I’m seriously doubting that I will bid on that car. I can do a whole lot of fabrication work for the price of getting that car here, and who knows what would need to be done to the top parts on it.
Roger, I may need to ask you for some precise measurements and photos of your top components when the time comes. —John
I’ll be glad to help any way I can..
the South Dakota Belvie cvt sold for just under 3K…
Well, as it turns out, I’m glad I didn’t bid on that SD car just to get the header bow. Johnny G in Florida turned up a nice one for me, after a year of searching!
Here are some more pics of the project-
Readying the hardtop body to accept the convertible clip. The hardest thing will be to repair the wheelwells and quarter window panels, as the rust has weakened everything. The wheelwells are completely different in the convertible models. —John
John, you are up to your neck in that project! You can easiily see how it cost me $5K to have someone do what you are doing.
We should all get together and buy you a new digital camera for Christmas…such interesting and talented work but such grainy pictures being the only record..
John,
when you are ready then you really can say: “I built it MYself”.
I hope you have the strengh to finish this project, as crazy as it is.
Stefan
Thanks Stephan. I am having to put the project on temporary hold, as a customer in England has ordered a rust-free '57 Plymouth hardtop, and I am having to assemble it from parts in the yard. It will than be shipped to Tennessee, where another guy will be making it into a Christine clone, before being shipped to the U.K. This will pay for a good part of the resto supplies I will need for the '59 project.
Also, just hauled in a total of 5 '59 Desotos, that I am cleaning in preparation for their sale. Too much work, not enough time for my own projects!
Looks like your 361 is coming along nicely!! —John
Please post pictures of teh Desotos, maybe nobody will complain on thie Plymouth site
I won’t complain, I have a 1960 Desoto Adventurer, a unrestored adventurer. I will send pictures if I can figure out how.
Dick.
It’s better than too much time and no work 
Sooner or later I’ll come over and visit you - to see what you are doing.
361 - yeah, I guess I’m doing a good job. Just keep watching the posts for the next weeks.
Thank you John - I like the 55 Fireflite.
Stefan
Stefan and John,
I am loving all these pictures 
Are their plans or buyers for all the Desotos or does that come later after some restoration? I know the Christine parts car has to come first to keep the $$$'s coming in.
I am getting a real education on rebuilding a 361. I am glad you both (as well as others on this forum) are taking the time to post pictures of active projects.
Thanks Again,
Curt
Send them to Dan..he will most likely post them.
Send them to Dan..he will most likely post them.
