Thread: So the Hunt Begins...................

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Ryan are you looking for something to build, something that’s turn key or something in between?

With growing kids I’d personally be looking at 57 and up Mopars, 58 and up GMs and 59 and up Ford products. Those were the years that interiors and trunks really started getting roomy. With all that room there are a lot more options for more modern (comfortable) front seating upgrades.

From a mechanical aspect the frames are usually suitable as is. The front suspensions are easily upgraded with a rebuild, disc brake conversion and sway bar addition. The engine bays are also decent sized and engine and transmission swaps are pretty much bolt in. From firsthand experience with a little tweaking these cars make fantastic highway cruisers and are also suitable as grocery getteres.

Just my opinion but the 1960 Dodge, GM and Ford 4 dr Hardtops all had some really neat designs.

Thanks Mike. I'll let you know after this weekend what she is leaning towards. At first I was going to settle for late 50's early 60's. But, she really wants a late 30's early 40's ride.

Originally Posted by Hot Rod Nick

I saw this '39 parked on Tilton Road in Northfield NJ. It looked nice so I went back, left my number with the wife, later got a call from the owner of the garage who is selling it for his buddy.

That's an awesome car!!!! I'm for sure it's out of my price range. Haha

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

That's an awesome car!!!! I'm for sure it's out of my price range. Haha

Ryan, from the pics, it looks like you could just do your engine & suspension mods and drive it! Would be nice to be able to skip the extra body work for now....

Originally Posted by Big Tracks

Richard, did your '47 have that cool speedometer that glowed green when you started off, then glowed yellow between maybe 45 and sixty, then turned red when you took your life in your hands and floor-boarded that mighty flat head six up to whatever top speed you could get?Jim

Not sure about the glowing speedo. I don't remember that.
I do remember racing a '50 Ford on a narrow road between the drag strip and home in Dayton. The old Dodge was packed with guys, maybe 6 or 8 of us and I was doing an indicated 85 mph on a narrow road, side by side with the '50, across narrow culverts and hell-bent for leather on questionable second-hand tires.....port-a-walls flappin' in the wind.....I have no idea how we survived our youth.......

Originally Posted by techinspector1

Not sure about the glowing speedo. I don't remember that.
I do remember racing a '50 Ford on a narrow road between the drag strip and home in Dayton. The old Dodge was packed with guys, maybe 6 or 8 of us and I was doing an indicated 85 mph on a narrow road, side by side with the '50, across narrow culverts and hell-bent for leather on questionable second-hand tires.....port-a-walls flappin' in the wind.....I have no idea how we survived our youth.......

Neither do I and I was one of the guys. Richard, your memory is improving

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

I got a 871 to put on my 354. I guess a seperate ride for the wife is going to have to wait. Haha I'm going to have to use the money I was going to use to buy her a car to do the blower set up. I guess if worse comes to worse, she can follow me in the Excursion for a year or so.

Sweet!!!! I had a 66 Chevelle BB with GM 671 on it. Funny, I worked on transit buses for a few years that were all powered by Detroit 8V92. At one time I had half a dozen 671 blowers in my garage.

Originally Posted by TerpnGator

Sweet!!!! I had a 66 Chevelle BB with GM 671 on it. Funny, I worked on transit buses for a few years that were all powered by Detroit 8V92. At one time I had half a dozen 671 blowers in my garage.

I bet that chevelle was sweet! It's amazing how few the detroit blowers are now. They're out and about but not like when I was in high school.