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Brent, The head on this car is steel and not aluminum. I had it planed after I noticed a leak in the head gasket. I told the machine shop to be extra ...
Hi Brent, This roadster does indeed have the higher compression "red head". I was under the impression that it was a rare option. I have not...
Hi Marc, Yes; the front seat is a bit tight. I think the people were a bit smaller back then. Once I get in the car there seems to be enough room, bu...
Hi Brent, The '48 club coupe is in need of restoration but I sent a picture of the roadster. Thanks, Fred
Hi Brent, I'm currently restoring a '34 Desoto Airflow (seen in background of 1 picture with steering wheel visible). I also have a '29 Desoto roadste...
Marc, I forgot to mention that his name is John Trutwin and lives in Rice, MN Fred
Hi Marc, Upholstery was done by JT Upholstery which is a small shop here in central MN. I believe he still has the patterns for door panels, kick pane...
Mark, I'll volunteer to judge. Fred Mehr
This is a photo of a photo of me in the car as I drove it in 1969. I had removed the fenders to work on them and needed to remove the hood as well. I ...
This is a photo of the right side of the engine. Note the fuel vacuum tank. From here the fuel was gravity fed to the carb.
This is a photo of the inside of the car.
Hi Brent, Thank you for your compliments on the car. I'll try to download some more pictures. The car is resting comfortably in my shop for the winter...
Tim, Another place to check out is John Wolf and Co. out of Willoughby, Ohio