Howdy, Stranger!
It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
Categories
- All Discussions27,206
- Orphaned Marques
- ↳ Hudson21,260
- ↳ Street Rods808
- ↳ Off Topic569
- ↳ American Motors149
- ↳ Kaiser - Frazer70
- ↳ Nash71
- ↳ Packard163
- ↳ Studebaker122
- Classic American Cars
- ↳ Ford Motor Company959
- ↳ Chrysler Corporation478
- ↳ GM Corporation1,397
- ↳ Post War Chevrolets75
- ↳ Pontiac Forum119
- General
- ↳ All makes1,967
- ↳ Poll Discussions24
- Swapmeets & Events
- ↳ Events130
- ↳ Swapmeets108
- Hot Rod Corner
- ↳ Ford Rods90
- ↳ Lead Sleds67
- Special Interest Groups
- ↳ The Flathead Forum139
- European marques
- ↳ MG Car Company2
- ↳ Mercedes-Benz2
In this Discussion
- Browniepetersen September 2011
- ESSX28-1 September 2011
- Jon B September 2011
- Ken U-Tx September 2011
- PaulButler September 2011
- StillOutThere September 2011
- Terraplane33 September 2011
Do I sell or not?
-
I have to make a choice. My 1939 Hudson 112 is looking quite shabby at the moment.
I want to fix it and drive it but it ain't going to happen.
Paintwork has badly peeled on the roof and is starting to spread down the rest of the body.
I could sell it to someone who'd put it back on the road but there is a part of me that knows that if it goes I won't ever get another one.
So since I have no covered place for it a good quality outdoor cover might help to protect it and stop any more damage being caused.
So does anyone have any clues as to where I can get one that will properly fit the car and help to protect it.
We are heading into autumn(fall)/winter here and I know the car won't be helped by the sort of weather we may get.
All suggestions gratefully received!
I'm in the UK so I know I'd need to ship one but if it's good then I'll go for it. -
From my experience, any car left outside in the constantly damp climate of the British Isles is going to deteriorate rapidly. The car cover will do little more than trap the moisture including ambient humidity under it and hasten rusting of the exposed steel and pitting of the chrome. The interior will get mold and mildew. If you want to save this car, you need to find indoor storage for it, or sell it to someone that can store and care for it properly. If you are short of funds, you can probably use the funds from the sale of the car, and not have to worry about registration fees, insurance, and storage.
-
Here in the U.S. there are companies who manufacture wooden garages which they then carry by truck to your property, and unload onto your concrete slab. You would have to have a concrete slab poured, but all in all it is a much cheaper alternative to having a builder come out and put up a garage.
Here is a prefabricated garage builder in the UK, apparently he makes them of concrete (?) and the price seems reasonable: http://www.hansonconcretegarages.co.uk/
Try googling "Prefab garages UK" and you'll see a number of companies.
Some people purchase those steel containers (used for transporting goods on ships) and they can be cost effective as a garage, too. But they are sinfully ugly.
Yet others purchase plastic garages (a vinyl or other plastic sheeting is draped over tubular steel "ribs" and they can last for several years....so long as you don't have a lot of wind blowing through your area. Ugly...but cheap. -
Contact John john@royze.com . He is a warehouse distributor for Covercraft, largest maker of car covers on the planet. They have something like 20,000 custom patterns for specific cars and about 8 different materials, a few of which are for outside storage. Or he will have a universal pattern for the length of your car.
-
You might want to start looking for a covered trailer on the old car websites. For less than the price of paint job you can pick one of these up and have an instant garage. The trailer has the advantage of permitting air to move around and not seal in the humitity and wet on your car.Brownie
-
Jon B wrote:
Some people purchase those steel containers (used for transporting goods on ships) and they can be cost effective as a garage, too. But they are sinfully ugly.
Be wary of condensation problems when using shipping containers. We had lots of rusting due to condensation in our container. We solved our problem by cutting holes in each corner of the container walls which we covered with rainproof covers. No moisture in there now!!!Dave Y
New Zealand -
I would not use any kind of car cover for outside storage, as mentionned above, there will be condensation, rust in places difficult to acces, moist, etc
A vehicle or caravan storage might be a temporary solution ? at least you will have time to take a decision later and hopefully keep it !Location : France -
Thanks for all of your comments & suggestions.
It looks as if the car will need to go as the chances of finding affordable covered storage for it is virtually nil.
