Porsche 68 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Visiting friend in NJ over the weekend we we’re talking about pre war cars and he said a friend of a friend of a blah blah has this old cat been sitting for like 40 plus years in his garage he’s not really a car guy So I go to the house but nobody’s home I see the car sitting covered with crap all over it I peeped under the cover Almost pooped myself! 1934 Dodge Dr rumble seat coupe ! I a phone number drove 2 hours home and waited Got the call Sunday morning Yes it’s for sale I said I’ll be there in 2 hrs ! After 2 hours of looking we settle on a super fair price Body is unbelievably sold no rot minor surface rust all the glass was replaced in the 70s roof was done interior was done which all though mouse poppied is in excellent shape! O and the motor is stuck from sitting no big deal MMMO to the rescue! Gonna clean it make it safe and drive it just the way it is. John 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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edinmass Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 (edited) Sweet.......take your time. Looks like a great project. Good luck! I wouldn't do a single cosmetic item.......looks great as is. It will get ten times more looks than a restored car. Edited June 13, 2022 by edinmass (see edit history) 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porsche 68 Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 (edited) Thanks Ed Yep staying exactly the way it is I like original cars Edited June 13, 2022 by Porsche 68 (see edit history) 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Sometimes luck is what you need. Friend of mine was on his way thru Philly to look at a Packard. Several miles from his destination he was sitting at a stop sign waiting for traffic to clear. On his right he noticed an older man about to open his garage door to put his mower away. As the door rose my friend was shocked to see a Packard. To shorten a long story he ended up buying the car, a 1936 Conv Victoria Body #1. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 (edited) Are those the stock horns on the Dodge? Or an extension tip of some kind. Edited June 13, 2022 by Xander Wildeisen (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porsche 68 Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 Xander from what I can tell they are original And according to the Dodge Story book they’re original John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Everything that Ed said, clean it, get it running, maybe for safety sake a rewire and enjoy it. SO COOL! very happy for you. Walt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Congratulations! Sometimes serendipity does the job that years of diligent search has failed to produce. I second the careful approach, clean it, sort it to be functionally reliable then enjoy the heck out of it! We should all be so lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC38dls Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 I hope you bought a lottery ticket too. dave s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 If you are not a Mopar guy, people don’t realize 34 is the year for dodge. At least as far as I’m concerned. Three window is the Nats. Congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billorn Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Nobody built a bad looking car in 1934. Nice find! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porsche 68 Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 To all thank you so much for the reply’s Yes it is staying just as is! I’m a mopar guy over the moon with this purchase John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bloom Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Congratulations. And I’m sure I speak for many that we would all love some additional photos when you get it home and have some good lighting outside for an initial photo shoot. They got the lines on that coupe just right. Can’t wait to see more of her. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Good Deal! Great looking car, and it shows they are still out there. I look everywhere I go, and I work in a lot of different places. Never found anything close to this 😔 I was under the impression that Dodge used very little to no wood in those cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porsche 68 Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 I m going to retrieve the car tomorrow will take pictures and videos 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Very nice, you could have fun just drinking a beer and looking at that car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 That is awesome! Great find! Can't wait to see more. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Bonesteel Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Xander Wildeisen said: Are those the stock horns on the Dodge? Or an extension tip of some kind. Those horn trumpets are original to the 34 DR. I have a similar 34 Dodge 'barn find' coupe (although mine is a DRXX) that I am in the process of bringing back to life. Can probably answer a lot of your questions if you have any. Great find! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Kingsley Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Congratulations! Being in the right place at the right time is so important to life, and you certainly were here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Scorus Maximus!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike3121 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 (edited) Please don't rod it! I'm not against rodding a car if it's too far gone for a proper restoration. Not all of them have to be nut and bolt concourse cars. 1930 Chrysler Series 70 Roadster 1957 Ford Thunderbird Edited June 13, 2022 by mike3121 (see edit history) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 5 hours ago, Scott Bonesteel said: Those horn trumpets are original to the 34 DR. I have a similar 34 Dodge 'barn find' coupe (although mine is a DRXX) that I am in the process of bringing back to life. Can probably answer a lot of your questions if you have any. Great find! Keep an eye on that crank hole cover. Car pictured above is missing one.🤨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1935Packard Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 That's a really cool car. Love it. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Everyone is finding cool old mopar coupes, they must be in season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Good looking Dodge. I was hoping for a Dodge Chrysler or Desoto, but couldn't pass on the Plymouth I bought. Finally getting a few minutes to work on it now that the honey do list is a little shorter and the lawns/ trails are all trimmed and mowed. Will have to update my thread. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Xander Wildeisen said: Everyone is finding cool old mopar coupes, they must be in season. I'll take an old Mopar season over a Gremlin , Pinto, Bobcat season any day. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAH Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 15 hours ago, Xander Wildeisen said: Are those the stock horns on the Dodge? Or an extension tip of some kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAH Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Xander, Yes those very rare horns belong on that car. And they are left and right. That elbow just under the dome where the pot metal bugle fastens are different. One is a complete elbow and the other has a air hole at the rear. They are tuned to different pitches so they compliment and chorus together. Keep that beautiful car original for todays kids to know what real cars should look like! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Bonesteel Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 16 hours ago, Xander Wildeisen said: Keep an eye on that crank hole cover. Car pictured above is missing one.🤨 Here's what one looks like for when you start looking for one. I wire them on from the backside to keep them from 'walking off'. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Funny how they do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailheadBob Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Congratulations on your GREAT find, I agree on the keep the patina, but as Walt G stated replace the wiring. I am always looking and listening and hoping something comes my way, nothing yet. Several years ago while sitting at a stop light I see this old couple walking together from there house to this small 1 car garage and as the garage door opened there was a 1953 Ford, wow I thought, I was already late for my appointment, he backed it out of garage and looking like he was going to wax the car! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Mead Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Just so right. Meant to be. Wonderful !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Great find! I noticed the QQ plates so it has been in the hobby for a while. Get every bit of history about all the former owners, and the history of the car, old club events and shows it may have been in. All the old paperwork is great to have with a car that solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 (edited) Wonder if this one is driving yet. Edited June 14, 2022 by JACK M (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 7 minutes ago, JACK M said: Wonder if this one is driving yet. Yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Really nice coupe. God luck with it. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Very VERY nice find. Now… get ready to spend some cash. My 36 Chrysler was in similar to condition as yours is, perhaps slightly better, and I suspect you will end up following the same path I did. Hopefully you do not find any of the idiotic gremlins I found where some shade tree mechanic replaced all of the valves in my L8 with incorrect valves, leading to a top end rebuild that was a bit on the expensive side. One thing I would recommend you not skip is all new wiring. I used factory correct cloth covered wiring from Rhode Island Wiring, but these cars are easy enough to wire by hand with just the schematic. You will find that your cloth wiring (if it still has it) will be brittle and prone cracking and creating potential short circuits or open circuits that may have you chasing electrical bugs, or worse, could result in a fire. If you want to see the process I went through, with lots of pictures and step by step instructions, you can find my thread here: Good luck with your build, and I hope you create a build thread like I did so that we can follow along, Joe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW4X4 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 On 6/13/2022 at 6:29 AM, edinmass said: Sweet.......take your time. Looks like a great project. Good luck! I wouldn't do a single cosmetic item.......looks great as is. It will get ten times more looks than a restored car. This is all to true. Clean it, get everything working/running, your done.... Its only original once. ERIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 They are still out there! Nice car. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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