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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    03/11/09

    In reply to 1933 Ford Cabriolet, A Noble Great Eight Contender
    Those white/cream stell wheels look like they came off another old Ford product, a 9N Tractor [www.fawcett.cc]
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    P161911 probably shoudn't have was starred P161911 probably shoudn't have was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    03/10/09

    In reply to 1933 Ford Cabriolet, A Noble Great Eight Contender
    It needs a hot name.

    I'm not going to suggest "Butterscotch Stallion."
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    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    03/10/09

    In reply to 1933 Ford Cabriolet, A Noble Great Eight Contender
    Autorama needs a track day before the show.


    It it's this pretty after running a few passes, then they really did their homework.


    If the whole thing catches fire or falls apart, well, you're not gonna do so well in the judging.

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    Mad_Science was starred Mad_Science was unstarred
    Image of joshkeady joshkeady
    03/10/09

    In reply to 1933 Ford Cabriolet, A Noble Great Eight Contender
    Well I'd like to ding it for not having a Ford power plant. Think about, like, a Y-block or something in there, newer than a flathead, older than the 302 or 351 that everyone else uses.


    Anyway, other than that (which is just a personal preference thing) I am drooling all over this car, from the front brakes to the gorgeous lines.

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    joshkeady was starred joshkeady was unstarred
    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    03/10/09

    @Josh Keady: Yeah, something really rare and impossible to get parts for, something only a maniac would own, something like an MEL 430.
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    Ben Wojdyla was starred Ben Wojdyla was unstarred
    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    03/10/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: How's that coming, by the way?
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    Mad_Science was starred Mad_Science was unstarred
    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    03/10/09

    In reply to 1933 Ford Cabriolet, A Noble Great Eight Contender
    I like the color combo in it. It would definately liven up a new Camaro.
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    Jo Schmo was starred Jo Schmo was unstarred
    Image of elwood elwood
    03/10/09

    In reply to 1933 Ford Cabriolet, A Noble Great Eight Contender
    Man, I wish that I could make such a lucrative career trading in on people's nostalgia.
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    elwood was starred elwood was unstarred
    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    03/10/09

    @elwood: Well, you'd need the skill set to actually build something like this first.


    Then you'd need to build kickass cars for a couple of decades before becoming recognized as being amongst the elite shops out there.


    In addition to doing great work, you'll need to manage your customer relationships well. Builds this big never go according to plan and schedule, so you'd need to have a way with words to keep your customers happy as things stretch out.


    Additionally, you'd need to do enough self-promotion to keep a steady stream of customers coming.


    Then, after you've spent years building all of this up, you might have one guy with a few hundred thousand bucks knocking on your door with a project of this magnitude.

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    Mad_Science was starred Mad_Science was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    03/10/09

    @elwood: It ain't really nostalgia if it never went away...
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    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of .357 .357
    03/10/09

    In reply to 1933 Ford Cabriolet, A Noble Great Eight Contender
    Nice and simple. No garish flames. I like it.
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    .357 was starred .357 was unstarred
    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/10/09

    In reply to 1933 Ford Cabriolet, A Noble Great Eight Contender
    Very nice. I'm digging the color. Sort of a butterscotch orange?


    This is a very clean rod. I like that it uses a Mopar engine. That's more original than sticking a SBC in it.


    Please don't tell me this is the last of your Autorama coverage.

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    engineerd was starred engineerd was unstarred
    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    03/10/09

    @engineerd thinks cannoli is deserving of a star: Not quite, but all good things do come to an end.
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    Ben Wojdyla was starred Ben Wojdyla was unstarred
    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    03/10/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: Are you guys gonna cover any of the Billetproof shows?
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    Mad_Science was starred Mad_Science was unstarred
    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    03/10/09

    @Mad_Science: Does a bear shit in the woods?
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    Ben Wojdyla was starred Ben Wojdyla was unstarred
    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    03/10/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: Probably, but to be fair, I've never seen it.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    03/10/09

    In reply to 1933 Ford Cabriolet, A Noble Great Eight Contender
    Very tidy and well resolved. Looks like you couldn't go wrong with orange this year.
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    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet was starred Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet was unstarred
    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    03/10/09

    In reply to 1933 Ford Cabriolet, A Noble Great Eight Contender
    Wow.


    A Ford body. A GM transmission. Mopar engine.


    I guess if that's not Jalop, I don't know what is.

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    Plecostomus [Tyrrell] was starred Plecostomus [Tyrrell] was unstarred
    Image of BSAKat BSAKat
    03/10/09

    @Pleco - e pluribus hoonum:

    An El Camino body, a BL transmission and a Peugot engine...
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    BSAKat was starred BSAKat was unstarred
    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    03/10/09

    @BSAKat: No.


    Lotus Europa, El Camino-ized, ZF Transaxle and a Peugeot engine. And you definitely one-upped me with that.


    Bravo, sir. +heartclick for you.

     Reply
    Plecostomus [Tyrrell] was starred Plecostomus [Tyrrell] was unstarred
    Image of tonyola tonyola
    03/10/09

    In reply to 1933 Ford Cabriolet, A Noble Great Eight Contender
    Not bad, though butterscotch is not my favorite color. What are those odd blisters in the hood panels behind the headlights? Clearance for some underhood parts?
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    tonyola was starred tonyola was unstarred
    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    03/10/09

    @tonyola: Chrysler's "real" Hemis (the 1st and 2nd gen ones) weren't exactly compact in terms of exterior dimensions.
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    Six Flags Over Tomsk was starred Six Flags Over Tomsk was unstarred
    Image of citroën67 citroën67
    03/10/09

    @tonyola: Those "blisters" are the reflections of the headlight buckets...as far as I can tell, anyway.
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    citroën67 was starred citroën67 was unstarred
    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/10/09

    @citroën67: It's relief for the cylinder heads. '33 Ford hoods get narrower as you move from back to front. Chrysler 354 Hemis do not.
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    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/10/09

    @Mike the Dog: oops, that was supposed to be @tonyola...
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    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
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