SCHWING!!

"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre) 08/01/2020 at 13:29 • Filed to: None

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I could swing the purchase price, but the many, MANY thousands that would follow would be a problem. God, I want one though.

My grandfather was the Airflow technical expert for the National Desoto Club for several decades before his passing. I would’ve loved to have had one when he was still around.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Kiltedpadre 08/01/2020 at 13:36

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What are 930 Turbo longblocks going for these days?

ranwhenparked > Kiltedpadre 08/01/2020 at 13:40

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Yeah, you'd want to restore that one right and not half ass it, and right means money.

Kiltedpadre > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 08/01/2020 at 13:45

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And run it with the original 1934 braking system?

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Kiltedpadre 08/01/2020 at 13:48

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Slap on a BBK and call it a day.

I’m sure it’ll be fine. Juuusssst fine.*

*might not be fine.

fintail > Kiltedpadre 08/01/2020 at 14:29

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Best year too, the purest design.

But there’s a reason it hasn’t been restored yet - labor of love, as you won’t get half of the expense back if you ever sell.

Kiltedpadre > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 08/01/2020 at 14:38

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Damn, nothing available through Summit. I was a bit surprised the car was even an option on the drop menu.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Kiltedpadre 08/01/2020 at 14:39

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That makes 2 of us!

Kiltedpadre > fintail 08/01/2020 at 14:44

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I’d be shock if you could manage a 50% ROI. I found a 36, though I much prefer the 34, available for $25000. It’s in Canada but on a US site so I’ll assume he means US dollars not Canadian.

Kiltedpadre > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 08/01/2020 at 14:49

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I decided just to check what they offered for the car as a curiosity. It was only 7 items: one style of spark plug, a wheel cylinder rebuild kit, and a couple options for replacement wheel cylinders.

I’m surprised it’s not just the spark plug .

fintail > Kiltedpadre 08/01/2020 at 14:50

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And even for a nicely restored car, it will be a slow seller on a good day, not to mention it’s hard to vouch for the authenticity of a restoration via a short ad.

B uy the 34 and do it for the love of the car.  Crazy to think that 3 years before that thing, a Model A was a new car, it must have looked insane on the road when new.

Kiltedpadre > fintail 08/01/2020 at 15:19

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My great grandfather was among the Desoto dealers invited to the reveal of the Airflow line. I can only imagine the collective gasp when they saw the car for the first time.

ranwhenparked > fintail 08/01/2020 at 17:14

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7 years earlier, the Model T was new and there were still hundreds of thousands, if not millions* , of the things on the roads, so this sitting next to a T in traffic is a scene that repeated many times.

Probably millions, there’s still like 60,000 on the road today. 

fintail > Kiltedpadre 08/01/2020 at 18:05

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No doubt love it or hate it. Like many here, I’d be in the love it category. 30s streamlining can be  amazing looking.

fintail > ranwhenparked 08/01/2020 at 18:06

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No doubt, I’ve seen ads well into the 40s with Model Ts still as $30 beater cars.

Here’s a fun pic, Hyde Park, London, 1935 - one car is different:

Jim Spanfeller > Kiltedpadre 08/01/2020 at 18:37

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I try to think of part of the cost of restoration as paying for an experience... Sort of like how vacations are expensive, but you don’t really expect a monetary return on your investment. The return on your investment is memories and (hopefully) a pleasant experience. The car restoration is its own reward.

Kiltedpadre > Jim Spanfeller 08/01/2020 at 18:47

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I completely agree, and that would be even more a case for a car,like this that I’ve wanted so long. I’m interested in a project as well, but I’m also just barely smart enough to know that this particular example is most likely well beyond my capabilites.

I need to find something more modern and familiar until I can find/afford an Airflow that’s doesnt most likely need everything addressed.