**New PICS** Changed the coupe, different tires, louvered the hood.

g'day Pete,

Sweet car, great presence, and pure.....

My 2c, ever considered opening up the slot in the nose vertically a bit more, and painting the rims gloss black.....

Again, glad see you still about, with a kickarse car,

Cheers,

Drewfus

 

Man, if that don't sound like the 50's! Your coupe is Bitch'n

 

Ill post some more pics of the car as soon as I can. Ill pop the hood off too.

Pete-


Tub-in-the-dirt,

I kinda like the "green machine"...iv been trying to think of a name for the car but keep drawing a blank.....kinda like the green machine. I had one of the big wheels when I was a kid, loved it!

Pete-

 

Awesome!!

 

That is one sweet coupe!! You nailed it in my opinnion.

 

Very cool........love the hood and nose.

 

Hot dam! She sure is pretty sweet!

 

Hi

I love the top chop. Does it have both slanted posts and stretched roof or just slanted posts? How much is it chopped?

//Magnus

 

yeah, that's sweet!

 

Love it....very nice

 

classic - perfect!

 

hey pete... you know im a whitewall guy, but that car looks way better with the blackwalls!! looks awesome!! dave

 

Pete, looks good dude!! I Really like the Blackwalls. That is an amazing hot rod.
Jimmy White

 

It's really the first coupe that has made me break into a cold sweat since Larry's 3W. Very cool hood and those blackwalls are a perfect choice.

 

Did you have to have some support on the inside if the trunk lid? I see all the rivits, how did you brace it?

 

awesome

i'd agree on the gloss black wheels comment and the grille opening size critique... but like i said... your car is extremely cool... any more pics of it for those of us in the cheap seats?

upon further review because i can't stop staring at the thing i'd paint the hood and decklid to match... but that's just me (maybe a race car number painted on like an old airplane's i.d.# somewhere too... i dunno'... but i like it!)

The nose says to me P-61 ???
check out... http://www.acepilots.com/planes/p61_black_widow.html

 

mighty clean.... money green
if i had the $$$ i would clone your car
tom

 

Nice job Pete! Saw it in the Magneto Calendar and then pre-louvers in Hop-Up. Everything about it, to me, is on the MONEY. Once the grille is in, it will help with the overall visual. Tell Flash to make another Calender, haven't bought one since then!

Ken

 

This car was in HOP UP wasn't it????

When I envision a lakes coupe....this is what I see........Absolutely perfect!

 

Straight off the salt and right out of the 40's, I love it, the color, the stance, everything, It's just perfect.

 

jaw dropping! VERY nice!

 

YES!!! That coupe looks RAD! I haven't seen this before. I love it! Makes me want to throw everything away and start over!

 

Pete,
At Ralph's diner last september, I couldn't stop walking back to your car to look at it, I must gone over to it 15 times in the span of 3 hours. Beautiful car, excellent craftsmenship.

Chris

 

I slanted the a-pillars back about 10 dg so I didnt have to add anything to the roof. The roof is chopped 4 1/2 inches but I didnt actually start with a complete header to that's kind of a guestimate. Donnie Smart sponsored this build, I actually drove to North Carolina to his shop several times for parts and advise, he's a great guy with lots of talent.
As far as the color...When I got the gallon of paint it was too light so we added black tint to darken it.

The deck lid was an old stock car piece from a locar racer. When I got it the inner liner was already removed, typical of the stock car guys. The outer skin was trashed, so I cut that off as well and attached the aluminum as you see. The deck lid isnt finished though, I have to remove it and run it through the english wheel to add more crown and have it louvered.


Pete-

 

heya pete i think ya hit another one outa the park. i really like the contrast of the bare hood and e&j's to the rest of the green. the b'bille bomber lives.

 

awesome little coupe , whats going in the grill shell for bars ?

 

I kinda like the "green machine"...

Any suggestions?

Pete-

 

That car is badass~