That "starlight" design was so post-war-modern looking, but even the cheaper coupe looked good too. Add fender skirts and a Fulton visor and the car looks even more streamline.
The bullet nose '51 is looking real good now! I'd make her a permanent member of the family & scrape that writing off the glass finally (since you said before it's not even talking about that car) & start on the outside bodywork. That large hole in the trunk you pointed out originally had a plug cover that must have rotted away & it was seam sealed in place. They are in alot of cars I've had & it's where assembly line machines handled the bodies as they moved down the line. During final assembly, workers installed the plugs with seam sealer. The '31 looks better than I thought it would after blasting. I bet some strategically placed wood & a porta-power could straighten the roof out pretty well. I think it could be saved with not much more effort than any other old car would need & without turning it into a rat rod. It's a blank canvas since the fire did all hard work, it's just standard metal straightening, rust repair & parts replacement at this point.
STUDEBAKER Hooray! The interior looks fabulous! The round hole with the lip around it in the trunk was where the fuel level sender access had been. The square loop bracket hung from the passenger side package shelf area is to hold the bumper jack in storage. The bottom of the jack sat in the spare tire well, the base was held in place by the long threaded rod which went througn the rim center, the whole thing being held in turn by a giant wing nut. I don't remember how they stored the jack handle, but it was squeezed in there somewhere. You should have a supply of new hinge screws by tomorrow or Saturday.
You did just a great job inside and out on the Bulletnose. When I was a kid (1960s) I remember seeing them all over. We owned a 1954 Ford Custom that resembled those. Takes me back to my innocence and it’s a great feeling. Thanks for sharing. Great job!
The Chrysler looks much better now. The Studebaker could use a coat of light blue paint. You two are quite the dynamic duo when you get working on a project. Congratulations.
I spent years with a straight 6 and 3-on-the-tree as a daily driver. This video has me thinking about making that happen again. Beautiful work on that interior. This car is going to see thousands of miles again.
You did a super job on the interior and car in general. Nice to see that you can stop at an intersection and there are no other cars around. That is nice. Noah also deserves some credit I am sure for assisting in the restoration.
Jonathon, I painted cars for 25 years in Olds and Ford dealerships. If you are using red oxide lacquer based primer, it doesn't matter if it's red or grey, it is porous and will absorb water. If it's epoxy, that's a different story .
There seems to be a surprising lack of overall webpage in that vehicle for being burned completely. What a beautiful interior job on the Studebaker. Even more so since you did it yourself. For any job, much less your first, it's one that you can be more than proud of.
First comment I see below mine says worthy of paint and it probably is if someone else owns it. With the collection building up and then the fact the right price buys anything, a coat of paint would be nice after the finish body work gets done. You stayed with it and can take it most anyplace that sells parts or a hamburger for you and your passengers. Maybe with is driven a little, what little things that haven't poked their head up yet will and the next guy will dolly it out and give it that final step. It really does sound good from what the camera picks up. If I lived closer and had more money that sense, that salmon pink 59 would be parked at my house. I don't think that your pressured to sell any of them, but money leaves room for another rescue... Kinda like that garage that had a 41 chevy sedan you was sorting through. Heck you may of got or changed your mind about it as them cars(There was a lot of cars in that collection)that looked good but had lots of issues. The Chrysler has more possibilities now that it is dusted off. Kinda the cleanest car that you have with you leaving the cleaning to the last, if that hadn't be been so nasty inside, it might not be so clean ... I think that the catfish are still biting.... good weather for fishing, just saying. Best wishes Jonathan and Noah.
You did a fabulous job on the interior of the Studebaker. Were you able to keep the old car smell? I am amazed that you hunted up a sewing machine and some fabric and reupholstered the car without patterns or instructions. And the bullet in the sewing machine didn't go off!
The loss of Studebaker was a great shame. In a better world the Canadian factory would have continued and the company would have reorganized with the kind of help that later came to GM and Chrysler. Studebaker had introduced some advanced designs and styling was very good, at times. The lesson for everyone is that removing the competition for the Big 3 allowed Japan and Korea to move in.
yeah l had that done on my 1st car a Vauxhall viva '64' red oxide (hand painted on ) sadly stacked her one week day going to work , and got done by the Cops for Careless Driving ,things you learn when you are Young !
I’ve always thought it would look cool to flip the body around backwards on one of those bullet noses. That rear glass has always looked like a windshield to me.
Keep it or sale it ? That Mama W's car I think she is gonna keep it ! Now you just need to do her windshield and see if she wants paint after finish the rust repair.
That old 1930 Chrysler has just the wire wheels and 11 inch drums and hubs that I want for my 1930 CJ6 sedan. Have you got any more? The wooden wheels and demountable rims are just not so trustworthy. Apart from that I love the car. Also enjoying your videos.
wow that's crazy makes me want to go for a ride to, are we there yet haha great job jon n knowa will you show the motor in the old car that is on blocks and try to start it god bless please reply
If I was 30 years younger I would buy the Chrysler and find a junk car that had the right wheelbase and drop it on that frame and use the junk interior as well. Would be a lot of work but a lot of fun to do.
That interior looks awesome!!! Great job!!! Im curious... I know you have a lot of time into the interior, just a guestiment on what the cost of material to do it?? My grandfather painted cars for years, and refused to use nothing but red oxide!!
There's always somebody standing on the sideline telling the man thats actually doing the work how to do the work. If we believe everything that modern paint company's/manufacturer's tell us (they are in business to make money). That we have to use a high dollar sealer, high dollar primer before we paint, or the paint job will be inferior we poor people would go broke. Red oxide primer can actually be sprayed over surface rust and it will stop further rust from happening within reason. Red oxide primer has been used a hell of alot longer than modern expensive sealers and modern expensive primers with the same results. So may I suggest to all the sideline know it all paint coaches, why don't you actually get off the computer and paint something with red oxide primer and then purchase and paint something with high dollar sealer, then tell us what the final outcome/results are. You going to find out you have been pissing money into a bucket.
Hi Strikes me that Chrysler was rotten before the fire. Stuff doesn't rot that quickly in 12 months. You say it had been restored. Remind me not to use whoever did it! The 1951 Studebaker needs to be painted and finished. Enjoy it and then move on unless you intend to keep it. The danger is like me you have too many projects and nothing gets finished. I have just bought a 1952 Buick Straight Eight with the Dynaflow transmission. Why? I now have three straight eight cars: 1940 Buick Super 8, 1954 Packard Patrician straight eight and now a 1952 Buick. 2 OHV and one side valve flathead. We must be nuts! All the best from Nick Jervis UK 🇬🇧 Ask the man who owns one
