Chris Haynes
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The car interior burned decades ago. It had been in indoor storage. But 3 or 4 years ago a young man bought with the intention of building a street rod. Thankfully he didn't. What he did do is store it outside in the dirt under a walnut tree. Needless to say every square inch of the car was stuffed with walnut shells discarded by rodents.
As you can see in the picture it is missing the hood, cowl lights, and a hubcap. Also needs a headlight lens. I have just located a hood.
The radiator is in the shop getting cleaned.
I am scrubbing and using Evaporust to get the powdery layers of rust off of it. Then I'll rub it out and wax it to arrest any more deterioration. Although I will need all new wiring and electrics I am trying not to have anything looking new on it. I am going to fix whatever needs fixing, re-bush springs and king pins. Whatever needs to be done to be safe.
I am also looking for a rear non-de-mountable wheel as one had dry rot and fell apart.
The coil box paint had been burned off. The coils leaked a small amount of tar. I figured those 98 year old coils were toast. My friend George Hood asked me to bring them over to his place. He tested them and they all had hot fire. He is sure that the engine will run too. I have doubts.
Trying to find someone who makes wood for it is the current task. The folks in Utah say they won't be making any new wood for a few months.
Here is a link to a picture of it.
https://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp2 ... ljsuc6.jpg
As you can see in the picture it is missing the hood, cowl lights, and a hubcap. Also needs a headlight lens. I have just located a hood.
The radiator is in the shop getting cleaned.
I am scrubbing and using Evaporust to get the powdery layers of rust off of it. Then I'll rub it out and wax it to arrest any more deterioration. Although I will need all new wiring and electrics I am trying not to have anything looking new on it. I am going to fix whatever needs fixing, re-bush springs and king pins. Whatever needs to be done to be safe.
I am also looking for a rear non-de-mountable wheel as one had dry rot and fell apart.
The coil box paint had been burned off. The coils leaked a small amount of tar. I figured those 98 year old coils were toast. My friend George Hood asked me to bring them over to his place. He tested them and they all had hot fire. He is sure that the engine will run too. I have doubts.
Trying to find someone who makes wood for it is the current task. The folks in Utah say they won't be making any new wood for a few months.
Here is a link to a picture of it.
https://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp2 ... ljsuc6.jpg
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