You lucky man :cheer:

Feel free to bring any and all questions to the Forum, when you get the car!

it arrived last nite right on schedule.

its pretty solid, a little rot nehind the doors and the floors, but over all better than i expected.

i guess the first order of business would be to try to get it running.

Congratulations!!! Doesn't look all that bad. If it's been sitting for a while I would strongly recommend dropping the oil pan and checking things out before you try to start it. Could be a lot of c**p in the oil pan that could do damage to the engine. And I agree you should try to start it after you check the pan. Until that engine is running you got a couple thousand pounds of boat anchor. Getting it running gives incentive to do the rest of it.
Good luck - if you need technical help there's quite a few pieces of literature in the online library - including a shop manual in the 1930-1939 Manuals section and a Service Information and Adjustments in the 1930-1939 Reference sheet section. The online library is at:
http://hetclub.org/burr/lithomepage.htm

Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN

you are a lucky guy! I love those terraplanes.

Congratulations! That's an exceptional find. I wish I had it and you had a feather u......well, never mind.
Although non-of my biz, please don't just try to start it. In case you weren't aware, those are full splash lubricated engines....no pressure lube anywhere in it. They are very sensitive to any oil restrictions that are very likely present in an engine that has been sitting for so long. You will see what I mean when you get into the pan. Take Alex's advice and drop/thoroughly clean the pan and dipper tray. Turn the crank by hand through at least 2 full revolutions before cranking with the starter to be certain that there are no seized valves. The list goes on and on of things you should do prior initial start-up. Patience is the key.
Best of luck, read a lot and feel free to ask if you aren't sure what to do.
Frank

If you take the pan off, (which you should) you must fill the splash tray with oil before cranking by pouring oil in through the valve gallery. The top tray must be full. Dale Cooper has gasket sets for the items you are about to take apart.

I reiterate: The list goes on. Let's not forget the fiber cam gear failure that may destroy the engine on the first test drive and the inevitably stuck clutch and the ............
All can be dealt with but it takes time/effort/patience/money to accomplish.
F