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Hey guys, how's it going? Well, I don't know why I haven't mentioned this yet but, it just came to me that you guys may enjoy this story and image.
Last year, a friend of mine bought a 1942 Ford four door Super Deluxe... he bought it off of ebay and it was painted as a WWII staff car... has the black out lamps and siren. The upholstery and head liner is shot and there's no door panels... the dash board retains it's original plastic trim which is warped. I believe Ford makes reproduction parts for the dash... I hope.
Well, this is the cool part... when he bought this car, he wanted me to be part owner... with out costing me anything... the catch was that I'd help him find places to take the car to, to get the motor running and the brakes done. The car runs great now, it just needs new glass (Most windows are cracked) and interior... oh, and the tail lights wired up and to get the rest of the car's lights working. Also, the dash board instruments need to be fixed. He had a new gas tank put on it as well so, that's taken care of.
Here's a photo of the ol' girl... she's missing some outer trim on the hood but, that's not too hard to find since it's a Ford.
He's planning to have it all done so we can drive up to Egal Field next year... that will be a great time! Show up in the '42 staff car all dressed in our Pinks and Greens!!!
Got to love the Army Air Forces!
=WR=
Last year, a friend of mine bought a 1942 Ford four door Super Deluxe... he bought it off of ebay and it was painted as a WWII staff car... has the black out lamps and siren. The upholstery and head liner is shot and there's no door panels... the dash board retains it's original plastic trim which is warped. I believe Ford makes reproduction parts for the dash... I hope.
Well, this is the cool part... when he bought this car, he wanted me to be part owner... with out costing me anything... the catch was that I'd help him find places to take the car to, to get the motor running and the brakes done. The car runs great now, it just needs new glass (Most windows are cracked) and interior... oh, and the tail lights wired up and to get the rest of the car's lights working. Also, the dash board instruments need to be fixed. He had a new gas tank put on it as well so, that's taken care of.
Here's a photo of the ol' girl... she's missing some outer trim on the hood but, that's not too hard to find since it's a Ford.
He's planning to have it all done so we can drive up to Egal Field next year... that will be a great time! Show up in the '42 staff car all dressed in our Pinks and Greens!!!
Got to love the Army Air Forces!
=WR=