Dodge to Alaska! (among other things)

[Bob Riding]

Well, I've gone and done it...I sold the Dodge. It has gone to a good home. The fellow that bought it is a Mopar enthusiast from Anchorage, and he it driving it back from CA as we speak (type).

He loves to tinker with these things and appreciated the fact that the D14 was mostly stock (except for the George Asche dual carb / Langdon split header setup, with dual exhausts.

I will now spend my time on the '40 Plymouth wagon (which is in a million pieces right now). I've never done a frameup resto before and I'm looking forward to the challange.

I plan to make the woodie as stock as possible, but include safety enhancements (disk brakes, hidden dual master cylinder, Coker www radials, halogen headlights and running lights, turn signals, etc)

I plan to keep it 6 volt, with NOS generator and voltage regulator, but I plan to hide a fuse box somewhere and fuse most circuits, not just the headlight switch. I hope to make most of the wood myself ( I consider my somewhat of an amateur woodworker), and have the time to do it.

I found a P18 engine for the woodie (a sweet running 218 which came with a '49 Dodge Pilothouse truck attached). I didn't really want the truck, but actually the truck is way cool - straight sheet metal and very little rust - it may be next in line for a resto.

If you have a suggestion for improvements for the woodie that would keep the stock look, I'd be interested.

Bob Riding

[BobT-47P15]

Bob, I bet you'll have that woodie ready to drive to Tulsa next month.

I see they removed trim and windows from the truck....did you get any of that stuff in the deal?

[40phil41]

Bob,

I was wondering recently whether you sold the '40. I am sure that you will miss it. I miss it already and it wasn't even mine :-). Hope you told the new owner about this forum. Maybe we will hear of his adventures driving it home. Good luck with the woody. Looks like quite a project.

Phil

[Don Coatney]

Bob;

You should contact Jim Yergan (he has a profile on this forum) as he has done most of what you plan to do. Glad the Dodge found a good home.

[Bob Riding]

Bob, I bet you'll have that woodie ready to drive to Tulsa next month.

I see they removed trim and windows from the truck....did you get any of that stuff in the deal?

I did. I have all the front stainless, all the glass and window hardware. As for Tulsa, maybe in 2057!

[Bob Riding]

Bob,

I was wondering recently whether you sold the '40. I am sure that you will miss it. I miss it already and it wasn't even mine :-). Hope you told the new owner about this forum. Maybe we will hear of his adventures driving it home. Good luck with the woody. Looks like quite a project.

Phil

Phil; Yeah I was a little worried about the guy making it back alive (he is a Korean War vet, and at least 75 yrs old,) but he said they did a 4,000 mile road trip with his car club last summer through Montana, Wyoming etc, and travelling in his late 30's Desoto 4dr, and only had one problem the whole time. I will let the forum know when he makes it back!

Bob

[Bob Riding]

Bob;

You should contact Jim Yergan (he has a profile on this forum) as he has done most of what you plan to do. Glad the Dodge found a good home.

Hi Don;

Jim and I email fairly regularly and I have learned alot from him, in addition to being the recipiant of some of his extra woodie parts! I'm looking forward to seeing his wagon completed.

Bob

[Don Coatney]

Bob;

Jim is a good guy. He is wearing the red shirt in this picture. Beware of the guy carrying the purse as he has a questionable reputation but I understand he at least wears gloves.

[Bob Riding]

Bob;

Jim is a good guy. He is wearing the red shirt in this picture. Beware of the guy carrying the purse as he has a questionable reputation but I understand he at least wears gloves.

I believe Rodney wouldn't carry a purse in public...must be his camera bag!

[JIPJOBXX]

I have a friend who sold his restored 75 19 foot Winnebago to a guy up in Anchorage Alaska and he had it shipped. Well good luck to the guy you sold it to you and have fun with your new project. Jon

[PatS....]

If he's on his way back to Alaska, maybe Robert in Lethbridge and me in Calgary should keep an eye out for it passing through!!! Some folks say this way is faster...not sure.

Your woody looks like something even Norm Abrams wouldn't tackle...too much hand work!!

Keep us up to date on the progress of the woody.

[JIPJOBXX]

At the LaMay open house they had two woody's for sale in there auction area and yours looks alot more complete than the two they sold. Befor they sold those two cars I checked them out and all I could see was a frame and a front end and alot of fire wood. Jon

[Niel Hoback]

They have a nice club in Anchorage called the "Antique Auto Mushers".

One on the members has a beautiful blue '41 Plymouth convertible. Getting there is easy, just remember to turn left at Tok.

[Normspeed]

Bob, it must be tough to part with a nice completed coupe like yours. Have fun with the new project. The picture is for inspiration.

And let me be the first to say it...It's hard to walk when you have a woodie.