pomonamissel
Senior Member
hey thats my line , lol .
Whats behind that barn door??
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The other car is a 1934 Hudson for anyone that's curious.
pomonamissel
Senior Member
nice to know thanks . cool looking coupe .
78Brougham
"Chump"
I've got a pair of very nice 331 heads if your so inclined.
That amazing real barn find is definately a Royal Lancer and not a Custom Royal Lancer, and it is also a 1958 model as Will has stated and Graham has stated as corrected. Royal was the mid level model (and all of them had V-8s I believe as the base engine), while Coronet was the base model and Custom Royal the top level except for the Regal Lancer that came out in mid model year 1958 which was the real top model in 1958 with some very special upgraded interiors to boost sales and some upgraded side trim. I was fortunate enough to find a very rare and virtually complete Regal Lancer about 10 years ago - it just needs to be restored yet though:
At first, I thought it was a 1933 Dodge rumble seat coupe next to it but Big_John is likely correct that it is a Hudson Terraplane (given that the grille housing is sheet metal and also in looking at the shapes of the windows and other details) - they looked like copies of each other, also in amazing condition for its age, especially if stored in Michigan all these years.
Hudson Terraplane:
Dodge Coupe:
This is the most significant post I have seen in the last month for my likes. Thanks!!!
At first, I thought it was a 1933 Dodge rumble seat coupe next to it but Big_John is likely correct that it is a Hudson Terraplane (given that the grille housing is sheet metal and also in looking at the shapes of the windows and other details) - they looked like copies of each other, also in amazing condition for its age, especially if stored in Michigan all these years.
Hudson Terraplane:
Dodge Coupe:
This is the most significant post I have seen in the last month for my likes. Thanks!!!
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Well maybe if you show the willingness to bring this back from the dead, that will give you a chance to buy. I agree w/ promamissle keep in contact, you just might land a real gem in the rough.
1934 Hudson Eight, not a Terraplane. Note the hood side panels. The Terraplane was the cheaper car line of Hudson at the time, replacing the Essex and had the six cylinder flathead.
GJS
Senior Member
I wouldn't have been able to leave. I'd have given the guy money just to sit in it's mouse infested interior and make vroom vroom noises.
I don't think I'll ever have it in me to take on a restoration like that, but I sure like dreaming on it.
I don't think I'll ever have it in me to take on a restoration like that, but I sure like dreaming on it.
livininharrow
Senior Member
keep pestering the guy until he caves in
Here´s some inspiration: 1958 Dodge Full Line Brochure
The engines:
Coronet Six: Get-Away 230cid in-line six
Coronet v8: Red Ram 325cid single 2bbl
Royal v8: Super Red Ram 325cid single 4bbl
Custom Royal and wagons: Ram-Fire 350cid single 4bbl
All with a v8: D-500 361cid single 4bbl
Same models as above: Super D-500 361cid dual 4bbl
The engines:
Coronet Six: Get-Away 230cid in-line six
Coronet v8: Red Ram 325cid single 2bbl
Royal v8: Super Red Ram 325cid single 4bbl
Custom Royal and wagons: Ram-Fire 350cid single 4bbl
All with a v8: D-500 361cid single 4bbl
Same models as above: Super D-500 361cid dual 4bbl
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Jon O.
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My grandpa is going on 40 years with his restoration
Ripinator
Old Man with a Hat
Hopefully, he is doing something to it every day. . . Good for him!
Jon O.
Well-Known Member
I actually meant the opposite. He moves some parts around every couple of years, but it has a 2 inch layer of dust. His plan is to work on it after he retires soon.
Ripinator
Old Man with a Hat
At least he hasn't forgotten about it. . .
78Brougham
"Chump"
Just out of curiosity... how old is grandpa?
We'd like to start a pool on when on when he finishes it..
Jon O.
Well-Known Member
haha he is 70 or 71. he is in great shape though and does yard work all of the time. He retires with my grandma in 4 years.Just out of curiosity... how old is grandpa?
We'd like to start a pool on when on when he finishes it..
I haven't had good luck getting cars vs. someone who is going to 'fix it up someday'... But, I've had great luck with the, ' I need a parts car for the one of these I'm currently restoring'. I think it takes the pressure off someone who always wanted to restore it, this way, they are not failing to do what they said they wanted to do, rather, by someone else wanting to do something else with the car, it kind of lets them off the hook, and they are more inclined to let go of the car. My $0.02, good luck.
Fratzog
Old Man with a Hat
Thanks for sharing. Amazing cars. Money talks. Show him the green and it's likely yours.
bluefury361
Old Man with a Hat
[QUOTE="Mike McGuire, ' I need a parts car for the one of these I'm currently restoring'.
Are you serious.....? It would seem that someone who is sitting on a vehicle with the intension of "fixing it up sometime" (weather they ever do or not), has a special attachment for that vehicle.
If someone showed up at my door asking about my 61 Fury that sat under a cover in the yard for a few years waiting to be restored, and said they wanted to use it as a "parts car", would not even hit the stairs when booted of.
Are you serious.....? It would seem that someone who is sitting on a vehicle with the intension of "fixing it up sometime" (weather they ever do or not), has a special attachment for that vehicle.
If someone showed up at my door asking about my 61 Fury that sat under a cover in the yard for a few years waiting to be restored, and said they wanted to use it as a "parts car", would not even hit the stairs when booted of.
67440NewYorker
Member
Thats been my luck also. Especially with my 1st gen Dodge trucks. They always seem more inclined to sell when you have one or drive right up the their house in one. Got my 81 shortbox that way. I smoked a deer in my 82 one afternoon. And i knew where another one sat so i drove over there the same day. Turned out to be a western truck that had a bad lean burn. Gave me the truck and 11yrs later i still have it and it has a 12valve cummins in it now.
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