Saturday, January 28, 2012

Gonna be a sweet ride

I had to make a trip to Staples today, which I always enjoy because it's next door to Bubba's East Coast Rods and Customs. Many of the incoming projects are sitting out front, and I saw this 1940s Oldsmobile. A little rough right now, but it's going to look nice after it's restored.






Also, check out this mid-50s Fairlane.

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12 comments:

  1. rinardmanJanuary 28, 2012 at 2:58 PM

    Will it be restored, or turned into a custom?

    Love the whitewalls!

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  2. PacoJanuary 28, 2012 at 3:04 PM

    Not sure. Bubba does both, but I don't know what the owner's plans are for this one. They had a 1948 Dodge Desoto a while back (black, with so much chrome on the front bumper that it looked like the baleen on a blue whale; I would have killed for it. In fact, I just finished looking around the 'net for late '40s/early '50s Desotos and there are quite a few in reasonably good condition for not a whole lot of money. Much cheaper than my dream car - a 1939 Packard touring sedan.

    Tempting...very tempting...

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  3. mojoJanuary 28, 2012 at 3:06 PM

    Guy down the street had a pair of pre-war Packards.

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  4. PacoJanuary 28, 2012 at 3:11 PM

    Mojo: Sweet! The problem is, Packards are just so damned expensive, even in fairly rough shape.

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  5. JeffSJanuary 28, 2012 at 3:15 PM

    I may be strange, but this is my dream vehicle.

    Not so comfortable during inclement weather, but very versatile, especially on crowded freeways.

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  6. RebeccaHJanuary 28, 2012 at 3:46 PM

    Believe it or not, my last two years of high school, I drove a 1938 Nash that my dad paid $50 for. It ran great (except for a tendency for the headlights to short out at night, not that I did much driving at night then), and the upholstery was down to that scratchy wool underlining. I'd give anything to have that car now. Dad sold it for $100, so he made a profit, but he'd be spinning in his grave if he knew how much it would be worth now.

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  7. richard mcenroeJanuary 28, 2012 at 4:56 PM

    JeffS -- Tell him you'll go ten if he throws in the quad .50's

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  8. IsophoroneJanuary 28, 2012 at 7:58 PM

    So are you going to the auto show downtown this coming week?

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  9. PacoJanuary 28, 2012 at 8:16 PM

    Isophorone: I didn't know there was one. I'll have to look into it.

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2012 at 1:44 AM

    Very nice, what sort of price over there?

    After many years of saving my sixpences I am indulging myself with one of these, a Leyland P76:
    http://www.leylandp76.com/clubs/wa/index.html

    Mk50 of Brisbane
    (Formerly MarkL of Canberra)

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2012 at 9:09 AM

    MarkL

    Mark I remember the P76 very well.
    I was advertised as " you can fit a 44 gallon drum in the boot"

    Unfortunately it came about at the wrong time, when oil prices were going up and small cars were all the rage.

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2012 at 9:11 AM

    of course it would be"It was advertised"

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