Have you tried turning the engine over?
I haven't yet, but I turned on the block tap and found lovely clean antifreeze in it, combined with the rest of the parts being free, I suspect it should be okay. I'm going to head up one night this week and see if I can turn it over using the handle. Then I'l take the carb off, clean it, change the oil, stick a jerry can on a pipe, and see if I can make it run.
That looks very good for a restoration project, then to sell it on.
Good find.
This one isn't a keeper, I'll recommission it and then move it on I suspect. The plan is definitely oily rag, no cosmetic improvements at all, just keep it how it is and preserve the patina.
Is that colour original, as it looks very jolly for a 1930s car and do you have the old original paper Log Book for it? :?
I'm unsure if it's original, but it is a Standard colour scheme, I've seen a few others in a similar shade. You'd be surprised how lurid car colours were in the 20s and 30s at times, it's modern tastes which changed and resulted in many becoming drab.
I don't have the old paper log book in my possession, or a log book at all. I do have a dating certificate however, so I'm beginning the process of getting a new age related plate from the DVLA for the car.
Because hot rod. Judging from Andeh's post it wasn't a good car to begin with and right now it's in a state where rat rodding it, even with custom-made engine mounts, a rear axle replacement, custom driveshaft, possibly an upgraded front suspension, upgraded brakes, custom exhaust, the works, will be cheaper than restoring it to any condition even close to concourse.
It is very tempting to hot rod the thing, and perhaps if I fall a bit more in love with it, I will, but it's really out of my budget and skill (I've never done anything custom before, and this would be all custom), so it'd become a very long term project for me.
An inline six should go in fine, along with a number of other engines. I think a Rover V8 would be a tad wide, but as you say, hot rod, bin the side panels.
Not sure I could really live with myself though, as I do like an original car.
In the mean time, I'll have a cool rat look/oily rag car for peanuts, that I could sell on and recover all my cash. Plus it'll look great at the work's car park.
Not only that but since it isn't old enough to be vintage nor (no offence intended) interesting enough to warrant a concourse restoration rodding it is probably the best way to enjoy it.
It's definitely not worth a concours resto unless you were Standard mad, and I agree it isn't really interesting. It's interesting for the condition it is in mostly, and I think it'd be pretty cool to ride around in for a summer before moving it on. As I said though, maybe I'll change my tune if I start to like it more!