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Dave Suponski 11-07-2010 05:08 PM

Charlie, I would have been crying over that 35 Chevy 3 window coupe also...

John Dallas 11-07-2010 05:12 PM

Charlie - I'm guessing small block Chevy under the hood?

Russ Jackson 11-07-2010 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Suponski (Post 27227)
Charlie, I would have been crying over that 35 Chevy 3 window coupe also...

Dave; You were reading my mind ! That's like my most recent purchase ,the 1955 MG TF ,I bought it for an investment I tell myself one Summer then off to auction but each time I walk past it in the garage ,I stop and think , Boy I sure do like that little jitney !

Frank Cronin 11-07-2010 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Russ Jackson (Post 27234)
Dave; You were reading my mind ! That's like my most recent purchase ,the 1955 MG TF ,I bought it for an investment I tell myself one Summer then off to auction but each time I walk past it in the garage ,I stop and think , Boy I sure do like that little jitney !

Russ, you have a nice car and keep it! If it has the 1500 motor don't let it go since they made only a few of them. Very rare. I have a 1954 MG TF #1414 / 30748 that has been in the family since 1957. Color is birch grey with red interior. My grandpa saw an ad in the paper and went and bought from a dealer in RI. This is a GI purchased car from Germany to the States. This has the Nuffield – Products CHR ODENDAHL FRANKFURT /M TEL 64336 dealer badge on the right side hood bonnet. Back in those days after the War to help with Great Britain’s economy which was in shambles they marketed to the GI's stationed in Germany these inexpensive two seater convertibles. To increase exports and to appeal to the American’s they added a little extra chrome and white wall tires which it always had since 1957. GI's could have them shipped to the States and it cost them practically nothing. I am in the process of restoring and when I am not reading the PGCA forum, I am on EBay searching for parts!!

Safety Fast!

Frank

charlie cleveland 11-07-2010 08:09 PM

nope the 35 still had the stove bolt 6 in it...was a neat orginal car...a 38 chevy coupe now resides in its place... it does have 327 350 horse under the hood...makes for a fast ride to the hunting woods..... charlie

John Dallas 11-07-2010 08:11 PM

Charlie - You're making my head hurt! I crewed on a 38 Chevy business coupe B Gasser in 1959/60. Small block bored and stroked. At the end, had an Isky roller and Hilborn Injection

charlie cleveland 11-08-2010 09:38 AM

john you were a lucky person to have lived and experianced the b gasser days...all i ever got to do was watch those old gassers go fast....had a friend name was carlton franks he use to run double bb gassers you ever hear of him.....to me the 50s and 60 s were the the best time a person could have lived....but it aint to bad doing a little living now....ha. charlie

John Dallas 11-08-2010 09:51 AM

Charlie - Grew up in Delaware and raced in NJ and Southeast Pa.

Car was owned by a rich kid, who hired Harold Ramsey, the National stock winner in '57 and '58 to drive for him. Had another man, George Weiler, of Birdsboro, Pa who was the mechanic.

Their names were shown on the side of the car as: "Spender", "Bender" and "Mender"

charlie cleveland 11-08-2010 10:37 AM

john that fella could not have given those fellas a better names...i will have to drag up some old history on them if i can...boy them were the days..... charlie


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