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tom1948 11-19-2023 06:06 PM

just a heads-up
 

I just watched iron trap garage, they just put up a 1939 phaeton that runs and drives. I don't know a price yet

DavidG 11-19-2023 06:19 PM

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No such animal. Do you mean a '39 convertible sedan?

38 coupe 11-19-2023 07:46 PM

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It is a convertible sedan. It looks like a big project from the first video they posted, junk and garbage up to the tops of the doors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrj1Vanpbk8

DavidG 11-19-2023 08:15 PM

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Runs and drives? Typical Iron Trap b.s..

38 coupe 11-19-2023 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidG (Post 2271010)
Runs and drives? Typical Iron Trap b.s..

I agree, starting and moving does not equal running and driving.

ssffnomad 11-19-2023 10:38 PM

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So, are you guys implying that once in a while, one needs to Turn or Stop ?

V8COOPMAN 11-20-2023 12:21 AM

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Soooo ..... Are you guys suggesting that they are supposed to haul that kind of thing straight to the crusher? I don't understand the negativity!

Coop


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DavidG 11-20-2023 01:21 AM

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In my case it's not about the car itself, but rather about the b.s.er.

ford38v8 11-20-2023 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by DavidG (Post 2271043)
In my case it's not about the car itself, but rather about the b.s.er.

Reality TV B.S. ...Did you see, they actually tried to pull that barge out of the mud with a chain wrapped around the front bumper. Gotta give credit where due, though, they correctly identified '36 fenders. (Someone must have told them.)

38 coupe 11-20-2023 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN (Post 2271042)
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Soooo ..... Are you guys suggesting that they are supposed to haul that kind of thing straight to the crusher? I don't understand the negativity!
Coop


It is the manufactured drama and misleading statement that bothers me.
I went and watched parts of the last video on the car. They got the engine to run, removed trash from the car, and fixed the brakes. There are no gauges, the throw-out bearing was making horrible noises, the cooling system was totally unknown, the wiring was non-existent, etc. The people in the video were even joking they might not make it to the gas station five minutes away.

That is not running and driving. That is reality TV drama.

1942deluxe 11-20-2023 10:06 AM

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This is my friend that recently passed away's 1939 convertible sedan. Built flathead in it. They are trying to get 24k for it. I don't think they've had even a nibble on it.

petehoovie 11-20-2023 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 1942deluxe (Post 2271102)
Attachment 530661
This is my friend that recently passed away's 1939 convertible sedan. Built flathead in it. They are trying to get 24k for it. I don't think they've had even a nibble on it.

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1700492618

Ronnieroadster 11-20-2023 02:08 PM

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Some need to understand what Iron Trap Garage is doing helps spread what we all enjoy. Fact there's a much younger generation than most of us here on the barn that follow and admire what the Iron Trap guys are doing especially with getting old Ford cars. trucks and parts back into circulation after their prior owners allowed the stuff to in many cases just deteriorate.
When any one from a younger generation has the opportunity to acquire something from what's been found and is now being offered is a win the way I see it.
Ronnieroadster

nickthebandit 11-20-2023 03:58 PM

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I know Matt Murray from Iron Trap Garage, and I have never known him to be BS'r. He spends the time, effort, and money to acquire a lot of stuff that has been sitting for years. He travels all over the USA on his own dime to get the stuff that he has gotten. Be thankful that he is willing to hunt the stuff out, and to get it back into circulation. Otherwise a lot of what he finds may end up in landfills, or scrap yards.

DavidG 11-20-2023 04:16 PM

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To each his own opinion.

rjlester 11-20-2023 04:34 PM

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As a new to flatheads guy, I commend anyone finding an old car and attempting to fire it up. Ronnieroadster said it right, there are a lot of younger people (myself included, but I'm not really that young lol) that enjoy watching someone else wrenching on old iron that is getting very hard to find. I've posted my own videos on YouTube with the flathead I found, and have enjoyed the comments I received, even some of the critical ones. It's all a learning experience and I've learned many things from YouTube that is in no manual anywhere.

V8COOPMAN 11-20-2023 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronnieroadster (Post 2271145)
Some need to understand what Iron Trap Garage is doing helps spread what we all enjoy. Fact there's a much younger generation than most of us here on the barn that follow and admire what the Iron Trap guys are doing especially with getting old Ford cars. trucks and parts back into circulation after their prior owners allowed the stuff to in many cases just deteriorate.
When any one from a younger generation has the opportunity to acquire something from what's been found and is now being offered is a win the way I see it.
Ronnieroadster


I nominate RONNIEROADSTER for president!


Coop


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V8COOPMAN 11-20-2023 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidG (Post 2271173)
To each his own opinion.


Do ya recon that Matt ought to just toss any raggedy old '32 parts in the nearest dumpster?


Coop


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Ronnieroadster 11-20-2023 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN (Post 2271193)
I nominate RONNIEROADSTER for president!


Coop


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Coop Thanks for the indorsement :)
I'm already the president of the Connecticut Street Rod Association and the condo association where my little Hobby shop is located. That's enough for me
at this time.
Ronnieroadster

TomT/Williamsburg 11-20-2023 06:04 PM

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https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/newre...eply&p=2271145

Well said, sir, well said!


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