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1401 [ 1951 ] Clipper
| Model Information | |||||
| YEAR: | 1941 | SERIES: | 19th | ||
| MODEL BODY: | 1401 | MODEL CHASSIS: | 1951 | MODEL NAME: | Clipper |
| VIN NUMBER: | *MISSING* | THEFT NUMBER: | *MISSING* | BRIGGS/OTHER NUM: | *MISSING* |
| General Information | |||||
| STATUS: | Current Owner | STATUS DATE: | |||
| ACQUIRED WHERE: | Auburn, IN | ACQUIRED DATE: | |||
ACQUIRED CONDITION: | Fair | OWNER: | Denny Z | ||
OWNED LOCATION: | New Bavaria, OH | OWNED CONDITION: | Excellent | ||
| ORG DEALERSHIP: | DELIVERED DATE: | ||||
| Interior Information | Exterior Information | ||||
INTERIOR CODE: | PAINT CODE: | PAINT NAME: | Grove Green Metallic | ||
INTERIOR DESCRIPTION: | Optional saddle tan leather | EXTERIOR DESCRIPTION: | |||
| Drivetrain Information | |||||
ENGINE: | 282 (8 cyl, 125 hp) | ENGINE SERIAL: | *MISSING* | ||
| TRANSMISSION: | 3 Speed Manual | ||||
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OPTIONAL EQUIPTMENT: | |||||
VEHICLE HISTORY/ PROJECT STATUS: | font faceI'm the fourth owner of this tri-state classic. Purchased new in Fostoria, OH, it spentmany yearsof its life in Michigan. I bought it from a ACD Museum VP in Auburn, IN in August of '7and brought it back home to Ohioand began the restoration. I finished(well you're never finished!)a week before a tour which tookus back to Auburn for a visit./font | ||||
| Vehicle Modifications | |||||
MODIFICATIONS: | I am basically a purist when it comes to restoration, but when safety or to a degree comfort is involved, I am not above making slight modifications to that goal. I put our '41 on 15 X 7.00 RADIAL white walls and have a set of seat belts to install too. I feel the cowl vent is really inadequate on hot days and adding modern A/C would take the restoration too far from original. So what I did was add vents to both sides to push additional air into the front seat compartment (at least when we're moving). I cut 4 1/2" holes into the air shroud behind the horizontal grills in front, and also into the backside of the inner fenders and side panels behind the kick panels on both sides. Then I ran five feet of 4" plastic corrugated field drain tile (not perforated) high through theinside of the fenders(lots of room in there)on both sides, to carry the air by connecting the holes. On the inner panels, I added regular home 6" dampers and then vent grills (from a '52 Packard) to cover the dampers and direct the air. They actually look pretty original inside if you didn't know they weren't supposed to be there. AND, they work great! | ||||
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