Ok, as others we are a little taken aback at the thought of hotrodding this amazing piece of American automobile art, yes ART. Thank God for the designers and companies who created such beautiful pieces of art for us to gaze at and dream of what can be accomplished by man.
The thought of swapping the complete frame, I am sorry but I just as soon see a gallon of gas poured on it and burn it to the ground.
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Even the thought of an engine swap of any kind curls the hairs in my nose. Personally I believe a car like that should be left alone, it should be treasured and drove as the lady it is, not some fake boob show girl. (though they are nice to have around too).
If you think that doing this swap is going to save you money over rebuilding the original you are dreaming. So let's get that out of the way, if that is the reason you are thinking about this forget it, bite the bullet and start the process getting this beautiful car back on the road in all it's former glory.
I LOVE hot rods and mods, I drove a 48 Chevy for many years with a mid engine mounted Buick 401 carb sitting right between the seats! I have a tire smoking 13 second bright red muscle car. But there are some cars better left alone, that Cord is one of them. I drive a little 1959 Rambler every day, 196 ci Flathead motor with a three speed on the column. It wasn't easy finding what I need to rebuild it, finding a person to do it, it cost more than if I had put a later model motor (it's a very easy swap, a Ford inline six literally bolts in) but I wanted to know what it was like to drive a 1959 car, and I enjoy the hell out of it and I am so glad I didn't modify it.
Please, really do a lot of study and think about this good and hard before you do such a thing, I see no reason personally. I don't know your car and maybe after a little study I would find that the transaxle is junk and there are impossible to find parts and so on, maybe I would find that, I don't know. But I do know that when you have an odd car you need to do your home work a little bit and at first it looks very daunting, it's like learning how to play an instrument. You have nothing, you work and work still you produce no music, after months of practice all of a sudden WHAM you are playing music where just the day before you couldn't. It's like that, you start studying this car and it is so overwhelming, NO ONE can be found that knows a thing about, no parts can be found, it is hopeless or so it seems. Then all of a sudden you start finding parts and people and you become part of the Cord community! When you become part of that community the info and parts will be coming out of your ears! I have a Rambler parts place not 40 miles from me and their phone number is in my cel. It's easier to get parts for that car than the 2006 Mercedes ML350 I have in the shop right now. I can get nearly ANYTHING for that car with one phone call.
I say this the same way I called my 26 year old son up one day a few years ago I told him I will say it once, this one phone call, I LOATH your girlfriend, I think she is a piece of crap. If you should decide to stay with her I will put a happy face on and assume I was wrong and you know better than I do. But I just wanted to make it clear she is a piece of crap as far as I am concerned.:drunk:
I say this in the same way, I loath the idea of modifying that car in anyway. It turns my stomach. But if you should decide to do so and I have any advice on how to make it happen for you I will do so.
Brian
What a beautiful piece of art!