Another New Kid from North of the Border:)

HiBoy63 · Post by **HiBoy63** » February 26, 2011, 10:11 am

yup keep an eye on CL for this area. Alot of nice slicks dents and other Ford trucks and cars on there from this area. Never been up to the Edmonton area before one day the wife and I will have to do a road trip up that way.

cooter · Post by **cooter** » February 26, 2011, 11:11 am

jamesdfo, i have a uni which has not yet been at Petro, the last ride i drove to petro was a yellow 67 dart gt. I hope to have the uni driving this summer.

jamesdfo · Post by **jamesdfo** » February 26, 2011, 11:26 am

Cooter: I will keep an eye out 4 u!!

James

jamesdfo · Post by **jamesdfo** » February 26, 2011, 5:04 pm

I don't have any digital pics of either of my old dentsides, or my Mustang, but here are a few of my 1950 Thames 1/4T delivery, and thanks to canadianrodder.com members deucemerchant & fordfellow for hosting the pics!!

You hear about barn finds all the time.....well, this would be a BARNYARD find.....we picked it up out south of Prince George, BC, and this Farm/Ranch was right along the Fraser River. The rasberry cane was taller than the Thames was....likely from all the bears shittin after a good feed of wild rasberries......

First three are the only pics I had seen prior to driving 11 hours to go look....

The rest were taken when we were loading it up. Some dummies had previously separated the body from chassis, making for an automotive equivalent of GUMBY

L8R!
James

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » February 26, 2011, 10:59 pm

From North of the border? You're from Siberia?

3ontree66 · Post by **3ontree66** » February 26, 2011, 11:19 pm

No doubt I'll be out at the PetroCan come summer with the 66, or the 60 Fridge. We also did the Casino out in St. Albert a few times last year. The St. Albert cruise was awsome last year. Highest attendance ever.

CoralRed · Post by **CoralRed** » February 27, 2011, 12:30 am

Welcome from Calgary Flames country! You will find a lot of help here. I'm not on as much as I'd like, but feel free to PM me if you're ever down this way.
Mike

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » February 27, 2011, 12:55 am

James how do you feel about RED!, this one is in a hot rod club I was in!, notice he didn`t tub it!

http://www.hotrodfeatures.com/images/Ev ... 0156_p.jpg

Post by **Greg D** » February 27, 2011, 8:55 am

I looked at the pics and in my mind was a voice saying -
"Gasser"!

jamesdfo · Post by **jamesdfo** » February 27, 2011, 9:30 am

Alan: That one is really nice, is that John Willards? (if not, very similar)
Is it actually f/s?

Greg: I like gassers, but I think it's being over done. There are probably more gassers now than there were back during "The Gasser Wars"

Mine will be built light, low, with a very low key, kind of traditional vibe....which is kind of funny, because they were not being built in that time period:) Anyways, I'm going to shoot for a max weight of 1800lbs, so it won't take a huge amount of HP to be quick at that weight.
Still up in the air what the powerplant will be.......but I have some kinky ideas:):)

James

Post by **Greg D** » February 27, 2011, 9:45 am

Gassers have become pretty popular - like you said maybe too much.
Yours would still be different right out of the gate because of what it is.
I'd be all over building a Gasser myself - as soon as I find something period correct ( so pre 68' ) that hasn't been done before.
I KNEW I should've bought that 62 Fairlane!

jamesdfo · Post by **jamesdfo** » February 27, 2011, 9:49 am

Greg: 60-63 Falcon Ranchero would be a cool gasser.....but I'm kinky enough that I would probably pick someting of the 65-66 vitage and an altered wheelbase car....they were cool!! One step away from a funny car!!
I remember an article in Super Stock & Drag illustrated from the early eighties, a fellow went & found Chrisman's Comet & restored it. Where did he find it you ask?? It was in Stettler, Alberta!!

James

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » February 28, 2011, 1:37 am

James, It is John`s Anglia!, how did you know?, 9.4 is no slouch!

jamesdfo · Post by **jamesdfo** » February 28, 2011, 10:16 am

Allan: The internet has made the world a much smaller place:):)....plus I believe he is a fellow member of the YAHOO ANGLIA GROUP

I have several pics of John's Thames (or is his a Fordson?) saved on my PC....along with hundreds of others I have found online:)

James

jamesdfo · Post by **jamesdfo** » June 3, 2011, 7:45 pm

Just going back through some posts, looking for the crew pics that dean posted, and noticed i had never responded to your welcome Mike!!
That was rude of me:roll:
And thanks for the offer Mike, and same goes for you if you make it up this way!!

James

CoralRed wrote:Welcome from Calgary Flames country! You will find a lot of help here. I'm not on as much as I'd like, but feel free to PM me if you're ever down this way.
Mike

LM14 · Post by **LM14** » June 4, 2011, 4:35 pm

I'll trade you my unibody for your Thames. Meet you at the North Dakota border!

SPark

jamesdfo · Post by **jamesdfo** » June 4, 2011, 10:31 pm

LM14: If I had a buck for every Fridge within 60 miles of me, I could eat at a fine restaurant.......if I had a buck for every Thames, I MIGHT be able to buy a coffee at Starbucks:):)
So, to translate, that would be a NO:)
However, I may know of one....but it's probably as rough or rougher than mine, and has no front sheetmetal.....last I asked (2009??) he wanted 1K for it......

Find me a solid running, driving Crew, and we'll talk!! lol

James

LM14 · Post by **LM14** » June 5, 2011, 4:14 pm

Not offering the fridge, way too much time and money in it so far. I also have a '61 short bed unibody, that's the one I'm talking about.

Let me know of any other Anglias or Thames that may be available.

Thanks,
SPark

jamesdfo · Post by **jamesdfo** » June 5, 2011, 5:56 pm

Spark: PM me an email address I will send you the scoop on the one about an hour west of here, as mentioned in previous post. (incl. pic)
Anglias selves are not that hard to come by, but inexpensive ones are:)
As far as the uni goes, sorry, I'm holding out for a Crew:)

James

LM14 wrote:Not offering the fridge, way too much time and money in it so far. I also have a '61 short bed unibody, that's the one I'm talking about.

Let me know of any other Anglias or Thames that may be available.

Thanks,
SPark