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its ruff.... but I can restore it to its original condition i believe within a year...

am i only allowed 9mb per day or total? i can not upload any more pictures???? thx, will try

am i only allowed 9mb per day or total? i can not upload any more pictures????

Here are some pictures of the car now... I need to find a V-12 1942 engine... the engine pictured is the one sally put into the car... does this V-8 have any value?

Old thread,, I know:-) But I got her today!!!:-)

A forum member contacted me and sent me this article.....this is in fact the same car!! and it has the Cadalac engine in it:-) Question... should I keep the Cadlac engine Sally put in, or put the V-12 back in it... which would make the car more valuable? [/url

Where can I order this build sheet? I would like to do that.... My friend is a hollywood actor, and he has had it sitting in this dirt lot for like 15 years.... so he ask me to do something with it... restore it, or chop it for him for a hollywood cruiser. So, as usual, I start with my research... and it seems to be that it would be better to restore it... so i guess it will occupy 25% of my garage floor for the next 1-2 years... If I wanted it bad enough for my own he would probably just give it to me, or sale it to me for next to nada, he is that type of friend, and that type of a man, really amazing person.. just a real stand up kind of guy, ...... but its not my style, although a beautiful car.. And I am excited to see her restored. So, my plan is to start sometime first quarter of next year,,,, as that is when I should be finished building my new garage, and all the other projects are in or near a finished state, thank god:-) Trying to get this... not easy, but we do know its history..,any ideas????. and we are sure of her history, but to find evidence and to prove it, yes... it is a needed step. lol... :-) shooting for 2016:-)

it was sally rand's car..... one of the first feather strippers...

I do understand.... We are big into Corvettes.... and anytime someone mods a C3 people start to ........ freek??:-) if it truly is a rare car, we will fully restore it.... if it is a common $30K car, then we will modify it.... Keep in mind, our modifying is usually just a modern drive train and suspension and brakes.... slam the body and some nice wheels... but the overall look and body, booth inside and out will stay pretty much stock....

ok... the vin number from the registration is : H131038 it says 42 year type CN Model H13

What does a 42 supposed to look like??

Going out to see the car this weekend... this information will help a lot... when i get it i will post the numbers and, maybe, you can give me some guidance and value and direction... Thank you again, Paul

can someone post me a 42, and tell/show me the difference and what to look for? thank you so so much:-)

My sons and I do very professional work... I have no doubt that we can make it a pebble beach quality vehicle if that is the direction we choose to go... the only thing i am not sure of is parts pricing and availability... I VERY grateful for your input, as I may need much much more depending on direction chosen. as mentioned above, labor is easy and we are very good at what we do... more worried about parts and years as noted below Thank you... if it is a 42 as i was told, the little bit of research i did, states that there are only 10-12 models like this left to be known in existence. and one sold last year for 130,000$ .... if that is so i would like to do a full restoration on her.... BUT if in fact it is not a 42, and the top dollar she would fetch when restored would be around $30k... then we will chop and drop her... and then do a full resto-mod...

Well... got this car dropped in my lap... was going to do a resto-mod on it but it seems to be somewhat rare I think, thus I am thinking of just doing a full restoration on her instead.... My sons and I build road race cars and off road baja 500 race trucks... but have never done a "Just restoration" .... its our hobby not our job.... here are a few pics of what i have to work with.... I'm thinking i can do this in about a year and about $50K to do it right..... is it worth it? if we did this we would sale it when done, as we are mainly into road race, off road race race. and reto-mods... We are very good at what we do, actually 100% professional in our work.... so, my question to the community, is this car worth the time and labor that when done may turn a profit... if not, it will be rest-moded and chopped and dropped. Paul