Pete Phillips Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Brought two of these home today with the help of a BCA friend and his enclosed trailer; brought the other two home last month, all from an estate in Dallas, with enough parts to complete them, and then some (anyone need 1932 50-series parts?)! All four are the small 50-series cars; one is a cute model 56-S rumble seat coupe with wire wheels and dual side-mounts and original paint; one is a 4-dr. model 57-S which is a nine-year, every nut and bolt, total restoration and it's not finished yet, needing interior installation and new wiring hooked up, then it will be for sale to try to recover some of my $$$. Another 4-dr. is strictly a parts car with rust and very bad wood unless someone wants a real project; the third 4-door is a very solid older restoration. Pete Phillips Leonard, Texas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Awesome find!!! jealous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 There are very FEW car guys as active as YOU, and as HELPFUL. Good for you, Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Wow Pete! You're not gonna stop till you have at least one of each year made, are you?!?!? Still, this looks like another excellent find! Congratulations! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscheib Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Pete, That sure brings back a lot of memories. I almost forgot what the "bones" looked like, some years ago. Still putting together my list of what I need and will e-mail you. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Like that lil coupe, 'spect that will be the keeper though, eh? Congrats on the find. Any details to add as to why they were all in about the same stage of disassembly, reminds me of someone else I know, just different year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 I moved the little '32 rumble seat coupe into a more permanent building today, and despite the 98-degree heat, I gave it what I think is its first "bath" in probably 20 years, and then a wax & polish job. It still has its original black paint, and I was amazed at how well it polished up. Engine work and then reassembly will be next. It's such a cute little thing! Model 56-S, with only 1,905 ever built. It came out of an estate in Dallas, Texas where the owner, sadly, was such a perfectionist that he never finished any of his cars. It was originally from Fort Lee, New Jersey, where its first owner held onto it until 1964. I have the original engine for it, and the hood, bumpers, and side-mounted spares. Doors open and close like a bank vault. The wood is in excellent shape. Speedometer shows 61,000 miles which I suspect is original. Pete Phillips, BCA #7338 Leonard, Texas 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jørn Stampe Hansen Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Hi Pete Do U still have all those cars? Nice cars. Planing to og on a holiday cruise NeXT Easter in the Gulf. ( hopfully) And we might travel alittle in the US after. Is it a possibilety to come by. Jørn Stampe Hansen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 Yes, still have all except the parts car in the last photo. The cars are in Bonham, Texas which is about 350 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico/Texas coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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