BobT-47P15

I like lots of butter and salt.

Well,,,,,it now appears that you can get a brand new version of the Waldorf..... Link to article..............http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2009/06/02/waldorf-nomad-enters-production-55-years-after-introduction/ A man named Zane Zander did a clone of the original - first shown in 2007. Link to article.............http://waldorfnomad.com/ Pic of re-created car.........

.......and then, there was the Waldorf Nomad................familiar with that one?

So.......now what he gonna do wid that?

http://www.dump.com/assemblyline/ Lots of other types and subjects of videos on dump.com http://www.dump.com/archives/2012/12

Have you looked in the pages (or online) of Hemmings Motor News?? They would be the most likely place to begin looking.. Or, call a high end classic car restoration shop to ask who does such a thing for them.

Will be run thru by Mecum Auction in Kissimee, FL in January 2013. DESCRIPTION This 1954 Chevrolet Corvette roadster is the famous "Entombed" Corvette removed from a brick vault inside a Brunswick, Maine grocery store once owned by local businessman Richard Sampson. A successful and somewhat eccentric man who built a chain of 33 grocery stores, ran for governor and served as a Senator from Maine, Sampson bought the car new in 1954 and drove it until 1959, when he took it to the construction site of a new store in Brunswick and had workmen enclose it in a brick-and-mortar vault. He originally left orders in his will that the car remain sealed in brick until the year 2000, but later voided the will before he passed away in 1969. The car first came to the public’s notice when automotive writer Ken Gross wrote about it in Special Interest Autos Magazine, thinking he would have to wait 25 years to tell the rest of the story. But in 1982 the building was purchased by Brunswick auto dealer Frank Goodwin with the proviso that the car be removed by the expiry of the existing lease in 1986. When the time arrived, the Corvette was liberated once again by Sampson’s daughter Cynthia, who watched as workers removed the outside wall brick by brick. Although the moisture in its enclosure had caused the car’s Polo White paint to yellow and blister over time, the tires still held air and the chrome, top and interior were still in remarkably good condition. Cynthia Sampson then moved the car, by then a celebrity in the Corvette community, to her home in Daytona Beach, Florida, where it remained in her living room for the next ten years until its purchase by a Corvette collector who pledged to preserve it rather than restore it. In 1996 the car made its first appearance in the Bloomington Gold Special Collection in Springfield, Illinois, where it was displayed in honor of Richard Sampson, Sr. with Cynthia Sampson in attendance. Today this amazing piece of Corvette history remains probably the lowest mileage unrestored Corvette in the world, still with the 2,331 miles that were on the odometer when it finally again saw daylight 27 years after its entombment. Information found on the website is presented as advance information for the auction lot. Photos, materials for videos, descriptions and other information are provided by the consignor/seller and is deemed reliable, but Mecum Auction does not verify, warrant or guarantee this information. **I saw the car and took pictures as it sat in a warehouse full of newer Vettes about 5 miles from here over in Kansas 3 or 4 years ago.. Owned by a fellow I know. To my knowledge he does not take his cars out for shows....at least not very often. I don''t know if the local fellow is putting the car up for sale, or if he has earlier sold it to someone else....who is. I read some posts about this old Vette on a Corvette Forum just while ago.....one fellow from Phoenix says he is helping clean up the car-- so that makes me wonder where it currently is. Another automotive mystery..............

You may not have the wire wheels, but you do have the full wheel covers with louvers in them. Excellent looking car.

Haartz canvas should be the correct top material. Probably either black or tan. I will look for some additional info on the vacuum top system as my 47 Plym has the same thing. Fairly simple......vacuum from manifold controlled by push/pull switch on the dash, thru two lines to rear which connect with the vacuum cylinders. There should be connector at the top and bottom of each cylinder. Vacuum either pulls the plunger inside up or down.

Here's one from a Jeep forum........... http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/Jmila1901/foglite.jpg And another from a different site....... http://www.accessconnect.com/images/driving_lights.jpg

If you have a parts manual, it lists the stainless trim by part number and then tells which models that particular piece fits. Many things fit all models, but some are model specific. Parts manuals, either original or reprint can be purchased on eBay. Between Parts and Service Manual, many questions are answered.....but not all.

Nice car. Welcome. Jump right in and enjoy. Lots of good info already in place in the information portion of the forum, plus you can search for previous threads by topic to see if any questions have already been answered in days gone by.

Thanks everyone for the helpful input. I think it's time I gotta do something about the tank on the convert. And son in law Dale's coupe definitely needs a new tank. He did some exterior repair on his with fiberglass but new additional things kept turning up. His coupe is currently on the back burner as he's been doing repairs on the convert.....but it's been slowed because of various work and health matters. Did get old roof cut off and new one started in place.......

Makes you wonder if the wacko shooters seemed wacky while buying their gun(s). They likely seemed fairly normal to the seller. Seems to me it's going to be a tough job to keep from selling weapons to the wrong people. I certainly feel sympathy for all those affected by these recent deeds.

Yep......quicker here in the state of Misery (er, Missouri).

It seems to me that your seat is some similar to original. On a 46-48 convertible, you could have leather, leather and cloth, or all cloth.........which mine was. Door panels in leather. My original seat looked a lot like this, except with grey insert material instead of tan.....all cloth seats.

This is the rear seat of a fairly original 51 Dodge. Different from the convertible, I'm sure. And the sedan door panels..........

I've seen some dragsters with one engine in front of another......but have no idea how they did it. They were usually V8s though.

When mine recently began emitting smoke from the oil fill pipe, son in law determined the carb (a used one just installed) was putting gas into the crankcase. The car has gone since 1973 when I got it till just lately without smoking from that location. So I agree it probably was the old and not rebuilt carb.

.......and more........Tanks, Shel..........

I think Steveplym used something like epoxy coating on a garage floor he had a few years ago. Said it held up very well. But, if you want a black and white 50s checkerboard floor, or something similar, I don't know the process for that. Have you done any internet research on the subject?

And, actually, it looks like the front end of my bolt holder strip is a bit loose. I think Dale commented on that sometime back. Presumably he can spot weld it back down.

Here's an exploded view of the hood from the Parts Manual.....but it doesn't show that area in question.

Hmmm........OK.........yours has the cross brace which is good......but the problem looks to be with the sides of the hood where the bolts are supposed to go. Some stuff is missing.....probably rusted loose. Is it still attached to the hinge? I'd go look at mine but the car isn't here. Can someone else explain to him what is missing....needed....to attach the hood?

I think I would call it a club coupe rather than a two door sedan.....but nonetheless, it looks pretty darn solid in the floor department.