This week for Fan Car Friday we bring you John and his collection of vintage rides that he has been lucky enough to enjoy over the years. Fan Car Friday is a segment where we want to share with the world the automobiles that our fans have. We have absolutely no affiliation/relationship with the cars, the build or the owners. This post was made with written consent from the owner.
“40 Buick Century sedan for 17 years. Olivia was a part of our family. However, a good friend and expert Buick mechanic made some non repairable errors. He rebuild the transmission. Now it has a loud tick in first gear. He installed modern front shocks….taking the innards out of the lever action shocks. Now it has a loud ticking sound on every bump. We sold it to a man in Florida for $8300.“
“59 Ford Galaxie Sunliner..soft top. $18K We found Kate on Craigs List only a 20 min. drive from home here in Waukesha Wisc. I replaced the intake, valve covers, top, and rear bumper. I have found all of the parts for pennies to the dollar on ebay…except for the top. It was shipped to Europe for a family vacation back in the 80s.”
“75 Ford F-150 XLT Ranger. $3500. on Craigs List Stella has a 390, C-6, factory working a.c. and Ford cap. Maco ..stripped, primed, painted, wet sanded and clear coated for $3300. They also did the door edges, door frames and the inside of the box. Tires and rims bought used on Craigs List”
“55 Peter Pirsch pumper. $1850. Bought on bid from the city of Waukesha. Waukesha gas 6 779 cid, Spicer 5 speed, Ross cam & lever steering, Hale 1000 gum pump, 500 gal. booster tank. It served front line for 20 years and best reserve for 15 more. I equipped it as it was In-Service. Owned for 10 years.”
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Just goes to show, you don’t have to do Barrett-Jackson, et-al to find great vehicles at a reasonable price! Great shorthand story and love the pics too.
Great show of fine classics! I enjoy these emails of other people passionate about vintage cars. Awesome job keeping these
Posts going. I love to see them.
I love the way the owner’s taste is really spread out and touches so many bases. From the classic Buick (sold), to the 59 Ford Sunliner, to the Ford F-150 and then to a Fire Engine! I think it’s great. All fine examples well taken care of. Congrats John.
I’ve always had a soft spot for 40 and 41 Buick Centurys and tend to think of them as the original muscle cars (big engine/small chassis). The 40 pictured takes me back to the late 40’s when my uncle was very proud of his 41 Century business coupe. With its 320 ci engine and dual carburetion setup, it loved gasoline, but was a fast mutha and capable of an edge in acceleration when pitted against the new 49 Olds 88 that enjoyed the same muscle car formula.
My Classic 1940 OLDSMOBILE SERIES 90 L40 Custom Cruiser Touring Four Door Sedan and it’s sad demise.
Once upon a time…. in late in 1939, my DAD, SIMON TANKEL, purchased our 1940 OLDSMOBILE. In those long ago days, most all of the automobile manufacturers introduced the following year’s new models during the end of the previous year. Our ’40 Olds was a proud member of our family for more than 76 years. My Dad passed away, at the age of 39 years and was put to rest on Christmas Day, December 25, 1941, which was also my late Mom’s birthday. He was the very first person to be interred in the cemetery–some distinctions that we could well have done without. My late “Unk” Uncle Bill taught me how to drive in our ’40 Olds. I also received my first Massachusetts drivers license in that great car. My long time dream was to have the car undergo a”ground up” resto. However, that dream was never accomplished due to many factors: marriage, children, etc. The last time that it was driven was in the 1970s and, at the time it showed 72,200 ORIGINAL miles on the odometer. Several years ago, sadly, I put it up for sale. The individual, who purchased it, told me that he would restore it and he promised to send me photos of it after the work was completed. When I was not contacted by him, after about a year, I E-Mailed him for an update. I eventually received a NEGATIVE response from him and was informed that he sold a few parts and JUNKED–yes, JUNKED the remainder, claiming that he decided not to restore it. It had been outside, all those years, and nature had “taken its course.” It was truly in bad condition but it was still worthy of what could have been a great resto. I’ve seen many restos, that were in much worse condition, that were restored in even better than showroom condition.
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