Today 10/21/12 was the day I will remember for a week or two. It will be etched in the very fiber of my last bowl of grapenuts. It will surpass my first trial of a marriage.(loves a many splintered thing) My first piece of ... beef jerky! Anyway, 11 months ago this poor little beat up by time and neglect bug eyed version of a horseless carriage showed up for a make over. 50 or 60+ years it waited before it was let loose to fly down the road at blazing and amazing speeds like a wild mustang on the plains of North Dakota. Truth is I was to chicken drive it so I talked my older brother into being the test pilot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVNyGJTl1SE&feature=plcp
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Don,
Great job!!!! It is looking good and I'm sure you will have the roof on soon.
If you took photos of the rewooding process -- I would encourage you to make them available to others. A short note -- with lots of photos can be a big help to others in the future.
Again congratulations on a job well done!
Respectfully submitted,
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Very nice!
WONDERFUL Don!
The music near the end is genius......
Stodgy or not, I love the classy look of the Fordor.......my '25 Fordor is gradually growing on me....... ;)
It looks and sounds very good! You do good work!
Norm
It's nice when all that work pays off, isn't it?
Thank you all for being patient with my questions. I really believe the project would have been near impossible without the knowledge and resource of this forum. The neatest thing of this whole endeavor is the good people you meet along the way. Very interested in helping a new-to-the-hobby stranger which is a testament to the same spirit that built this great country of ours. For me, this was a item on my bucket list that really put me to the test. The greatest satisfaction is to see a piece of history restored to its former glory. But to receive the support and kind words of hard core restorers is quite humbling. At the risk of sounding corny (which has never bothered me) I thank you!
Looks and sounds great! Just remember, when you get to the top, the headliner has to go in first, before the top fabric.
All set with that Dennis, the interior is all done. I just have to figure out how to stretch the top by myself. Might take some measurable amount of tongue sticking out...
Great work Don. When your brother first backed out of the driveway and onto the road, the lighting hit it just right, the stance of the car was perfect and that look alone would make people love the looks of a Fordor.
Thanks Mike you are very kind !! It surprised me to find the car had a very solid sense about it. I didn't know what to expect so I'm pleased to say the least. Kind of scarey when its all new to you..
Great video and restoration time line Don. You rightfully have reason to be proud of your accomplishments. Your four wheels run unusually straight and true too. I loved the right turn signal halfway into the turn . . HA!
Had a '27 Tudor and it too felt "heavier" on the road that the Touring. Maybe because it is? Had the butterflies too the first time but no brother to experiment on!
Charlie, I had him do the run because he has experience with a rear tire on a T passing him, crossing two lanes of traffic and rolling off into the woods. He suddenly realized it came off his roadster. So big brothers are a real nice thing to have at times..
Very nice! Congratulations.
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2
Due to issues You Tube had with the original video I had to remove it. This is the new link that should meet with their approval.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESXIEmKBkfk&feature=youtu.be
COOL!
Pretty fancy chariot, with those bumpers.