Max Wedge Resurrection

[Tom Goldman]

Current project I'm working on for Alex Cortezzo's collection of Max Wedge cars.
This '63 Plymouth was Jerry Stein's first Teachers Pet ..Jerry bought it new ,High Compression 426 ,3 speed stick on the floor. Jerry put the aluminum nose on it..
Jerry sold it to Wes Coleman who was partnered with Bob Pagano.
Car went thru several owners finally ending up only a few miles from my shop .
I'm currently replacing the fire wall which was damaged by a trans explosion and replacing the front inner fenders ,which evidently saw more than a few deferent header configurations.
Next will be removing the widened stock tube and narrowed frame rails and replacing them with OE parts.
Paint is still original as is the interior and will stay that way.
Also getting a stock 13 to 1 motor and a OE 3 speed stick
More pictures as I have time to re size them

[Billy Nees]

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...3-jpg.6190171/

Cool build Tom with a lot of history!
Ironically, I found this image on the H.A.M.B. a couple of days ago!

[Tom Goldman]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...3-jpg.6190171/

Cool build Tom with a lot of history!
Ironically, I found this image on the H.A.M.B. a couple of days ago!

WOW ,thats a great picture !
The remnants of those big tow bar plates are still on the car !

[Tom Goldman]

here's a few pics of the front inners and firewall replacement .the OE radiator support with the vin was straightened out and kept in place.
The inner fenders and firewall came from a junk donor car Alex had .
The firewall had been seriously "worked |" for clearance besides the damage fro a trans/converter explosion so it was seamed in at the fender wall attaching points.

[Frank Castros]

Jerry is a happy man.

[Paul Precht]

Wow, very nice work Tom, I'll send these pics to Jerry.

[Tom Goldman]

Originally Posted by Paul Precht

Wow, very nice work Tom, I'll send these pics to Jerry.

Paul ,there is a current thread with the pictures posted on his page

[Tom Goldman]

Here are a few more update pics if the resurrection process . car is now awaiting the engine and transmission .
Lots of work reversing the frame and tubs back to original.
A whole lot of scrubbing ,clay bar rubbing and Dupont number 7 brought back the shine to the original paint.

[Tom Goldman]

More pics. wheel tubs and trunk

[KimRhoads426]

Originally Posted by Tom Goldman

More pics. wheel tubs and trunk

Your work is very nice car look great