Thread: Saw the Brookville steel coupe body in Daytona...

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today at the Turkey Run. It looked really good, full fendered on their show exhibit car. In fact, it looked great and the way to go when I can swing it.

I was there yesterday, did you see it it honest charleys tent ? they usually have one out there, i got my car filmed, by some guy who does merc videos, sayes its gonna be in the next film

Originally Posted by earlyfordv8

today at the Turkey Run.

In fact, it looked great and the way to go when I can swing it.

Maybe ... by the time you can swing it ... ... They will have a few for sale ... Last count I heard ( NATS in Kentucky ) ... the waiting list was over 300 ... at two or three cars a week ... TWO YEARS minimum ...

Originally Posted by hotroddaddy

I was there yesterday, did you see it it honest charleys tent ? they usually have one out there, i got my car filmed, by some guy who does merc videos, sayes its gonna be in the next film

The first one I saw was in Honest Charley's tent and then I stumbled on to Brookvilles's space. That coupe sure looked good!

Originally Posted by Deuce

Maybe ... by the time you can swing it ... ... They will have a few for sale ... Last count I heard ( NATS in Kentucky ) ... the waiting list was over 300 ... at two or three cars a week ... TWO YEARS minimum ...

I may have to give up a Corvette but haven't made the decision to push the button on the B'ville yet. I've been talking to them for a couple of months and I think I can get a coupe body from them in a reasonable amount of time. BTW, they have built 171 so far.

I think it's cool ... that they are making them ... and I Hope you can get one ... I just meant ... if you get on the waiting list ... NOW ... It will be a while ...

I had considered trying to buy one before they had got everything finished up ... but finally bought a good original one ...
The Brookville 3W is pretty close ... just a few things that are not dead on original Ford correct ... but close enough for a Hot Rod



You can go here ... to see a little progress on my 3W project ...
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/jour...ge=1&reverse=1

It is some what funny ... or ironic
The fellow who had my 32 3W ... finally sold it to me because ( in his mind ) ... the new Brookville 3W coupes would run the value of the original Murray built Henry Ford 32 3W coupes down ) I believe it has done the opposite ...

Originally Posted by Deuce

..........................You can go here ... to see a little progress on my 3W project ...........................

Deuce, man that's nice. You got the real thing and what everyone would like to have. I'll be happy with the B'ville. :-))

Originally Posted by earlyfordv8

You got the real thing and what everyone would like to have. I'll be happy with the B'ville. :-))

Properly done and painted ... only a AACA judge will be able to detect the difference between a Henry and a Brookville. The main easily seen differences I see so far are the Cigar lighter hole in the dash ... Brookville left it off ... and the glove box door ... it is cut and made different on the inside ... where the ash tray goes. I about cried ... when I had to cut a original dash for the A/C ducts ...



Look at the top dash rail, in the center ... you can see the hole for the cigar lighter ( the first Ford to have a lighter ) ... I do not know WHY they left it off ... it would have been easy to do.



They must have really gotten busy building the 3W's ... Kenny Gollahon ( the owners son ) told me at Louisville that the production would be 2 to 3 bodies a week ... 4 if they had a real good week.

They did not have the arm rests done yet ... I wonder how they will look?? The originals are very difficult to find ... ( thankfully I found a set ... )

Here are photos from their website. http://www.brookville-roadster.com/

When was there a coupe body at Honest Charlie's spot? That 30-31 body in his spot was mine - b-ville delivered it to his spot...sure didn't every see a '32coupe there at any point.