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Many saloons were stripped to build up Sportsmans etc. My car is one of those - Just the body was left. I had no choice but to build it with a modern motor and rear-wheel drive.
Many street rods are built because the builders only have the bare basics. My 48 Chev Pick-up streetrod is also an example of this - I only had the cab and chassis to start with. Everything else is fabricated. Strangely it is about 5 times more valuable in its new guise than if it was a restored original.
I have sent you some Cord/Graham/Hupp StreetRod Pics.
Cords in South Africa - visit my website: www.cordinsa.visible.co.za
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Sure would be a fun book to read, but get ready for attacks by purists! While I do encourage the saving of every ACD possible, if all else fails I figure that better a rod than a lump of iron oxide blending into the mud.
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But any such idea has to wait until I get home for good.
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Just saw this one today.
Derek
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the guild of classic car restorers in doing a very expensive art deco fantasy rod which has a jaguar engine and considerable body modifications. pictures are on their website.
a guy in michigan is doing a cord woodie. i have not seen that yet but plan to visit him sometime.
i'm sure there are others. all of these were based on sedan bodies.
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- Bill Hummel
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Auburn/Cord Parts wrote: There was a hot rod Auburn on eBay earlier this year. A Cord in California has a flat head Cadillac engine. Another in Wyoming has a 289.
Stan
Any pictures of them?
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- Bill Hummel
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But who has seen an ACD hotrod lately? I saw a lavendar Auburn Hotrod at the 50th last year in Auburn. No it wasn't just the paint job. I know E.L. liked to paint the cars with bright colors. It was the Digital Dashboard and the modern valve covers that tipped me off. The load rumble was another clue! I liked it!
Were they any others out there? I know mine was on the road to becoming one when I "rescued" it.
I like Hotrods, and I may own one someday, but its not going to be an ACD car.
I guess the ACD cars are just too valuable to hotrod? If anyone has any pictures of some, send them to:
<a href="mailto:[email protected]][email protected][/url]
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