What do you think? Is the fire and body damage to extensive to save it? Or, is there some hope left for this rare Hupmobile? And while rat rodding it wouldn’t be easy, it might be the easiest and best option for making it driveable again. Given how rare it is though, it sure would be a shame to just crush it. There are definitely some good parts here, so you might be able to part it out and scrap the rest. Honestly, I’m not sure what the best option is for this Hupp.
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Install new gauges, some bomber seats, a windshield, and the interior would just about be done. It would be the rattiest rat out there, but it would be better than scrapping it. I suppose you could clean it out and put it back together as a rat rod. There isn’t much left of the interior, but there might be a few panels and bits left that could be salvaged.
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While it doesn’t offer the kind of power a V8 would, these V6s are good for around 200 horsepower and would have been a serious upgrade from the original 80 horsepower inline 6. It’s hard to say if it’s any good at this point, but chances are there are a few parts here that could be reused. I can’t say definitively, but this looks like a 4.3 liter Vortec V6 out of a ’90s Chevrolet Blazer. I can’t even imagine how sick Vince’s friend must have been when they saw the extent of the damage. Whether you like the customization that had been done to it, it was a really nice looking machine. It really is a shame to see this car in its current state. Mechanical Condition: You might say it’s running a lil’ hot!
Unfortunately, the roof and right door are seriously damaged from a beam that fell from the roof. Some of the panels are very good and straight. What Makes It Special? It is 1 of only 6 known to remain.īody Condition: It burned in a garage fire in the winter of 2018. You can find it here on eBay in Langley, BC, Canada with an opening bid of $500. He was going to use it as yard art but some of the body panels are actually in good shape and he doesn’t want to just let it rust away if someone can use them. Vince is friends with the previous owner and purchased it from them after the fire. And that’s because it is the very same car, just after having suffered through a garage fire. You might have already noticed that Reader Vince M’s example you see here is sitting on charred wire wheels.
There’s a reason I bring up that purple Hupmobile Hot Rod. In David F’s article on that one, which you can read here, he mentioned and linked to a beautiful customized example that was riding on a set of wire wheels. Over the years, we’ve only featured one of the 6 or so that remain. Hupmobile built a small handful of gorgeous 417-W 3-window Coupes in 1934.
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