Pacemaker street rod project

MikeWA

Saw a decent '51 Pacemaker coupe project at the swap meet at Chehalis, WA this weekend. Ford 351 Cleveland engine and auto trans, Volare front clip (power steering and torsion bars), Cad tilt-telescope steering column, couple of loose bucket seats and a velour back seat. It appears to be a very solid car (didn't look underneath), only rust-through was a couple of small spots in the rear seat floor pan. Trunk floor was very solid. Didn't look at the front clip/ engine installation- the guy says it was done right, but welding was by an amateur with a MIG, so he recommended having a pro go over the chassis work and re-weld as necessary. Engine supposedly rebuilt, but the guy ran out of steam before he got it hooked up enough to run. Sorry, no pics- my phone was back at my car. $3,500. Will Johnson, 36O-888-49O9, Olympia.