Project Ideas

There are a lot of project options e.g., coupes, hard tops and convertibles; pickups (long beds and short beds) wagons and suburbans and oh yes Rat Rods.  The most popular models are Fords and Chevy's but there are a lot of other exciting models e.g., Buick, Cadillac, Chrysler, Cord, Dodge, Desoto, Graham, Hudson, Lincoln, LaSalle, Mercury, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Pontiac, Rambler, Studebaker, Willys, and many more.

Some things to remember as you decide on your project car;

• It’s fairly easy to find Ford and Chevy project cars and trucks, plus there are a number of companies that fabricate body and floor parts for many old Ford and Chevy cars and trucks.
  
• With some effort you can find other brands for good project cars but the cost to build them will be more expensive because of the limited supply of project cars and after market body and floor parts.
  
• There are several companies that provide New Old Stock (NOS) parts for many of these old cars in addition to Fords and Chevy's.
  

 Some things to remember as you decide on your project car;  

• Try to locate a parts catalog, shop manual or parts locator for your project car, all of which will come in handy when trying to find parts for your car. 

• Once you have your project car take pictures.  It’s good to have before and after pictures of the car.  Considering the car may be taken completely apart during your project, its good to take some close ups of the body and interior and the way a piece of chrome or stainless fits.  When the time comes to put the car back together the pictures can be a real help.

 The Plymouth wagons from 1949 to 1952 were great for family transportation, but today most people would not think of this wagon as a hot rod project. This wagon can be built to stock, or to a mild or radical custom cruiser. 

This one has a 5.7 Chrysler HEMI, 545RFE Transmission, MII front clip and custom interior.  This is a nice Cruiser.

The title says it all, this is a radical custom that I would be happy to cruise down the boulevard in.