Re: Question from a Newbie

Posted by gone1951 On 2009/9/9 18:45:59

To me that one looks pretty far gone. Yes you can sand blast the rust from the car but with a car like the one on ebay you will be left with a lot of body work. The wood can be remanufactured. Patterns for the wood parts are probably nonexistent. You would have to create it as you went. Things like the header over the windshield are the hardest to make. It's best to start with one that at least has all it's wood in place. The old rotted wood can be used as patterns for the new.
It goes on and on from here. The more complete the car is the better. All in all it would be fun to start with a car like that one and see what you can do with it but it would not be a cheep proposition. You would have more money in it than it would be worth when you were done.
Perhaps that would be a good candide for a retro rod.