Before and After Photos
 

Here are a couple of photos of my 1937 Ford Fordor De Luxe Before and After I purchased it and got it going.

Do you have some good Before and After photos?

Please Post Them Here.



It was six years ago today (Feb 18, 2012) when I purchased my 1937 Ford Fordor De Luxe. It was not running and had not been driven on a street in 50 years. It took me a few months to get it running and I cleaned it up real good. I was able to get the paint to shine pretty good. I restored/replaced the windshield, fuel system, intake and carburetion, coil, dist, battery, wiring, spark plugs, brake light switch, bulbs, solenoid, muffler/exhaust, original type headlights. It took some doing, but I was able to de-dust the interior. It turned out pretty good. The original plan was to restore the car, but I intend to keep the car unrestored and enjoy as is.

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Good for you, Tony. You did a good job and I like your decision to keep it as original as possible. Enjoy driving it as often as you can....

Re: Before and After Photos
 

It's a beauty. You made the right decision. Well done. Folks really enjoy seeing a car the way it is as a "survivor".

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Nice.

Re: Before and After Photos
 

A sow's ear turned into a silk purse. Well done!

Care to share the secret of de-dusting the interior?

Thanks.

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Nice!!!...good plan, I like it!!!!!.......Mark

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Those seats, they took a couple beatings. It was tough work.




Thanks all.

Re: Before and After Photos
 

very nice ! !

Re: Before and After Photos
 

My before and after https://spark.adobe.com/video/M0ynvLlPj2GCC

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Re: Before and After Photos
 

I appreciate your efforts. I have 2400 hours in my '40 starting with blowing the frame completely apart and starting over. All body work, paint and upholstery by yours truly.

Fourdy

Re: Before and After Photos
 

I noticed you kept the South Wind heater. I remember those when I was a kid. Wouldn't those things crank out the heat! Nice car. You "done right".

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Looks to be a '39 grille on the "before" donor car....

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Nice car!

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Tony, you did a great job at preservation, it just looks like it was made to be driven. Close your eyes and it 1937 all over again.

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Yep. Love that "Time Machine" aspect. Thanks.

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Great before and after pics!!.....the person in the photo went from a little girl to a young lady..... shows the time it really takes...great job!!......Mark

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Terrific car and terrific job! If I could have one pre-war Ford other than a pickup, it would be a '37-preserved exactly like yours

Adam

Re: Before and After Photos
 

flatford8 - I told my 6 yr old g/daughter that I needed a pretty young lady in my car pic. After taking the picture she asked me, "G'pa, will your car ever look pretty?" I assured her that someday my car would be almost as pretty as her. 7 years later she agreed to model for me again.

petehoovie - 40 standard w/wipers on the cowl. (pretty sure it is a standard grille?)

Fourdy

Re: Before and After Photos
 

here is the before, for some reason it now wont let me load after pics

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Before/After. All original, never restored, just cleaned it up and drove it.

Re: Before and After Photos
 

I wish they all could be California Girls...... Holy Moley that's a nice survivor!

Re: Before and After Photos
 

"3738" - Did you have a "paintless dent repair" guy straighten out the front drivers fender? Your car looks great.

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Before and a couple of afters of my truck:

https://s17.postimg.org/oh6a5dvsv/47_COEBefore.jpg


https://s17.postimg.org/xq8gf3rpr/IMG_5405-2r.jpg

https://s17.postimg.org/rhn4lvhdr/220_A3383cr.jpg

Re: Before and After Photos
 

I concur, my adjective is precious! I felt young again looking at that sedan's insides.

Re: Before and After Photos
 

And 47 coe, I applaud you for keeping your cabover cab on a cabover chassis! And using it for what it was intended for no less! Beautiful job.

Re: Before and After Photos
 

that COE does look nice and original.

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Tubman,

I took a hammer and dolly and worked the fender dent out some. It is still dented, just not as extreme.

Before/after of interior and 60 hp engine

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Great Photos. Thanks guys.

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Great Work.

Thanks for posting.

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Here is my 32 roadster project. I bought the roadster as a very rough channeled car around 1969. I did all the metal work building and rebuilding body to frame brackets including a floor-subframe from a 32 Tudor that I bought from Montana. I fabricated the outer sills and filled multiple extra holes in my frame. Luckily a had two excellent original cars, owned by others, to use for reference.

Glenn

Re: Before and After Photos
 

How do you guys get water stains out of original upholstery like door panels?

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Tony, I remember your FB posts when you first got this car. I'm glad you kept it original, looks great. Hoping I get to see this one in June at the Dearborn GNM.

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Very nice cars and COE, guys! Hats Off for your DIY skills.
(It always amazes me at the loads the old trucks were subjected to; stopping distances had to be great!).

Re: Before and After Photos
 

Great thread and photos. I love them old trucks too.