire flaps from the old tubes. Yep, I'm cheap. They are so much better than what was in the tires when I pulled them apart. I had a canvas/felt flap that was almost solid with rust, two flaps made from old tubes that were twisted messes, and one really heavy flap that turned out OK once it was cleaned up and de-rusted which I repurposed for the spare. Two of my tires had motorcycle tubes in them - right diameter but way too small, they made great flaps though. I wanted to snap some pics but when I turned my phone camera on to take a couple pics I had no battery left and my phone shut down. I'll shoot a couple of pics in the morning and throw some color on the wheels tomorrow and post some pics after that. I should call the car Christine since her renovation is moving along the same way (no plan and cosmetics done before anything else). It's just nice to have fewer piles of stuff to work around now that tires, rims and tubes are all together. Should have room to start digging in to the engine soon.

No worries. I'll keep looking for a source over here. I did find an Aussie supplier with it but haven't found a US company yet through internet searches. I missed a complete windshield on Ebay a while ago and I'm still bummed over it. Thanks for the thought.

Hi Ron, Thank you. I'm in central NY. Right in the middle of the state in between Syracuse and Utica.

Thank you very much. Those pics are very helpful. Hopefully I can found a local source.

Matt, I'm amazed at what you have accomplished in such a short time. II've really enjoyed following along and will probably go back through your build many times as I work on mine. I don't plan to fully restore mine, but I am trying to maintain or leave what is original intact so that someone else might be able to restore it or use it in the future. I just plan to get it running and enjoy it while creating a car again from what was the remains of a tractor when I got it. I've been thinking a lot about my windshield so I went back through your whole process today to find where you did yours. Your windshield is a lot like what mine should be. Where did you source the channel that you used to make the windshield frame? I think you stated that it came from the States? I'd appreciate any help or suggestions (or a little more detail) to point me in the right direction as I attempt to build one. Thanks.

No surprise that your car ran so well. Great that you had a good shake down drive and sorry to hear that you didn't get her legal. I've been looking into this process for my car in New York state as well. I decided to be sure I could register it before I spent lots of time or money on it. There is no record of my cars serial number either but it turns out that is a good thing here. I don't have to prove ownership because there is no record of anyone else ever owning it. I just have to fill out a form stating that it's mine and a rubbing or photo of the serial number on the frame. The fact that it has been in my possession for a long time is also a positive. Once our DMV office is easier to get an appointment for I'm getting mine on the books. I picked up a set of 1927 NY license plates to go with it since they will approve them for antique vehicle use. I just need to figure out what you guys are drinking down there to get you so productive. I hope your process turns out positive. Good Luck.

That little bit of worry on your first long trip just adds to the adventure. I am sure it will go fine but good luck just in case.

Beautiful job on a beautiful car. The grandkids in the rumble seat (with a big kid in the driver's seat) is the whole point isn't it?

It all looks awesome. I am especially envious of the wind wings. It looks like you are getting ready to start your top as well since all the hardware is in place. I wish I had your energy.

Because of the lug bolt pattern they probably share the same hub as my wire wheels. They would have been a possibility if I hadn't been able to save my rims. I bet the steel spoke wheels aren't that easy to find either. Mine take a really unique bolt that I can't find anywhere. I'm brainstorming ways to try to come up with a substitute.

They do look awesome. Ivory was a good choice. I really like the turn table for striping.

Looks great. I'm looking forward to seeing the body color and the pin stripes on the wheels.