The gas lid is very cool. The guy who built my '51 Wagon did the same thing. Of course the "judges" at the meet didn't even notice it, or a dozen other neat mods. But, that's another story.
As for this cute little '37, the buyer doesn't have to be a female Ms. Daddy Big Bucks type to miss things. On the other hand, she may have noticed them and known they were just silly, little details that could be dealt with later.
In either case, I'd have been deee-lighted to receive such a nice present under my tree or, more likely, in the driveway
Probably a V-8. If it were a 216 there would have been a few puddles of oil on the driveway! Check out the shift knob...looks and sounds like it might even be an automatic.
Ditto. Thanks 42 Bill. You, of course, are right. Sometimes we (me included) are too quick to point out even small descripencies. Such as I did about the hubcaps and sound.
I had to look at the video again to see what y-all were talking about concerning the gas cap. Hey, that is pretty neat.
I think the car is a street rod, albeit a fairly mild one. NC is a big street rod state. I, of course, don't know how it stacks up against other states for street rods but there is a bunch of them here.
Steve, thanks for sharing the video. It was well filmed, by the way. Charlie
GOOD CATCH...I didn't even see that either. I wonder how he did that. It looks like a piece of glass that is stationary, wouldn't the rain come in the crack between the two pieces of glass? It must have A/C or it would be getting really hot in the summer without a vent glass.
It's obvious the door glass is one piece and electric powered, when he rolls it down. Removing the vent window is an easy task. Fabricate a new front glass channel and have a new one piece glass cut. Top channel must also be extended,outside and inside feathers are replaced with a single piece.What about the all steel running boards?
The guy who built my 37 sedan 10-ish years ago changed the front door(s) glass from vent/door window to one piece. And added electric controls. It is VERY cool. One of those subtle "little" changes that can make a resto-rod just so cool.
The car builder claimed, as you suggest, it wasn't all that big of a deal. Of course, you guys know how to do stuff like that. Where-as I'm still trying to learn the box end from the open end.....
The car has power steering as well. You can see it when he turns in the drive and also corrects in the garage. Nice car. The glass is tinted as well. Radials. BC/CC in Silver/green. I'm betting on AC, power brakes, bearclaws, power locks maybe, the works. Tastefully done. The door issue could be just from new door gaskets. They may have had everything right, before those were installed. Fit and finish is still better than new!
Regardless of V-8, power steering, One piece door glass, reproduction artillery wheels with 41-48 hubcaps, etc. etc. there's something else that struck me about the car the first time I watched the video.
The overall "shape" (NOT condition, the actual shape) of the car seems odd. Sort of compressed. Not sure that's the exact correct word. But the whole dang car just seems sort of the "wrong size."
Anybody understand what I'm trying to say??? Anybody "see" what I seem to see when I look at the car??
I noticed that too Bill. I assume it's the way the video was formatted. It's the opposite of viewing a 4x3 image on a 6x9 wide screen where everyone looks fat. If you look at the wheels they are taller than they are wide. If they were actually that way it would be a bumpy ride.
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Bill and Tiny, I noticed that also. But rather than a formatting problem, I believe the car got rear-ended by an eighteen wheeler and pushed into the blade of a Caterpillar.
Some of those 37-38 drivers will do anything to improve the appearance of their rides. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. They'll even go other extra lengths such as chroming everything - either hidden or in sight - that they can. You know. (Grin) Charlie
Thanks Tiny. I figured it was some sort of technical "thing" like that. Everybody knows I'm a zero when it comes to technical stuff, so I was hesitant to even mention it.
As for YOU Charlie, well....looks like your goofy bone is acting up again....No matter....
I've seen gas filler doors done like that. I've also seen them so low that on quick acceleration, gas will go up into the neck and run out because the angle of the neck is too low. That door looks pretty low.
See Facebook Page for Joe Fuchs to see more pictures of my 1937 Chevrolet 1/2 Ton Pickup
That's a good point, 6 cyl. Another reason to be a "good engineer" - or have a good engineer doing the work - when modifying these cars. My guy used a gas door cover thing from a 49 or 50 sedan when he did away with the filler neck on the 51 wagon. I presume that the placement on the sedan was high enough to avoid what you mentioned. And he "cut" it into the fender of the wagon at an appropriate height.
Anyway, I think it looks very cool to have a "hidden" filler neck on the wagon. Rather than the original not cool looking ugly filler neck thing that's usually there.....
Just wondering if you tell your wives they are ugly without makeup? Or their hair combed? Mine is beautiful with and without all that primping and fussing.
them, also. Very tasty! Huh? (Grin)
