Is this an Essex???
Which is it? Thanx Comments
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Wellll, It has a 32 Ford grille shell. The body side lines looks sorta like a 28-29 Ford, but the window reveals say it ain't. The door handle looks like a 30-31 Ford. Just might be a hybrid..0
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Whichever way you look at it, it is bastardized! The body is a chopped '30 Essex Coach.0
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Dang, and it was probably a restorable Essex to begin with.0
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the door's crooked.0
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1930 Essex 2 door Coach, 1932 Ford grille shell, 1933-34 or so Kelsey-Hayes Ford V8 wheels and hubcaps, crooked door, 1930-31 Model A headlights and lenses, SB Chevy, rusty headers, dragon-breath exhaust welds, looks like a Heidt's front end, hydraulic brakes, smoothed frame missing the front cross bar. A lot of work went into making a turd.
I bet if I put a bunch of parts together in my shop I could make something like that. Then when I needed parts for one of the Model As, or the Hudson, I'd just go over to that thing and take something off!0 -
Probably fun to drive around though.0
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Hey Don't cuss it. More than likly it was a hulk of a body found in the weeds somewhere. Better to be used than crushed in a pile. That looks like a set of Model A rails. I bet its a blast to drive.0
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Looks like most of the rat rods I see. Maybe the guy doesn't have much cash?0
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I don't mind Essex Rods, but I do wish they'd use the Essex grilles too. There are enough '32 Fords in the world, this would have been a more interesting rod with the Essex grille.
I'd likely not even walk over to look at it at a "Rod" show.
Number 1, it has a OHV V-8 - that don't trip my hammer.
Number 2, it has a '32 Ford Grille which would tend to make me pass by.
Any kind of vintage engine with either vintage speed equipment or home fabbed hop-up stuff - I'd be there looking it over in detail.
Any kind of Hudson/Essex/Terraplane, actually any kind of obscure vehicle, I'd look it over pretty close and even forgive a modern transplant to a certain degree.
Mix the vintage tin with the vintage powerplant - I'm hooked!
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I'll bet the Ford grille surround was a heck of alot cheaper than an Essex. I remember when I was building my '38 Dodge, I wanted the 'vette fuel injection for the top of my 327, but alas, a free quadrajet manifold and $50 for a carb was much cheaper for a guy making $6 an hour. Maybe he just likes his build or its the best he can do with his budget, at least I agree he probably has fun with it! :-)0
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I can definatley appreciate someone working within a budget. Sometimes with these car projects it comes down to a choice; Do it cheap and enjoy it now, or save until it can be done right. The lattter quite often results in projects that get way out of budget and need to be sold and finished by someone who can afford it.
I think down and dirty is ok as long as saftey is considered. A crooked door, OK; no front brakes, bad choice.:eek:
Although I wouldn't own this thing, I bet it is a blast to drive. :cool: If I saw it in person, I would definately give it a closer look. A vintage power plant would be a plus.0 -
I can appreciate a budget too. Too bad mine got terribly restricted last spring with project money being diverted towards survival.
What I find most interesting about any car, rod or not, is talking to the owner and getting a sense of their connection with the car. Sometimes the enthusiasm is infectious, at other times the arrogance is detracting.
Mark0
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