Of course a few other cars were inspected before anything get purchased.
This Graham-Paige was in surprisingly good shape, even the roof liner was almost intact. Turned out it wasn't for sale after all
(September 2019)

... It actually turned out it was this one that was for sale. Way too far gone, and the price was off the charts. Not that it really mattered anyway.
For a twentieth of the asking price, I might have hauled it home for garden art.

There were all kinds of old body parts in this yard, but nothing that, for the moment being, felt even mildly interesting as a basis for a hot rod build.

This rat rod project is another example of what was on offer. A cowl of unknown origin, home made DuVall-style windshiled, Mark I Ford Cortina rear sheet metal, home built frame and some axles, no paperwork.

Fun looking thing, but again, the asking price was way up there, and we were loking for a sedan anyway.

A friend found an ad for this green Buick, and we went to take a look, a 250 mile one way trip. After negotiating the price, we winched it up on the trailer.
(September 2019)

After just a few miles it was time to fuel up the trusty old hearse, and get some lunch.

Looking along the green side of the new car, I was amazed it still had paint on that ninety-year-old sheet metal.

After several weeks and a ton of chores ticked off on the old To Do-List, the Buick was finally moved inside the shop.
(December 2019)

For the moment being there's not really a plan for this build, other than to get the body repaired. General Motors automobile bodies of this era were wood framed, and of course the wood is rotted. The sheet metal is in pretty good shape, but some kind of new skeleton for the body will have to be built.

Fendered with a lowered stance and more modern wheels with wider tires is about all the plan there is for now, .

Parked in its place for the foreseeable future, the doors were removed, to gain access to the front pillars.
It feels great to have a new hot rod project in the shop, for the first time in over 11 years.

This is what the old wood looks like. I don't really like my car being made from wood at all, and when it's in this condition, I feel great about getting it all out, and substituting it for metal.