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General Discussion / Need help on a myriad of things Manhattan
« on: February 15, 2019, 03:17:35 PM »
Hello All,
I have spent most of my life collecting and wrenching on Citroen cars, Mercedes diesels and Volvos. I thought Kaisers would be out of my league.
I went to the hospital for 40 days with pneumonia and met a nurse whose husband wanted to sell his 1951 Manhattan project car.
He had bought the car from a man who had sent it to a restoration shop. The resto shop disassembled it and went bankrupt soon after.
The engine and transmission disappeared soon after as well!!! The former owner sold the pile of parts to the nurse's husband.
I am seriously considering buying the car as is, and either replacing the engine with a Continental 226 with gearbox, since I was told this is the correct engine. Or possibly a Chevy 6?
I really need to talk to collectors who wrench and have some idea how available a Continental engine is for these cars, if it is correct, and what my options are.
Also, where do I start in the way of buying the manuals and fact books I might need? I have old Motor Manuals from 1935 to 1955 so there is some info, but not everything I need.
Thanks in advance for all your advice!
I have spent most of my life collecting and wrenching on Citroen cars, Mercedes diesels and Volvos. I thought Kaisers would be out of my league.
I went to the hospital for 40 days with pneumonia and met a nurse whose husband wanted to sell his 1951 Manhattan project car.
He had bought the car from a man who had sent it to a restoration shop. The resto shop disassembled it and went bankrupt soon after.
The engine and transmission disappeared soon after as well!!! The former owner sold the pile of parts to the nurse's husband.
I am seriously considering buying the car as is, and either replacing the engine with a Continental 226 with gearbox, since I was told this is the correct engine. Or possibly a Chevy 6?
I really need to talk to collectors who wrench and have some idea how available a Continental engine is for these cars, if it is correct, and what my options are.
Also, where do I start in the way of buying the manuals and fact books I might need? I have old Motor Manuals from 1935 to 1955 so there is some info, but not everything I need.
Thanks in advance for all your advice!