40 shortie

[Bob Andrews]

Just HAD to see what that title was about, right?

http://roanoke.craigslist.org/cto/2162564430.html

[DEEPNHOCK]

Looks like a GM front frame clip (or entire frame)...
Clowns immediately come to mind
Jeff

[BobGlasscock]

It's a STUDEBUG!!

[Corvanti]

"where's the rest of me???"

(a little "gipper" lingo there).

[Chris_Dresbach]

Looks like the basis of some kinds of 8 second gasser or something like that...

[52-fan]

IF the bodywork was done right and I thought that I could chop the top some, I would like to have the body. I saw a shortened Dodge in Springfield, MO last summer that was fenderless and mounted on a longer frame and it made a tough looking hot rod. This one may be too short though, hard to tell.

[gordr]

[52-fan]

It may be too short to salvage. This appears to be a case of someone having a frame with more modern running gear and just trying to make the old body fit. In this case he ruined the proportions of the body. The doors look too short to work well.

[jclary]

There are some very good comments and points made regarding this poor contraption. Not knowing the full story, it looks like there was a guy with a torch, a welder, an idea, some energy, and not much of a plan.

It looks like he finished with the torch, ran out of welding rods, energy, and ideas.

I think that someone with money, tools, energy, imagination, and a plan, could take what is left and make a pretty neat rod from what is left. Think about it...weld a decent front rod type frame fire wall forward, with the axle placed forward, use a 37 to 42 front with the hood and fenders sectioned and extended to properly center the wheels...and you have a sleek long sweeping front "Linclonesque"/"Packardesque" low slung cozy cockpit rod!

It is amazing how simple these ideas can flow when it does not involve my money, tools, time , and energy!

[52-fan]

I wish I had taken pictures of the Dodge I saw in Springfield. I have even done google searches and found nothing similar. The cabin was not as short as this Stude and was chopped enough to make it look mean. There was a big block wedge in it and some sort of earlier grille shell up front. All of this was mounted up with a traditional hot rod type frame and had no fenders. I thought the look was just right and I have envisioned a derelict Studebaker 4 door of the mid/late 30s with the same treatment. Of course, my version would have a dressed up Studebaker V-8.

[Pat Dilling]

IMO, this falls into the category of "Just because you can do something, does not mean you should."

[Chris Pile]

Wasn't that thing on eBay once?
And wasn't it painted green?

[clonelark]

Id be afraid of driving that thing on a wet street, it will swap ends faster than you can blink. BTDT in a 57 Corvette with the stock wheelbase of 102"

[comatus]

No no, Pat, the polite term is "Perhaps not the way I'd have done it."
(And you'd be right!)

This is an Oswego prototype Dwarf car, right?

[Bob Andrews]

This is an Oswego prototype Dwarf car, right?

What do you know about Dwarf cars??