Guest aussie610 Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 1929 Graham Paige 612. Was purchased in 1975, but full restoration started in 2000...We now have the body back on the chassis, but it still needs painting, and we need to build the seat frames (Modifing the fronts to be the optional sliding seats). We do have a reason for the delay, there are three of us restoring it and between us we have had, 2 children, 3 stokes, 3 herniated disks, 2 spinal surgery's, 1 new knee, 1 carpel tunnel operation and all of us have been diagnosed with depression.. I starting to think the last is related to the rest somehow 1928 indian super scout was started in about 198? with the purchase of a carbi, all it needs is electrics and a tank. Has been like that since about 1995... This is dads and he can no longer walk properly let alone ride, and I dont ride, so we are still thinking about a use for this oneYeah cars are still being restored, just not so many of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson_Schott Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I have a 1930 model 615 Graham-Paige, but with a 612 body. It has a sliding front seat which is out and I do have floor-mounting tracks in a box. Do you have any idea where these are mounted on the floor or who might know?Jefferson Schott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aussie610 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Jefferson,Sorry didnt see your reply, cant help on placement of the sliding tracks. We didn't get the two door over here, and any sliding seats we have, we made from scratch, using slots in the timber frame, coach bolts and wingnuts. You could try www.graham-paige.com The guys there will know, Jack Sill runs the site he is most helpful (I think he also owns a 615) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aussie610 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 /we have movement. we have paint on the body Well undercoat anyhow. will post pics when I have finally uplaoded from the camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aussie610 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 as promised the photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34PackardRoadsta Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Beautiful looking car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Nice looking project, any new pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary56 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Does anybody know how the roof is layer out. Can somebody send me pics of the roof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Gary, Pretty straight forward, I covered my center section with a 1/8 thick wool blanket, lightly stretched and nailed in place, repaired and painted the wood till smooth. Then on a extremely hot day stretched and nailed on the vinyl (I used the leather grain) top material. ( I used nylon straps to pull the material flat, cut small holes in the extra and strapped to the bottom of the car) Finally added the rain gutters and front and rear aluminum welting and dyed the vinyl top material black (I had to buy the brown material, it was all they had wide enough for my Graham-Paige) I did run a thin line of silicone calk (clear) to make sure no water gets underneath the rain gutters. 15 years later it still looks great, wonderful car to drive. 1929 827, that is original blue paint, fenders were resprayed in the 50's 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 4 hours ago, Graham Man said: Gary, Pretty straight forward, I covered my center section with a 1/8 thick wool blanket, lightly stretched and nailed in place, repaired and painted the wood till smooth. Then on a extremely hot day stretched and nailed on the vinyl (I used the leather grain) top material. ( I used nylon straps to pull the material flat, cut small holes in the extra and strapped to the bottom of the car) Finally added the rain gutters and front and rear aluminum welting and dyed the vinyl top material black (I had to buy the brown material, it was all they had wide enough for my Graham-Paige) I did run a thin line of silicone calk (clear) to make sure no water gets underneath the rain gutters. 15 years later it still looks great, wonderful car to drive. 1929 827, that is original blue paint, fenders were resprayed in the 50's Just happened to come to this section of the forum. Thought you might like this photo for your collection. Taken in NZ in 1929. Apparently owned by Wright Stephenson, an old established NZ business - Wright Stephenson - Wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 1928 Graham-Paige 835 This is a Canadian 835, gentleman drove this car over 500 miles to get to our meet (about 6 known remaining examples) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary56 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Graham man, what did you put on your wool to make it water repellent? I will be putting canvas on my roof. What did you use for trim around the wool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary56 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Did you glue the vinyl to the roof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 The wool insert is just padding so you do not see the slats under the vinyl (Model A uses cotton), I think it keeps the car cooler in the summer, and warmer in the fall. The car should have rain gutters and aluminum trim front and rear? The wood can be smoothed with anything, I used wood filler to fill in minor imperfections. You should be able to get any supply's you need from a Ford Model A supply house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary56 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Can you tell me if the roofing only covers the insert or does it go all the way from side to side. I've seen them both ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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