Well, there is a new member in the Dunn family.  'Bessie' is her name and she is a 1926 Chrysler Six.  My grandfather picked up this car from his used car lot in 1959 for the price of a cab fair after promising he would use it for his family and children.

 

She has been sitting since 1986 and I got her running on Saturday May 13, 2006 and we drove her around the block three times this weekend w/ all the kids and some neighbor kids.  The response was pretty amazing as people grabbed thier cameras, waved and had big smiles on their faces.  It was really fun to break this thing out and our Mayor would love to see us in the Parade this summer.

 

Needless to say getting her road worthy in time for the parade is now our top priority for the car.  This means new tires and brakes.  There are no brakes right now so I had a great time using a combination of going real slow, creative shifting and using the parking brake to stop safely.

 

If anyone out there has some good sources (or even a donor car) I need some parts that will be much harder to find and so any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

I am looking for:

 

Chrysler Radiator cap (the one with wings)

Choke cable and dash switch

Ignition switch (Day, Night, etc)

Spare hardware such as door handles

 

Also intersted in services for things like brake band rebuilds, chroming and pot metal repair.

 

Drop me a line!

 

 

More to follow as the project progresses.

 

 

-josh