18 Year old newbie

[jonesy752]

Hi,

 

My names Billy, I have recently become an apprentice sheet metal worker/welder/fabricator/fitter. I have grown up around Hot Rods because of my dad and it was inevitable i would catch the bug, I've been going to Hot Rod shows since i was born in a large variety of rods/yanks as my dad has a habit of swapping and changing . Growing up, i had two tot rods, a black 'n flamed '34 Ford and a black 'n flamed Ford Model A tot rod with a removable roof. My current project is a 1938 Willys coupe, well a f/g '41 body with a f/g '38 front, with a 100 x 50 box chassis and Robinson CDS cage. Wisbech IFS, Chrysler 8 3/4 rear axle with Moser shafts and a Hauser 4 link setup. I have put a 4.6 Rover V8 and 4 speed auto box in it because i am aiming to finish it for when I'm 21 and i will be able to insure it with this motor in ( I will have to get my butt in gear...) The reason I'm on this site is because i also have a love for Old Skool Fords, i bought a bog standard Mk1 1100 deluxe two door escort for when i passed my test at 17, but when i passed i found out i couldn't insure it, my cheapest quote being £7000 so i had to sell it and get a eurobox. I'm now 18 and coming upto 12 months on the road (in February) and still hoping i will be able to insure an Escort in the future (im going to ring around once i have my 12 months NCB). I would also like to get insured on my dads hot rod too, so i think i need to win the lottery But if anyone knows of any insurance companies that i would have a chance with, I'd be very grateful. My dad currently owns a steel 1928 Ford Model A roadster pickup fitted with a 2 litre DOHC motor out of a sierra backed up with an MT-75 5 speed box.

That's about it to be honest

 

My old tot rod

 

My Willys Coupe

 

[banarama]

loving the willis. welcome young man

[jonesy752]

Thank you banarama, love the escort in your picture

[lotusless]

Welcome to the site Billy great intro i wish they were all like that

feel free to post LOTS of pics of you and your dads cars on the readers rides room.

[jonesy752]

Thanks a lot lotusless I will try and post some more photo's in there when i get them off the camera

[Escort Mk1 4 Door]

i hope ur insurance quotes came with ky i payed

475 my first year driving on a 1300gt midget

610 2nd year on my mk5 with a 1600 conversion (less then 20% standard car declaired)

440 last year on above car and mk1 escort 1300

341 this year

 

i think they wanted you bottom my friend love the cars mate

[jonesy752]

Hi Escort Mk1 4 Door, what company was this with ? all i got was either we won't insure your car as its over 20 years old or we will insure your car but you have to be 21 then i actually got two quotes, one of £7000 and odd and one of £9000 and odd this was for a totally standard 1100 deluxe two door on limited mileage

[Escort Mk1 4 Door]

try peter james i had to pay to be a memener of the riley owners club to give them a member number but i had a 1942 rma at work but it wasnt alot and it was dirt cheep for the insurance.

under 25 can needs to be 30

over 25 can needs to be 20

 

worth paying for a memebership on a site just to get a cheep classic insurance

[lotusless]

That does sound really high ! do you live in afghan ??? p/m sebringRS on here mate he's a young un with a mk1 escort.

[jonesy752]

Okay i will give them a try when I'm coming up to renewal thanks and haha no i live in Bury, Greater Manchester and thanks i will try to contact him

[jonesy752]

Here are some photo's of the Mk1 1100 Deluxe i had to sell, I wish I could have had it as my first on the road car

 

 

 

[Escort Mk1 4 Door]

better them my mg lift carpet see leafs (had mot and was my work car) i left soon after that

[PCOE]

Welcome mate

Luv the willy's coupe

And the el camino in the background too

And what looks like the side of an airstream beside the willy's

Awesome got any more pics?

[jonesy752]

Thanks PCOE Yeah we no longer have the pink '59 El Camino its now up for sale again, ridiculously over priced by the person we sold it too The '39 Ford coupe in the picture is also gone and so is the 1966 Airstream safari. My dad doesn't like keeping stuff for too long, he wakes up one morning fancying a change and puts the lot up for sale and starts again.

 

Here's the Elky and the Airstream

 

 

We did the inside of the Airstream up, Red tuck 'N roll leather and cheqeured floor

 

 

The old '39

 

 

[banarama]

top stuff

[5tox]

Welcome buddy, love the pics

[jonesy752]

Thanks banarama and thanks 5tox

[D-FENS]

Welcome to OSF Billy,thats a great selection of cars.Love the old '39

[silverstreak]

welcome to osf

[welshmike]

Get a quote from Adrian Flux when your looking mate, cheapest for me. im 21 but with no ncb insuring a modified mk1 Capri, costs me £1500 when i was 17 i had a 1300 Mk2 Escort, cost £3500 a year. theyll normally do you a better deal over the phone than on them comparison sites aswell

Loving all the old yank motors mate, theyre so cool

[jonesy752]

Thanks D-FENS, the '39 was a nice car but it hardly got used because we bought the El Camino, so there was no point us having two. That's another reason why we sold up, and now my dad just has the '28 RPU Thanks silverstreak Thanks welshmike i will give them a try when my renewal is up , I'm insured with flux on the modern car i have now and thanks

[4DOOR-SHERWOOD]

Hi Billy, great pics and love the willys project! Keep the pics coming!

Welcome to OSF!

[jonesy752]

Thanks 4DOOR-SHERWOOD

[SmokeEm]

How cool is your Willys

 

Let't see some pic's of ya Dads A

[XjamesX]

wow, some seriously cool cars mate