ex98thdrill

My dad and I have done full restoration on a 29 and a 37. Right now we're (my dad is until I get out of the sand in 11 MORE WEEKS!! to help him) currently doing a '40 Plymouth and a '78 Ford. Of everything we've done, we've hated the '78. I don't think we'll ever do another full restoration on another one. Before I left, we'd work all weekend on the '78, be so irate before the end of the weekend that we'd roll the car back off to the side of the shop and let it sit for a month and go back and work on the '40. That '78 was painted 4 years ago and we just haven't had the tolerence to dedicate ourselves to it like we have the older iron. I think by the time the '78 is done, we'll have at least finished two possibly three other vehicles before we're done with it.

Depending on time and environmental conditions, the fingerprints are probably long gone.... especially if it's been cold. If the car was burned and the fire department was called, the chances of the crime scene contamination are much greater, especially with firefighters, two truck operators, etc. Had it not been for the vehicles burned out, you might have a better chance catching them through DNA. The only thing is that being a only stolen car and not a violent felony (like a murder) I think you'd be hard pressed to find a law enforcement agency to take the time to do it unless there has been a series of car thefts in the area where the vehicles were stolen in the same manner.

As bad as I feel about your loss, at least they got the Nash back and they've got a chance at getting the car back together. Hopefully the insurance company will do their jobs and won't try to weasel out on anything and give them the money that they deserve and not hit them with "depreciation costs". As bad as the situation is, at least the Nash is back and they won't have to spend the rest of their life wondering where the car ended up. The sad part about this, is WHY?? I know the car was probably torched to eliminate fingerprints, but it is sad when someone steals a car and destroys it.

Lighten up Francis!!

You might be right on the Chrysler thing. We've got a '31 Dodge that looks just like it, but I notice a difference in the style of the bumpers on that car versus our Dodge.

I think you can buy them through police supply stores like Gall's. Either way, if they broke into the suburban and stole it, those wheel locks won't do much either. By the sounds of things, the individual who stole that suburban knew what he was doing. He was far from being an amature thief.

Sorry to hear about their loss. That hurts. The good thing about it is if the vehicle had not been trailered, it would've been easier to steal the car than it would be for the suburban and probably would've been gone sooner. Obviously someone wanted it bad enough, that they got it anyways, but at least they had to work for it. Locks only keep the honest and lazy crooks away.

At first I thought it was a Model 'A' with a york body, but then after seeing what appears to be wood spoke wheels, it ruled out the truck being a Ford (that vintage).

I'm not the expert, but what are all of the pictures of (years, models, etc.)?

No that's fine. In my case, I didn't even realize that I wasn't registered until I read your reply. Even if I did ruffle some feathers, I was man enough to own up to it.

What may not be the oldest, but at least the most common would have to be the Model 'T'

No that's cool. Of course I'd like to see the car not get chopped and channeled, I'd still probably like the car either way if it was tastefully done. The one thing that no one has addressed is rims. In 1977 you could buy a brand new chevy monte carlo, and you could go to an auto parts store and buy Cragar S/S mag wheels back then. With those rims on one of those cars, would that make the car modified? Those rims would be authentic of the period, but it still seems like there is a fine line between modified and stock that no one will probably ever solve. The thing to do is decide what you want, do it, and don't worry about what anybody else wants either way. I've managed to acquire a lot of original parts from cars that have been "rodded" that have worked to my advantage.

Sure I do. It's just a matter of the computer booted me off and didn't post my name. I'm tired of beating the dead horse of people against street rods. I may not want them at an AACA meet, but they do have an interest in preserving a vehicle and they've had to fight against clunker legislation just as we have. I was just pointing out that for the first time a certain individual made a post that wasn't killing a horse for once.

Sure Wayne, wait 'til I get across the big pond to mess with me. Nice guy.

You're right. We trailer our truck to a lot of places, but if the show is close by, we'll drive it. If the truck is going to a show that is not within commuting distance, it gets put inside the trailer, and if it isn't being watched, it's locked up. Not everyone can afford a fully enclosed trailer, and a rig, but if you care to protect your investment, it's definately well worth the money.

How do you roll over ashes?

Yeah I know you were the guilty one Wayne, but he STILL put it in didn't he? Man, I leave the country and go over 6,000 miles away and I'm still getting busted. I'm not mad, but I may get even at a later date, and I'm sure that my dad kept that picture from you too and you had to fight him for it, didn't you? At least with all those pictures we can document what has been done to the truck in the last 30 years. There aren't too many people out there that can do that.

Thanks for the pictures Peter. It made for something such a long way away feel a little bit closer. It was a nice shot of my dad and the truck, but did you have to include the one of me standing on the seat way back when?

There's fresh paint on the show field and several of those cars can be acquired if the price is right. What's the problem? If you don't like what you see, don't buy it. If you're not looking to buy something to begin with, why is it a concern?

If that stuff could've all been put inside a building and forgotten about 30 years ago, that collection would be a gold mine now.

I'm sorry to hear what happened to your truck. To me when someone takes something out on someone else's vehicle, that is the coward's way out and that says little of the person doing that (intentional or not). As much as some people complain about the "trailer queens" it is unfortunate acts like this that cause people to be that way with their vehicles and trailer everything. I realize that in your case, your truck wasn't a show truck, but a paint job doesn't cost any less on a daily driver than what it does on a show vehicle and it all hurts the same. I hope the guilty individual involved is adult enough to come forward.

You're right, half of the fun is the hunt. Just because of the time factor of being able to see everything, it would be nice if things were separated, but I'd still be trying to see everything anyways.

Wetness or not, I'd have given anything in the world to be there and was forced to sit this one out. Part of the fun of going to Hershey is trying to figure out what the weather is going to be, because it's never the same.

Don't step in the glue!

Ford Field? Sounds like a good idea, but I can see a big political can of worms being opened there. If that was done, I could visualize people arguing to be on a certain field. Granted in our case, we don't own any GM cars, and if that were the case, we could save ourselves a day by bypassing a field that we wouldn't need to go to and spend more time looking in the areas for parts that we really need. Something to think about, if you sold Ford parts, the ford field was crowded and you were placed someplace else, and your business was bad, would you yell foul? Another issue would be, would you put all of the restoration supply companies in one area too (Coker Tire, Rhode Island Electric, Bumper Boyz, Restoration Specialties, Bill Hirsch, Eastwood, etc.) or would you mix those guys in with the various fields? Like I said, it sounds like a noble idea, but it could be a logistical nightmare for shows organizers.