| doning | -- 09-21-2011 @ 3:07 AM |
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Hey Guy's, it's me again. I hope the photo goes through okay. Enclosed is a photo of my 1937 Ford at it's first car show which was last week. It has it's original paint, interior and 85 HP engine. Still have alot of bugs to work out.
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| supereal | -- 09-21-2011 @ 3:34 AM |
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Great car, Don! A solid '37 is a fine example, particularly in such an original state. I wish my first project had been that good.
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| doning | -- 09-21-2011 @ 3:46 AM |
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Thanks Super!
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| Steves46 | -- 09-21-2011 @ 4:34 AM |
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Great looking car! I hope you have many years of enjoyment with her.
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| ford38v8 | -- 09-21-2011 @ 5:46 AM |
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Don, excellent car! You'll surely take a rouge Award at it's first EFV8 Concourse. An enviable award available only to originals. Alan
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| 40guy | -- 09-21-2011 @ 6:57 AM |
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It looks like a very solid car. Unrotted examples are hard to come by these days. Thanks for sharing the photo. The first thing I thought when I saw it was "Rouge winner".
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| wrosenkrans | -- 09-21-2011 @ 7:22 AM |
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Lovely car. I find the originals tend to get as much or more attention at shows. Wayne & Barb '42 Super De Luxe Tudor
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| doning | -- 09-21-2011 @ 7:29 AM |
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Rouge winner? Why do you guy's think that? I thought those cars were completely restored like new?
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| TomO | -- 09-21-2011 @ 8:13 AM |
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The car is looking good. You are lucky to find such a nice original car. The Rouge class is for unrestored 'survivor' cars. There are 3 categories, exterior, interior and running gear. The rules for this class are in the front of the Roster. These cars are becoming more valuable as reference sources, so restorers can see how Henry did it. If the paint is original, I would not repaint the car, just touch up any rust so that the tin worm won't feed on your car. Then drive it to a National Meet and basque in all of the compliments on your original car. Tom This message was edited by TomO on 9-21-11 @ 8:24 AM
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| doning | -- 09-21-2011 @ 8:56 AM |
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I have no plans at all for a repaint. I'm driving it as it is. It was in a barn since 1966 in southern VA. and I purchased it from a gentlemen for the sum of $1000.00. It took me 8 years to get it road ready. This message was edited by doning on 9-21-11 @ 8:57 AM
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| MG | -- 09-21-2011 @ 10:05 AM |
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That's a great looking car Don! I wish I would have kept mine as original as it was when I first got it. I would have kept the blackwall tires on it though. Don't restore it! There is someting to be said about the patina of age and use which is forever lost when a car is restored. Attached is a picture of my '37. P.S. - As Wayne said above, unrestored original cars tend to draw a lot more praise and attention at car shows than do restored cars. I experience this on the occasions I show both my '37 and '34 together at a show. The '34, which is an unrestored original, gets all the oohs and aahs. Seems like the women love to sniff the mustiness of the interior as well. Again, DO NOT restore your car! Fordors Forever! This message was edited by MG on 9-21-11 @ 3:01 PM
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| doning | -- 09-21-2011 @ 10:47 AM |
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Very, very nice! They'll be 75 years old next year! I'm hoping there will be good coverage on them next year in the V8 Times.
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| 37don | -- 09-21-2011 @ 2:04 PM |
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What a great find Don! They are only original once. Drive it and enjoy it.37's weren't very popular when I got mine but are gaining in popularity rapidly. Mine is a 4dr as well. regards, Don
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| MG | -- 09-21-2011 @ 2:40 PM |
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37don, The '38 Deluxe was even less popular than the '37. But I think the '38 Standard was a great looking car. It is my opinion the '38 Standard should have been the Deluxe model with respect to it's styling and vise versa. The '39 Standard looks like the '38 Deluxe.
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| rlh37ford | -- 09-21-2011 @ 3:35 PM |
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Don: Congratulations on a great find of an original 37. I once had one too, a Club Cabriolet. Still have the car but in my uneducated twenties at the time, I took the advice of a friend & we stripped and repainted the car. Smarter today, I must echo the other guys on keeping your car original as a great study of the way Henry built them. You are envied.
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| Robert/Texas | -- 09-25-2011 @ 4:41 AM |
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I enjoyed the picture of your '37. It is a near clone of my first car, grey '37 fordor humpback. I bought the car for $175 in 1950. There was a shortage of used cars, hence the price I had to pay for it. I now have a similar unrestored (original green paint) '37 with 59,800 miles on the odometer. It will pass the 60,000 mile mark next month on the four day Texas 1,000 mile tour.
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| doning | -- 09-25-2011 @ 4:59 PM |
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Robert: Let's see a photo!
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| 37 Coupe | -- 09-25-2011 @ 5:15 PM |
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It looks like Gull grey a 1937 Ford color but without a stripe or is it worn and not showing up in the picture? The stripe should be red or bright vermilion. If no evidence of the original stripe I would think it has been repainted sometime in its almost 75 years.
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| doning | -- 09-25-2011 @ 5:47 PM |
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It has a red stripe. Bright in some areas and light in others. The car has never been repainted.
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| Robert/Texas | -- 09-25-2011 @ 6:24 PM |
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The striping is barely visible in a few places. It is a light color (maybe silver or white). Here it is:
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| doning | -- 09-25-2011 @ 6:33 PM |
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Very nice Robert! I like that!
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