brought some new rust home today...what is it?

[hillbilly4008]

I found this, it followed me home. What is it? It had wooden wheels and a rear mounted gas tank. I dont know what i'll do with it, but i couldnt let it get scrapped.
(maybe i finally found a home for that Farmall grill)

 

[Gastrick]

I believe it's a Willys. Not sure of the year but the firewall and dash make me think it's a Willys.

 

[Thunder1]

Cool old car! She's rough but I'm sure you can use some sheetmetal. The cowl looks pretty solid anyway. Regardless, you did the right thing in rescuing it from the scrap heap.

Thunder

 

[hillbilly4008]

a guy on the HAMB identified it as a '29 Willys Whippet leatherback. Apparently he seen it before. Im gonna make a roadster out of it anyways.

I started cuttin away at it today out of boredom. I took out the cowl vent(which suprisingly still worked) because it was all rotted through. I am just going to cover the hole with 16ga.

I'll need to remake the cowl sides, doors, decklid, and inner wheel wells. Problem is i dont have a bead roller. Does anyone have experience with HF's bead roller? Is it worth buying? I know ALOT of their stuff isnt.

 

[hotrod preacher]

i'm sure the willy's is better off in your hands than in the scrap yard

but its def. more of a project than i could handle...lookin forward to a build thread....

 

[hillbilly4008]

Heres what it once looked like\/
http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/wokr/gallery/96a_23.htm
http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/wokr/gallery/96a_42.htm

Dont worry IF i decide to hold on to it, it WON'T look anything like that!

 

[Gastrick]

I like the shape of that car. It'll make a nice looking roadster.