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RobertB 08-18-2014 02:23 PM

Guess I just bought another one
 

I just made an offer on a 30 roadster. It's just parts and pieces, but looks like a good start for a speedster or a station wagon.

Did anyone ever come up with blueprints for a woody station wagon? I know you can buy the complete body, but I have a table saw, a router or two, and a fair amount of woodworking experience.

My offer was $600, what he was offering it to me for, but I asked hime to deliver it here in town, since he has a trailer.
http://images.craigslist.org/01414_8...md_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/00U0U_l...4M_600x450.jpg

I'll have to keep it at work until I confess to the wife....:D

C26Pinelake 08-18-2014 02:36 PM

Re: Guess I just bought another one
 

You must have a lot of free time. You should log your time and count the total hours to restore. I will bet it exceeds 2000!
Wayne

Russ B 08-18-2014 03:07 PM

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Hard to see in the photo, but that looks more like a cabriolet to me than a roadster. It looks like a fixed post windshield with a hinge up there.

bart78 08-18-2014 03:09 PM

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Looks to me like a sport coupe.

rocket1 08-18-2014 03:15 PM

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Those wheels are odd,I wonder what they are from,a lot of money and a lot of time should do it,best of luck,you will bring it back to life.

Mitch//pa 08-18-2014 03:25 PM

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just tell the wife its a clients car your working on, then as time passes you got it for free cause he couldnt pay:D:D:D
just messin she'll understand

bart78 08-18-2014 03:43 PM

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Find a roof like this and make a coupe. http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/...28DEE2F9_1.jpg

bart78 08-18-2014 03:44 PM

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http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/...73158940EB.jpg

Tom Wesenberg 08-18-2014 05:17 PM

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If you need to work with a low budget or lowest hours spent, probably the cheapest build would be a period hot rod.

pooch 08-18-2014 06:40 PM

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You would probably get $2K just for that rear section over here in OZ.

Chris Haynes 08-18-2014 06:47 PM

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I certainly wouldn't destroy that body. Find a cowl for your project and sell thea body to someone who will appreciate it.

nickair 08-18-2014 06:51 PM

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Great deal for $600. It would sell for more just as "yard art." Good score.

Just tell the wife it is a good investment. :-)

jw hash 08-19-2014 02:22 AM

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it looks like a sports coupe not a roadster to me, still a good buy at that.

RobertB 09-03-2014 05:27 PM

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Actually, the three types of Model A's I most covet (after my slant windshield) are the Station Wagon, the Pickup, and the speedsters.

My first thought was to try a Station Wagon build.

I'm too tall for a PU.

Now I'm daydreaming of a speedster...looking more like an old dirt track car.

CarlG 09-03-2014 05:39 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RobertB (Post 939622)
...I'm too tall for a PU...

Kinda wish I'd thought of that before I bought mine. Oh, well . . .

henry's 31 09-03-2014 07:51 PM

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I think you did a great buy. Any of those vehicles you talk about will bring another Model A to life. In the future I would love to make a Station Wagon.No matter what you decide, enjoy the journey.

Henry's 31

Buz 09-05-2014 07:08 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rocket1 (Post 930015)
Those wheels are odd,I wonder what they are from,a lot of money and a lot of time should do it,best of luck,you will bring it back to life.

Look like M151 Jeep wheels to me.


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