Hey... I took both of those pictures back in 1961 at the Sanford Dragway in Sanford Maine...The 2nd coupe is still around and is being restored to the way is was in the picture.. I took one more coupe picture that day that was as good as those two but I can't find it ! Both of those car were my insperation to build the coupe I now have Pontiac Slim
Haha...that's one of the fist things I noticed... Have ya seen the seats? Made from exhaust tubing.... Cars built during the 60's were sooo cool.....today's "interpretations" don't quite "get it", with a few exceptions, like the Rash/Marshall coupe. You really need to get to work on yer coupe Paul.....it looks killer so far.
the seats look very mod, but I can't imagine it'd be easy to stay on them I realize it's not an unusual style car I'm building but did you notice the similarities between Marshall's latest and my '30 Coupe? I started mine first, Marshall saw it, then coincidentaly he builds a '60s style, channeled, unchopped, fenderless, '30 Coupe, chrome wheels, cheaters and all? if nothing else he has good taste edit: ..and I am working on it, I'm just a little slow should be test firing the engine this week
Paul, B*** started a thread on this beast a while back, has the original article write up and some more pics http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58956 dont knock those y-blocks that is my dream powerplant in that car by the way this thread scratches me right where I itch edit: the old thread did have more pictures of the car, including the later versions of it, but have since been removed over time
That engine looks just awesome Paul, neat color.....should easily SMOKE that Y-block car...haha. Channelled and stock roof Model A's look just so "right"....but then, so do chopped ones...
The primmered coupe was mine from about 20 years ago. The shinny black one is a favorite from a 60's car magazine.
just ****in around, no harm meant Marshall has built more cool stuff than I ever will. how's your coupe coming along? I haven't been out there for a while
Wish I still had this one. It was started in the fall of 1960 with big plans to finish it in '61. Stored it away for the winter in an unheated garage in St. Paul, MN... didn't drain the rad. Needless to say the block cracked so we parted it out. Too bad, it would have been a really nice car today.
Montana Snow-Coupe We built this coupe and sent it to a guy in Oklahoma City. He took home trophies in the PRIMERED/CONSTRUCTION ZONE within a couple of weeks after recieving it.
Here is a 60's style A, not a coupe but cool and an A coupe pic from the 50's...found on the HAMB....Chopped and slammed!
Been getting a lil *****d out lately but I will finally add some pics to this thread to see it keep going!!! A lil inspiration from the likes of D.W.,Paul, and a few others lets get it rolling!
Love the blue coupe........love those Packard wheels..........and we ALL know I love a BOP engine, ESPECIALLY in gold. So much inspiration for the A in the shop....at least the Hemi isn't going in it anymore and we've UPGRADED to a ROCKET.
I agree... that baby could be a real 60's throwback... ditch the radials, the stock headlights, the alternator, the GBP wannabe hood scoop, the four bar rear end, the HPC coating on the headers... and the filled roof and it would be pretty period!
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