I have always wanted to own a tub job. Not sure what a tub job is? It is when you take a early model sedan and removing the top making it basically a roadster with a back seat. It also then resembles a bath tub or a plain old tub. Back in 2006 I owned a sedan worthy of making into a tub, it was a 1928 Ford Model A Tudor which was too nice of an example to cut the top off. So I sold it and kept searching for a Model A sedan that had roof damage and or no roof at all. This to me would be the perfect candidate. Read more »
While on a Model A safari we stumbled upon this old trailer that had been retired some years ago. It was equipped with two solid rubber tires, wood spoke wheels attached to a steel rim, leaf springs riding on top of an axle, and these little gems. Four spring hangers that could double as rare art in my eyes.
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As of late I have been too busy to be in the shop for any decent amount of time due to responsibilites in life. I had almost given up on anything automotive to happen on Sunday when out of the blue my cousin calls my cellular telephone. “A good friend was looking at mountain property in Eastern Washington and found a Tudor sitting on a piece of property, want to go for a ride?” Pleasantly surprised and somewhat shocked I said “I was in, come pick me up on your way out of town”. I surveyed the rest of the house inhabitants to see if anyone else wanted to go on an adventure to find some abandoned Henry Ford products. As I found out quite quickly, the only person out of the entire family who was super excited to go was my 4 year old son Hank aka “Hot Rod Hank”. Read more »
Brief History
The Cadillac 346 Flathead V8 was the durable monobloc V-8 that would go on to help win the war. The 346 Cadillac flathead was the power plant of choice for the U.S. Army’s M-5 and M-24 tanks. The engine was backed by a Hydra-Matic, which was an exclusive Cadillac option new for 1941, which also saw action during World War II. Cadillac engineer Harry Barr would later recall that the transmission was very serviceable right from the start, and the improvements resulting from four years of military service would make the postwar versions even better. Read more »
The latest project parked outside of the barn is this 1966 Chevrolet Carryall. Originally the carryall was located in the Spokane area for the first 42 years of it’s life where it spent time as a weekend warrior, shuttling family members from their cabin to the local lake and beyond. In the last ten years it has sat idle being started and ran on a regular basis, but the use had diminished. The old saying goes “Rust never sleeps” and it has worked overtime on the carryall. Read more »
