Recent content by cplnorton

I would try to put it in gear and rock it. But the driver side rear tire is stuck. I think the brakes are probably rusted to the drum. When I pulled it out of the barn yesterday the other wheels broke free, but that driver's rear didn't want to move. I imagine the wiring is toast. 40...

I'm in Northwest Ohio. The Radiator must have been changed because it does not have a hole to put a tool in there. I might just pull the radiator out. If I do that, I imagine I will have access? I do have a complete spare flathead and that one turns over, so worse case scenario I have...

It's been about 15 years since I know the engine was turned over, so I've been spraying PB blaster down the spark plug holes for weeks. But I got the car out of the barn today and washed it off as I'm thinking about selling it. I'm more a 60's era mechanic, and not so much on these older ones...

I wonder how much they charge to run it thru their auctions, what maybe 10-15%? And I wonder if that is with the fees included or the buyer had to pay a buyer's premium afterwards? I've thought about waiting until the Auburn Cord Dusemberg show and running it thru the auction there. But I do...

lol, I think I will pass. Ever since the 70's I think every Tom, Dick, or Harry that has found out we have had the car has has made us an offer on it. Dad used to have a running joke for people who stop by out house and want to buy it. He would pull out a shoe box full of business cards...

Oh and someone mentioned why was the grille taken out? When I was like 12 or 13, I took it out and hung it on the wall of my room. I thought it looked neat. So hopefully that explains that. :)

I know you can never say 100% for sure, but this is what I know on the body condition. I know Dad painted it Red back in the late 50's, or 60's, right when he got it, and right before he became a painter at a Ford dealership. Dad grew up in a junkyard so he was always painting/tinkering with...

You know, I think I will pull the car out, wash it really well (It hasn't been washed since the mid 90's), clean out all the crap in the trunk and interior and get you guys some better pics of everyside. I guess I should really do that anyways to see what I have. Like I said I listed it the...

Actually I ran across this by accident. :) But the 40 ford is mine. It was my Dad's car. He bought it in the late 50's,early 60's and it's been in the family ever since. Dad parked it in the middle to late 70's because the brakes were trashed and it need all new drums, shoes, lines, about the...