Here's the roughest car in this thread:
My 1956 Type 1 sedan. I bought this from Bruce Roehrs (RIP) in 2002 for the princely sum of $450. I didn't know who he was at first, but the Ramones sticker kind of gave it away. He told me that he bought it in Arizona from hippies who used to drive it around the desert. They drilled holes into the quarter panels and bolted jerry cans to the sides for their adventures. After that he drove it around for a while, up to Tahoe and back a million times (tying his skis to the roof with rope) before parking it for the better part of 20 years. Since I bought the car it's been sitting in my mom's garage (sorry Mom!) but now I have a place with space to work, which means it's getting dusted off.
It needs:
-New fenders, hood, decklid
-Complete electrical redo (the engine compartment is like a big tumbleweed of house wiring)
-Windshield
-Headliner, carpet, seat covers
-Paint and bodywork
So basically it needs everything. The good news is that the pans and heater channels are solid, since it was an AZ/CA car. Even the battery tray looks good. And most of the glass is good and original, except for the windshield which is cracked in two places. But it's a good starting point, and it'll keep me from going crazy this winter.
The current engine is a 40 horse (not original) so it'll probably get replaced. The good part is that I won't feel guilty about a 2332 with 48IDAs, or maybe EFI.
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cortezcycles, on Flickr
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Do I get to keep my punk rock card?
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