AnthonyG
Well-known member
Good morning from Water Gap Pa. I need to preface the morning! Was a beautiful Christmassy seasonal cold dry sunny morning in Our area, Bushkill Pa. & decided to take a ride in the ‘35. She fired right up nicely & engine thrived on the cold air once warmed up! Beautiful 25 minute ride to Water Gap on the Delaware River! Anyway it was decorated nicely & lots of people out, I stopped in a small local Deli & had a breakfast sandwich, was amazed Pork Roll egg & cheese had found its way here as it’s really a Trenton area phenomena, lol. Anyway I came out to 1/2 a dozen people around the car, one obviously a car crazy like me & he immediately said “wow, I can’t believe the paint is original, for 80 years it looks amazing”. I thanked him but said I don’t think it is. He says back, “think your wrong, look at the piping, wear thru on the edges & door jams & it’s easy to see it’s only one paint job, w very original lookin very straight finish”. He seemed knowledgable enough but I’m still skeptical. I bought the car in 2013 in a garage where it had been for 30 years, all covered with many blankets & old sheets & 30 years of stiff piled on that! The 2nd owner ( who had passed away 30 years prior) put it there prior to passing & there it sat for 30 years & widow sold to me! Car polished up nicely with small nicks, a couple door dings & wear on edges to bare metal. I was happy with it & thought it was fine as a fun driver for cruise nights & rides on nice days. Paint polished up so nicely I assumed it was a very nice but very old repaint with lacquer paint as it buffed up so nice. So thought it’d be an interesting conversation on FB. What are the signs to know? Did Henry use lacquer paint in 1935? Did Henry paint them after assembled so piping would be painted? Or any other interesting stuff!
Merry Christmas to you all
Merry Christmas to you all
