Ron of Chicago

Looks like a great car in very nice condition. Get involved with your local AACA chapter and have a lot of fun. Have a lots of fun. Ron

Looks like you got a good one. Lot's of luck with it and I hope you enjoy it. I had a 63 when I was young and got a lot of use out of it. Ron

I have a friend that would like to identify these cars. I can see it may be difficult because there is not a lot showing. Any help is appreciated. Thanks Ron

Why are they telling you that? DO you have a phto of your body plate? What is your VIN no. Ron

Pictures please oldcarmechanic@yahoo.com

Sorry to hear that. I know what the feeling is like though. I had my 69 Cutlass W-31 stolen a year ago in Florida. Will keep both eyes out for this one also. Ron

How does all the other gaps around that door look? Is it only the corner that has the gap? Is that looking at it from the outside or inside? Ron

I would like pictures of the 68 please. oldcarmechanic@yahoo.com

Nice job on the struts Jack M pyro, the mechanism you have is like the supports that they used to put on the rear window on camper tops for trucks. You might try an RV place. Bring it with you and you may find a place that has the same thing laying around in the back they can give you cheap seeing most of them today are the gas strut style. Rusty hit it on the head. I too would blow them out real good to clean out any dirt, debris or cobwebs. Then oil them and see what happens. Here are a couple of pictures of the ones from my Nomad. In the one picture you can see at the shiny spot the small latch that Rusty was talking about.

It's another car of his brother who passed away and he is taking care of the estate. It is for sale but I do not remember what he was asking if he even told me a price. I am willing to ask about it when I go there on Wednesday if you like. If he is willing to I will tell him I can give you his number and you can deal with him directly. These cars have been sitting for a while now as you can see by the photos. The Jag has a dent in the hood and at the time I was there he could not open the hood. I guess some kids were playing on the hood at some time. He also has a vette of late 70's area I think. It is in rough condition as the interior needs a lot of work and the dash is out but I think he has it. Here are some pictures that I took. They are clickable thumbs. Ron <a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=10&imgid=398454367" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL619/3950667/23888923/t-398454367.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.picturetrail.com" /></a> <a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=10&imgid=398454366" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL619/3950667/23888923/t-398454366.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.picturetrail.com" /></a> <a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=10&imgid=398454365" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL619/3950667/23888923/t-398454365.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.picturetrail.com" /></a> <a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=10&imgid=398454364" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL619/3950667/23888923/t-398454364.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.picturetrail.com" /></a> <a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=10&imgid=398454362" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL619/3950667/23888923/t-398454362.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.picturetrail.com" /></a>

Hey Kaycee, where about is that yard you go to in Illinois. I live north around O'Hare airport but if it's not to far it would be worth a look to see what they have. Thanks Ron

I had the same type on the Nomad I just sold and they were a pain. The good lube job may help pyro. Here is the style on a 37 I am looking at.

Hey pyro, the car I am looking at has sealed beams in the buckets but no rings either. I guess if I buy it, a trip to a wrecking yard with he proper measurements may turn up something that can be fabricated to work. At least I hope so. Ron

Thanks for the input. The guy called me and said the number is on the door pillar. I checked it and it is 3175918. He is saying that it is on the original frame, but why would they have put a Ford van straight axle under the front? Unless the king pins were shot? Doesn't sound right. I also was thinking as a last resort to see if it would fit on a Dodge Dakota frame. Most are 112 inch wheelbase. It is a two door coupe and the body is super. Very, very little rust and no rot. Original dash, but no seats, Mustang engine, 3 speed trans (floor shift) and rear axle, and radiator, and the Mustang steering wheel, column and box. Non original wheels and tires also. Also in the process they cut the cowl to help fit the Mustang engine in there. They did a fairly decent job on it though. I may go see it Wednesday or Thursday again an will take more pictures. Thanks again Ron

My nickles worth is that they are aftermarket turn signal lights. Even though there is no turn signal box and arm on the column, there may have been at one time. I am looking at a 37 and it has add on turn signals as you can see hanging from the headlights. I can not seem to find them on any other 37 but did find the same ones on a 36. I also found this which is on a 31. Hope this sheds a little light into the mystery. We have to remember that 60 plus years can have a lot of things happen to a vehicle. I am just grateful to the people that have the original information on so many things for these old time cars and like to share that. Ron

Thanks Ply33. As soon as I get the number I will use that. I have looked the site over and find it very informative and nicely laid out. Thanks for the fine work. Ron

Thanks for the information Richie. I took a brief look at the site but could not find that information. I will look again when I can spend some time. Maybe it is in the Discussion area. The man selling the car is going to get me the numbers off the door pillar today. I did not find a firewall plate but I am going there again this week and take a much closer look. I have been doing some research and find a lot of information that I should have had when I went the other day. I actually went there to look at a different car for a friend and saw this one in the corner. Note: Never look at a car without being totally prepared or short on time, ha,ha. I gave the front end much thought and and can not understand why the man changed the front axle. It is not the "round bar" style like you see in pictures but a more of a flat style I-beam. I am now questioning if the chassis is even the original one or did he put this body on an old van. Thanks for the information on the original engines and maybe drivlines being available. It may be a good choice. I will spend more time and take more pictures this week. Thanks again for the reply and info. Ron

I am looking at a 37 2dr. coupe??????? I would like to know if the only identification of the car is the serial number on the plate on the right front door pillar. This vehicle does not have the original drive train in it so there will be no engine number to find. My books talk about a body number. Would this be the P3 or P4 designation? Would that designation be in that number? I'm not totally convinced that the cars is sitting on the correct frame either. Seeing this car is not an original and has been sort of hacked with a Ford I beam front end and a Mustang drive train, would it be possible to put this body on an S-10 chassis????? I would really like to make this look as close to original as possible and be a great driver. I'm not a real street rodder and lean more to the originality of vehicles but I think I can get this car for a great price and the body is very solid and straight. As long as I he can find the original title I will do my best to get the car. Illinois is a tuff state to make non title cars streetable. Thanks for any input. Ron

I am looking at a 1960 T-Bird convertible. The car has sat for two years now. I'm not worried about that because I have brought back to life cars that have sat for much longer times. Everything is there. All mouldings, lenses, interior, carpeting are in wonderful condition. I do not know what condition the top is in but I am thinking it's all right because the people that I am dealing with are super and they say that the car was driven into the garage the way it is today and left this way. The rocker on the drivers side as a bit of a problem and I am not sure if the rockers were made this way or if this one was repaired at some time and is now starting to go bad. I find no rot, period. The underside looks all right from what I can see but of course there is some rust starting. This is supposedly an all original car and I believe that it has spent most of it's life in Florida. Please look at the pictures and give whatever advice you have. They are asking 6K but say that, that is just a starting point. Thanks for any input. Ron 58 T-Bird pictures from classic cars photos on webshots

I talked to these guys and they have an engine and trans and at a good price. Thanks for the tip. Ron

Thanks poci 1957 Looks like a nice place to raom around. I'll give them a call tomorrow and see what they say. I appreciate the heads up. Ron

I would guess that the green light goes on meaning that the car is going forward, the red meaning that the car is stopped or stopping and the white meaning "I'm backing up, get out of the way". Ron

Nice looking car. Wish I could afford to buy it. Ron

Thank you so much Pontiac 1953 It's a wealth of information. I'll check out all the sources before I make my move on the car. All is very much appreciated. Ron

I don't know what's worse, "rare" or "rat rod" Ron