Opening a Time Capsule

[ANDY M]

OK, here's the story. This older fellow Ed,(he's 77) that I see in the locker room at the health center that I work out at told me about a year ago that he had this old car in his garage. This was after we talked about my car.
Turns out that he parked this '32 Ford coupe in the garage of his then new house back in 1959. He bought the car in 1951 with the usual plans to fix it up, but it sat in his mom's barn until he moved it to the new house.
As I mentioned before in another thread, he's a pretty private kind of guy. It took me six months of proding and pleading just to get him to open the garage door just to take a few pictures, then he closed the door. And no, it's not for sale. He told me that I was the first person to see this car since he put it away. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif
Last week at our Camaro club meeting, one of my friends asked me about this car, just in passing. He owns a restoration shop here in town. Then the planets aligned for him. The very next day, when I ran into old Ed in the locker room, he asked me if I could help him sell the car. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif It was time to clean out the yard, and he was firm on his price. So I called Dave at his shop and asked him if wanted to take a look at it. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif
The deal was done on a handshake, and now the fun begins.
Fifty years of crud to clean out, just to start with.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/EdsGarage014.jpg
Dave and his buddy get their first look at the new project.

[ANDY M]

When you open a time capsule like this, you never know what you might find. The car is all original, and partly disassembelded. Note the 1951 tag on the windshield.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/EdsGarage007.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/EdsGarage008.jpg
Some rust, but repairable.

Sun roof. Also rain and snow roof as well.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/EdsGarage009.jpg

[ANDY M]

A little manual labor might be required to clean up the place, and begin the extraction proccess. Note the rumble seat is still open.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/EdsGarage012.jpg

Grill is on the front seat.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/EdsGarage005-1.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/EdsGarage003-1.jpg

Just a little bit of clutter to move out of the way. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/EdsGarage010.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/EdsGarage011.jpg

This is just the begining. I will post more pics as the guys dig into this. (And I do mean dig). http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif

[gb70]

Wow!

[Dog427435]

Very cool!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif


Keep us posted!

[PeteLeathersac]

Congrats!.
Whttp://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gifW on any steel Deuce but a 3 Window Thttp://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/drool.gifhttp://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/drool.gif!!!

You can see the grille inside the car...hope it's all parts you find while diggin around and no live animals/snakes etc!.

Did JeffSans here who sold Rob his L78 Nova ever find a Deuce yet?.

If that's 77 yr. old Ed in the cap, sign me up at the gym!
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif
~ Pete

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I like real cars best...the REAL real ones!

[NHBandit]

I see a Chevy Ralley Wheel center cap in one of the pics. What else is hiding in that garage ?

[BJCHEV396]

Good stuff.Keep it coming!

[Donutblue]

That is a neat barn find. Bet there are some other great finds in that car, like loose coins, old magzines or papers -- if the critters didn't nest in them.

[CC Rider]

Very cool! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[ANDY M]

It may be the end of the week before I get back there again. Believe it or not, the house is about 3 blocks from mine, and you would never even know that there was a garage behind the house. Ed's a little camera shy, that's one of Dave's employees in the hat. If you look at the back corner on the left you can see the front fenders. Except for the original motor and trans, it's all there, somewhere. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Included with the car is a 1960 Olds motor with tranny attached, out of a wreck that only had 2000+ miles on it. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif
I will post more when I can. This is truely automotive archiology. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[JJEH]

Very cool http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

Looks like you have opening a little treasury http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[iluv69s]

awesome find !! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif


shame it wasn't a Bugatti though...

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[jeff-san]

super find! they are still out there, half of the fun for me are the 20 Wild goose chases before one pans out. I still havent found a 32 5W....yet.

I hope you guys can keep posting pix of your find as you uncover the treasure.

Congrats on your find http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[Mr. Chevy]

I know Dave, he is a nice guy... Congrads on the find and good luck w/the resto.. I see this car being restored into a cool old street rod...

Rich http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[ANDY M]

The car will be removed this Sunday or Monday. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
No snakes to worry about, and the critters will just have to find new digs. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif
There are some rare parts that we know are burried there.
BTW, it was just plain dumb luck that this deal fell into place. No geese were chased.

[Lynn]

I swear there was a musty smell coming from my monitor while viewing those pics.

[x Baldwin Motion]

What exactly is that windshield tag? Looks like "Navy Air base"? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

[ANDY M]

Ed bought this car in 1951, when he got out of the Navy.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/Eds_Garage_010.jpg

Columbus has a huge military depot, which includes a Naval
Reserve base. Very small, but still very Naval. Every car entering the depot requires some sort of ID on it. Still true today.

[m22mike]

from Port Columbus Airport web page

1942
A Naval Air Facility was established at Port Columbus. The Navy erected several buildings, lengthened the runways and enlarged the ramp facilities.


Could not find much else, but there was a Naval Air Station there. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif

Mike

[x Baldwin Motion]

Thanks Andy and Mike. Nice history. It's a shame the glass is bad, nothing cooler than a 58 year old parking permit sticker http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif

[YenkoYS-199Stinger]

This reminds me of the 1941 Ford Convert. That my dad bought from the original owners about 1962. It is still sitting in the garage @ my mom's where it has not moved since then. Dad died in 1999 and I sold my share of the car to my brother who never did anything with it. He just sold the car to my sister and her other half. I have my fingers crossed. What is neat about that car is that the original owner was a traveling salesman and wanted something that "moved". It still has all of the speed parts that he put on it back in the day. Edelbrock alumn heads, Offy intake, dual Strombergs, etc.... and I can't forget about the Columbia 2 speed rear. My sister claims that they are going to do the car right in a couple of years.

Best of luck with the time capsul. They are still out there.

[ANDY M]

Well, it took a while, but the deed is done. I post a whole bunch of pics on the H.A.M.B. (That's Hoakey Ass Message Board, for guys like me who had no idea what that meant). Nice folks, as long as you avoid mentioning the word "Camaro".
Here is the link to the whole thread.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=341294

[ANDY M]

2 days without a single comment?
Oh well, at least those guys liked it. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/EdsGarage095.jpg

[firstgenaddict]

WOW is right a 32 3 window coupe.... WOW WOW WOW!

[Jonesy]

Okay, I think those guys on that board are crazy for wanting to keep a '32 over a Camaro. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/scholar.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/Can-I-Have-It.gif

You did the right thing by letting your friend deal with it.

[al8apex]

check out the plate:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/EdsGarage076.jpg

[ANDY M]

Time to update this story. The restoration has begun, and while these photos were taken on a cell phone, they give a good idea of what is going on.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/IMG00217.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/IMG00218.jpg
That knob looking thing in the middle is a factory option cigar lighter.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/IMG00219.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/IMG00220.jpg

The firewall is remarkably rust free. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/ameyers215/IMG00221.jpg

Here is a link to the HAMB thread, picked up from where I posted these photos.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=341294&page=8

I will never again think that we have had some real clowns here. Compared to those guys, we are all proper gentlemen who lift our pinkies when we sip our tea. Talk about a tough crowd. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif

[x Baldwin Motion]

Andy, those HAMB guys are real tough..."Nice mullet-mobile"

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and I guess all the moderators just gave up and quit!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif

[Sportyworty]

Those guys are a crack up for sure...lots of cussing to boot. There is a thread about a guy in Mexico who has found some incredible cars. He has posted plenty of pics and the thread is very very long...beware.