Don Turner's 1934 Tudor Sedan reborn

 Don's Sedan parked in front of the shop April 2012. Later that day he would be fighting for his life after a horrible car accident. Though Don has made a miraculous recovery, for which we are grateful,  his sedan was a total write off.

 

The severity of the accident sits here written out in misshapen metal. Meanwhile the mostly scrap donor sedan sits patiently in the background, waiting for a new incarnation. The lower 3" of this rusted hulk is gone. The doors were held on by bailing wire, which also served as the only bracing in the car. 

What the insurance company didn't know is that hot rodders use cars like the Indians used buffalo. We will use every piece and part to bring old cars back to life in a new form. Even "total losses" will be completely usable to to meekest of projects. Why look at that floor, fairly intact.

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We are taking two heaps that the scrap man doesn't want and making a viable car. It's not all about barn finds and rare original speed parts. Some days it's about saving what you can so that there will be something for the next generation. That little bit of blue poking out above the frame lets me know that the circle of life continues.