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68L71

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About a two months ago I sold my 68, I had it for over 10 years but I was sick of it. I am sure I will have a corvette again, probably a C1.

For now I bought this 33 ford 3 window coupe. I am going to do a traditional build on it, no bling or street rod BS. It will be a high boy with full hood, simple engine and manual trans. I don't want it to be too nice so I am afraid to drive it.
 
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68L71 said:
About a two months ago I sold my 68, I had it for over 10 years but I was sick of it. I am sure I will have a corvette again, probably a C1.

For now I bought this 33 ford 3 window coupe. I am going to do a traditional build on it, no bling or street rod BS. It will be a high boy with full hood, simple engine and manual trans. I don't want it to be too nice so I am afraid to drive it.

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33, and later a C-1? Your getting old.:D
 
A steel 33 3 window. I'll bet you paid big for that one. Worth every penny. California Kid. Good for you staying away from the street rod bling of nowdays. I don't even go look at those high dollar street rods at cars shows anymore. I like to see lots of original body and trim parts, a nice rake or lowered and a ford engine [or a Hemi].I still look at coupes for myself, I'd like to have another one someday - still wondering if I shoulda sold the last one. 38 Chev 454/4spd. Keep us posted on your progress
 

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DeJaVu all over again, about 55 years ago a older kid in the hood bought one of them, looks almost identical, had a Chebby in it as I recall....:yahoo:

some 20 years ago a friend up north was working on his '35 Ford rumble seat convertible, green with tan interior/top....V8 winner, sold it for almost nothing, and like I was telling him, it would have been worth FAR more as a steel body hotrod instead of a perfect resto....

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A steel 33 3 window. I'll bet you paid big for that one. Worth every penny. California Kid. Good for you staying away from the street rod bling of nowdays. I don't even go look at those high dollar street rods at cars shows anymore. I like to see lots of original body and trim parts, a nice rake or lowered and a ford engine [or a Hemi].I still look at coupes for myself, I'd like to have another one someday - still wondering if I shoulda sold the last one. 38 Chev 454/4spd. Keep us posted on your progress
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I like the late 30's Chevy's but I wanted no fenders and nothing looks better than 33-34 ford in my opinion.

While this car was not cheap the economy has taken it's toll on the value of these cars, while the aftermarket has not come down in price. I paid about the same price or less as a high quality glass body and significantly less than the repro steel bodies. Plus it has a frame and a 33 title.

The nice thing about these cars in a traditional build is they patina with use and don't lose value because of it...a corvette wears with use and loses value because of it.
 
[/QUOTE]I like the late 30's Chevy's but I wanted no fenders and nothing looks better than 33-34 ford in my opinion.

While this car was not cheap the economy has taken it's toll on the value of these cars, while the aftermarket has not come down in price. I paid about the same price or less as a high quality glass body and significantly less than the repro steel bodies. Plus it has a frame and a 33 title.

The nice thing about these cars in a traditional build is they patina with use and don't lose value because of it...a corvette wears with use and loses value because of it.[/QUOTE]

The 33-34 Ford 3w Coupe is the ultimate street rod body, better than a '32 IMO. I liked my Chevy Coupe a lot but the Ford is the winner.
Aquiring a real one with a title signifcantly more important. Cheaper than a repro too. Life is good.........
 
I want one with this nose

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Any opinions on what motor to run? At first I thought about a flatty but after talking with a few guys about it I think it is not a good option, plus I am going to run a full hood anyway. I hate to put a chevy motor in a ford but I can get locally a 283 with eveything and a freshly rebuilt for 1k...seems kind of hard to beat.
 
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Depends on how much and how far yer gonna drive it. Man I would sure resist the urge to run a chev - no matter how much I like 283's. Every freakin' street rod in the world has a carburated sb under the hood, all dressed up with the same old shit they bought. A friend of mine just had a flattie built for his 37 pick up. 230horse power. Not bad for a original 80 horse engine. REALLY raises the cool factor. If your going to drive it a lot you should be able to find a real good, complete FI 302 for 1k. Or how about this [way out there] a late chrys fi/hemi. Before you laugh, the only non Ford engined car in the Ford museum in Dearborn is a '32 3 window with a 392 displayed as the consummate {–verb (used with object) to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.} hot rod
A beyond cool coupe like that deserves the right thing. But in the end it's your car......... :confused:
Keep us posted
Frank
 
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Depends on how much and how far yer gonna drive it. Man I would sure resist the urge to run a chev - no matter how much I like 283's. Every freakin' street rod in the world has a carburated sb under the hood, all dressed up with the same old shit they bought. A friend of mine just had a flattie built for his 37 pick up. 230horse power. Not bad for a original 80 horse engine. REALLY raises the cool factor. If your going to drive it a lot you should be able to find a real good, complete FI 302 for 1k. Or how about this [way out there] a late chrys fi/hemi. Before you laugh, the only non Ford engined car in the Ford museum in Dearborn is a '32 3 window with a 392 displayed as the consummate {–verb (used with object) to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.} hot rod
A beyond cool coupe like that deserves the right thing. But in the end it's your car......... :confused:
Keep us posted
Frank
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I would like a flat head but how much did that 230 hp cost him? I really hope to drive this car a lot and reliability is key to that. I like the idea of a FI 302, I will look into that.
 
I will email my friend and try to get some details - I think it was some place in Spokane that specialises in flaties
 
Flatheads are cool but don't seem real practical if it is going to be a driver. How about a nailhead?
 
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Flatheads are cool but don't seem real practical if it is going to be a driver. How about a nailhead?
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That was going to be my suggestion...they're out there, not in huge demand, and you can still get all kinds of cool vintage and repop performance parts. Maybe a 50s Olds, or even an early Hemi if you can find one for a decent price. Anything but a small block Chevy, since as it was already said every "street rod" has a small block in it.
 
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