I painted the frame a stock Ford Toreador red, when I finished it in 2007 or so. Will stay close to that for matching. Like these new factory make believe candy apple reds that have been out for quite a while now. My brother paints cars and says the new single stage paints are the only way to go now. No color sanding, buffing etc, only if you want to. Staying with factory color in case any harm comes around. Thanks for your appreciation along with all you other guys.
I especially like that myself. It was done back in the late '50s along with the chop. For a complete history on the car, Google up Kustomrama and search the site for Jerry Bergs 1934 Ford Coupe, or you can just Google up Jerry Bergs 1934 Ford Coupe. Wanted to ad that I am doing a 2 inch radius also on the pointed area to the outside of the firewall just above the heads as seen in the side profile and front quarter shot. My feeling is there are no sharp corners any place else, so not there either.
I really like the engine choice and the chop configuration, This was actually quite a historical car..... Just not a big fan of full independent suspension,.... I like more traditional underpinnings...... But that's just my opinion. You should have a ton of fun with that lil' Coupe. I actually preferred it with this look....... (not Ben's Plumb Cherry look)But to each there own Here's the link to it's original history guys................... http://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?title=The_Northern_Star
If it would have looked like this when I got it, I would have left it this way also. It was a mess. Had full fenders alright crammed full of bondo (1-1/2 in thick where some idiot removed those ugly quad headlights , black primer, painted black interior, tilt front end with the most god awful support structure and nasty quick dis-connect 3 foot radiator hose you ever saw, a sick 302 and 4 speed. Steering was unsafe using 1/2 shafts and joints. I kind of regret loosing the historical part, but I love hi-boys, jag stuff and chrome and well the rest is more history for the car.
You've got the ride attitude right on, and the Jag suspension all around has been on my radar for more than 35 years. So it's great to see it here. The coupe really fits with highboy theme, can't wait to see it on the road! Keep up the good work, you are bringing the car back to life in hansom manner!
I remember when Ben sold the Plum Cherry at the Monroe Swap Meet in the early 90's. It was a real time capsule. I found it hard to believe that someone thought that was good looking at one time. To this day, Ben believes that the guy that bought it from him screwed up a perfectly good car. Whatever you do with it would be an improvement. I like that you got rid of the nose bleed stance and you put a hemi back where it belongs. Dave
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