Popular Post Rocket88 Posted January 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2019 I've just bought thisg Junkman, Conrad D. Conelrad, drivewaymyway and 47 others 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougiefourspeed Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Nice alternator conversion mister. Nice MM Minor steering wheel too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Purports to be a 1946 Austin 12...............with a "B" series..............rod brakes, and no front shockers........ahem...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 So is this a Minor then, bits swapped over or just some kind of thing made with whatever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 No, it's an Austin 12 with a non original engine...............they never fitted a "B" series in a Minor, nor did a Minor have cart spring front suspension , or a separate chassis.......... drum and Matty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty998 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Was this on Retro Rides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 No, it's an Austin 12 with a non original engine...............they never fitted a "B" series in a Minor, nor did a Minor have cart spring front suspension , or a separate chassis.......... I just recognised the steering wheel, seat and that the engine looked Minorish. No idea about the underside bits as the last one I was underneath I was about 8 Will you be leaving it as is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Precursor to these Dan_ZTT, Aston Martin, GrumpiusMaximus and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 What are you going to do with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Needs either A. A whopping big V8 dropping in Or B. A whopping big V8 dropping in. A or B is fine with me. John F, Rocket88, Timewaster and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Looks like an excellent WBOD you've bagged yourself, cleverly avoiding all those pesky misting-up or icing-up issues.Well played, whatever it is! (If it is based on an Austin 12, I'd say it's derived from a mid-30s or earlier 1920s version - since the 1939-1947 version had quite a raked screen and short scuttle compared to your latest chariot.)https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_12_(1939) EDIT: this is the 1946 shape Austin 12, as launched in 1939. Quite a different front end profile from yours! Earlier 'Gumdrop' version of the 12, with deeper, sloped scuttle and more upright windscreen (albeit with separate frame): Still doesn't look quite the same, with a different crease line, but overall looks a bit more similar in style than the 1946 model year. I'm not much of an expert on pre-war stuff, so happy to stand corrected! SierraMikeHotel and Rocket88 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 For now..........standard engine and box, fairly severe roof chop, re-engineered front end, juice brakes, and possibly metal flake paint job...........battle commences next week........... AMC Rebel, SierraMikeHotel, Jerzy Woking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Oh, and some door skins might be an idea....... garethj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Looks like an excellent WBOD you've bagged yourself, cleverly avoiding all those pesky misting-up or icing-up issues. Well played, whatever it is! (If it is based on an Austin 12, I'd say it's derived from a mid-30s or earlier version - the 1939-1947 version had quite a raked screen and short scuttle compared to your latest chariot.) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_12_(1939) You could be right.............as it's registered as a '46, could be pre-war design sold after the war.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 DVee8, on 07 Jan 2019 - 5:32 PM, said:Precursor to these That Disco 2 flat-bed looks OEM, very impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 For now..........standard engine and box, fairly severe roof chop, re-engineered front end, juice brakes, and possibly metal flake paint job...........battle commences next week........... I know there aint much left but it seems a shame to "hot rod" it... most cars from this period I see have been hacked about and "hot rodded" no end, and it makes me wonder how many relatively non messed with ones are actually still running around? AlabamaShrimp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 After some research....could be a Model A Ford body.............scuttle lines are close...............if so, obv Ford scene tax applies, and its worth gazillions.......... Datsuncog, Christine, somewhatfoolish and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 I know there aint much left but it seems a shame to "hot rod" it... most cars from this period I see have been hacked about and "hot rodded" no end, and it makes me wonder how many relatively non messed with ones are actually still running around? I hear what you say.............but as it's already been converted into a pick up, and [see above] ! LightBulbFun and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Flathead 8 please. Phil AMC Rebel and Rocket88 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 You’ve single handedly broken the awful radar with that. It looks hysterically terrible and utterly pointless in equal measure. Eddie Honda, Datsuncog, Rocket88 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 After some research....could be a Model A Ford body.............scuttle lines are close...............if so, obv Ford scene tax applies, and its worth gazillions.......... At first glance, to me it looked a bit more Ford than Austin up top - but the best thing about bitsas is that you can accentuate whatever it is Da Kidz want this week... Zam! It's a Ford! It's an Austin! It's both! It's neither! It's a WINNAHmobile! (Was it suitably cheap, or is this an object lesson in why we oughtn't mix eBay with the last of the mulled wine and advocaat??) somewhatfoolish and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 You are Herman Munster AICMFP Conrad D. Conelrad, GrumpiusMaximus, DSdriver and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I know there aint much left but it seems a shame to "hot rod" it... most cars from this period I see have been hacked about and "hot rodded" no end, and it makes me wonder how many relatively non messed with ones are actually still running around?This from me too. I'd rather drive a bitsa than yet another hotrod. It's like the pineapple bridge, individual* and different* while actually being the same as the rest. Still that said it's missing enough bits so... LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I know there aint much left but it seems a shame to "hot rod" it... most cars from this period I see have been hacked about and "hot rodded" no end, and it makes me wonder how many relatively non messed with ones are actually still running around?I’m a bit of an originality fan myself most of the time, but in this case the train has well and truly left the station. Crack on! Laseraligningfoofooflanges, dome, Cavcraft and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 That is fucking outstanding. Carry on! Slartibartfast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 That Disco 2 flat-bed looks OEM, very impressive!It does look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 If anyone in 'shite land can identify the cab, I'd be grateful...........Looks like it had an opening screen at one stage, and I suspect suicide door set up is original.........Model A Ford is the closest I've got, but there are some differences.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Definitely not Model A. Not sure what it is except horrid, sorry Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Chacun a son gout.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=332997877082&category=31357&pm=1&ds=0&t=1546701543000&ver=0&cspheader=1 ...this car is rough and incomplete and won't be going back on the road... Sounds like a challange! It's on the road at the moment...............! Crispian_J_Hotson and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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