In that case you are a true enthusiast sir and you have my utmost admiration, sincerely! When you're making something just because you love the cars and know it's going to cost you money, that is serious devotion to the cause - well done and God bless you for doing so!

Another wet blanket here. It's a nice thought, but I can't see how it would ever be economically feasible.

I'm the editor for Mopar Collector's Guide magazine, and while it's apples and oranges, I can say, even most muscle car parts suppliers do not make much money and you have to consider the much larger audience they have. Auto Metal Direct recently sold almost all of their Dodge and Plymouth sheet metal to a longtime parts vendor and aren't going to make anymore. If they can't sell enough stamped steel fenders and door skins for Barracudas and Road Runners, how in the world could you make any money with these lights? They are beautiful, and if you need them you need them, but, very small audience, very high overhead to get them made.

As was previously stated, with the advances in 3D printing and CNC machining, one-off custom parts making for very obscure pieces is going to get more common and cheaper as the years progress. And, as you stated, who's going to drill holes in their fenders if their car didn't come with these? You have a VERY small audience to cater to.

It's a noble thought, but I cannot see any way in the world to recover your money having these made.

The 640 I was going to buy fell through, so, I'm getting a 633 Club Sedan from a darned well-known collector. Car was ground-up restored about 20 years ago, has been driven little sense.

Just got the videos of it, seems to idle fantastic, engine and all mechanicals were rebuilt when she was restored, when listening at the tailpipe and when it's putting down the road (alas, they didn't take any video of it running along in anything but first gear), there's a bit of a sickly somewhat weak misfiring sound, not terrible but definitely noticable.

Owner says it runs and drives great, he is very well known in the hobby and I've known him 30 years, I trust him 100%, but the videos were done by one of his mechanics - maybe they retarded the timing and the motor was just cold? Video of it idling, it's purring like a kitten. Just was wondering if I should ask any other questions? Been a while since I've had my butt behind the wheel of one, just curious if timing makes sense - thanks!

I've never had one, but if it's anything like the 319" eights that came out in '29, yes, a lot of the components should interchange with parts from the earlier engines. Since they have the same cubic inch displacement, I would think the bore and stroke, pistons and crank are all the same.

The 4 and 5 series cars, from 1926 through 1928 both use the 288" six. From 1923 to 1925, the earlier cars used a 268" six cylinder block.

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Try a place that specializes in mounting and balancing truck tires, as in heavy truck tires, they'll likely have the machine needed to do it, these wheels won't fit on most regular modern wheel balancing machines.

My deal to buy a '29 640 sedan fell through, family couldn't get a title for it and gave up trying to sell it - three months down the drain!

Looking to buy a '29 to '31 sedan, preferably with sidemounts, running and driving, hopefully an older restoration that just needs some TLC. Not looking for a project or full-bore restoration candidate, maybe something I can gradually restore as we enjoy driving it. Also not looking to spend six figures, just want something in the $50K or less range that is presentable, runs, drives, and stops.

Thanks!

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Well, then unless they're out of balance, at least we can rule the tires and wheels out as being the problem!

Disc wheels or artillery wheels? If artillery wheels are starting to come loose at the hub they can wreak all sorts of havoc.

Seeing some of the cars on here today got me to thinking back to a story my bad influence/boss told me back when I was a teenager (I'm now 57).

When he was about twenty, back in the early 1970's, a lady called him and she had a big Packard 8 in her old wood garage, dual sidemounts, black, all original, had been parked since the 1950s. She told him he could have it if he could get it out of there. Obviously he was game for that.

The garage was packed full of junk and there was a huge oriental rug lying on top of the sedan. He got behind the car and pushed the rug off only to find a nest of bumble bees had made a home in the carpet! He ended up having to be rushed to the hospital covered with stings and spent several days there.

So, here's where it pays off. He was always a true car guy and he didn't like being in the hospital. A nurse woke him up and told him to eat his breakfast, apple juice and some other things, he didn't want it, went back to sleep. A little while later the nurse came in, woke him up again and demanded a urine sample and stomped out of the room. Irritated again, he took the apple juicee and poured it in the urine sample cup, rolled over and started to go back to sleep when she came stomping back in. She picked up the cup and said something to the effect of, "Well, that seemed mighty fast."

He had had enough, so, he took the cup from her and said, "Yeah, probably better run it through again," he took the top off and chugged it down! She ran out of the room yelling he was crazy and came back with a doctor.

Long story short, he got the Packard about two weeks later, kept it about half a dozen years, and I haven't seen it since about 1978, but, I'll never forget that story.