Thread: Rise and fall of a great American hotrod

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Originally Posted by DennyW

I was going to show the picture, but they were strict with the copy thing.

I can't tell what color the car is... i assume the cabriolet is the first car on the left, right? Can you describe color? Can you read the license plate number? What is it? With that number, could i contact the DMV in Mass and find out what the vin number of that car was... then see if matches mine? is that doable?

I appreciate all the help you guys have been giving me, see, Sherlock Homes needs a Dr. Watson to solve the mystery

You'll be able to verify when you get the rag, but if I remember correctly it was Deuce 2 (that would be from the dept of redundancy dept.). Don't be surprised if their records don't go back that far, though with a personalized plate it could be different. As for color, all I can remember is it's dark.

Originally Posted by DennyW

If you do happen to see any numbers, rather than scrapping, use the paper and pencil trick.

brilliant ! well done Dr. Watson, well done -

I don't have the Feb 73 issue or the July 72 issue that has the "Garage Scene" build up of the cabriolet, but here is a scan of the photo of the Feb 73 cover. This is from the "50 Years Of Rod & Custom" book.

Mick

I looked at the cover of that issue Denny posted on the ebay ad. I know I don't have that one. I got out of street rodding during that period and went drag racing for a few years. So I wasn't buying any magazines about street rods at that time.

Sorry.................


Don

Don't you guys worry, I don't think this car is my car after all - see my new thread!

Well, what's really weird is that some of the details did fit. For exemple, the way the horn and spreader bar are completely boxed on both my rod and Terry's rod. (remember that the cover was shot probably in 1972 and Terry bought that cabriolet - minus body - in 1979, so many things had changed on it already since the photo).

Also terry's roadster had a home made 1 inch squarish steel bar going under the inner lip of the dash - cursving along with the curve of the dash - AND I HAVE THE SAME BAR ON MINE. DO fiberglass bodies usually come with one?

Last but not least terry's described his steering wheel as a 54 CHEVROLET TRUCK - which is exactely what I have on my roadster - and I have not seen a steering wheel like this on any other roadsters around here... Seems an uncommon choice - so what are the odds both his and mine have it?

In short there is still a small chance that car may be my car, but I now have another lead to check, one that seems more likely. So I'll let you guys know.