Ever since I was a wee little lad, there was only three cars I ever wanted when I figured out hot rods were cool. -1948-52 Anglia Gasser (My dad owned one but sold it before we came around) -1932 Ford 5 Window -1955 Chev 210 Can you guess which movie modelled my young mind, I watched a lot of american graffiti and two lane blacktop growing up. Fast forward 6 years. Finally started working a bit through high school, My brother was 2 years older and bought a 56 chevy. Built it as a gasser/two lane tribute car, 454 tunnelram. He sold it though and used the money to put a down payment on a house lol. And fast forward another 4 years and I finally brought home one of my original 3 cars...sortof. A 1929 Ford Coupe. I've looked forever but this fell into my lap. Fiberglass body though which I'm fine with, no rust to worry about but I know there'll be other stuff in the future. Came with a frame, and a mustang frontend welded in. Most likely gonna take the grinder to the frontend, or even ditch the whole frame havent decided. The rear has a single trailer spring which is gonna get taken off. I dont plan on making it like John Milners car in american graffiti just a plain jane hotrod....my neighbor down the road builds superchargers though so I'm almost certain thats the route I'll be going. But I like to be different so I dont think a status quo blown sbc will be going in, rather do something different. Also planning on putting a metal floor in and doing some re-inforcements. Now I know fiberglass bodies aint for everyone. If I could afford the same quality body in a real steel one, it would of been a lot more money then what I paid for this project, so I dont mind.
thats a great start, but 1929? looks more like a 30 to me, at least the cowl is. maybe they are diffrent up your way. id own it. nothing wrong with glass for us poorer blokes.
Yeah I've been trying to find the exact year. He said 1929 but I don't think he knew for sure may even be some mismatched parts or the fiberglass company who made it didn't make it 100% accurate. The more I look at it, I can see 1930 there.
cool,.so what if its glass,.how about doing the green coupe in two lane.,.,.,i bet you will have the only one in existance. Im sure the 29 had the same cowl as a model T,.so id say 30/31..
it's yours , do it how it makes you happy, my first hotrod was a glass 27 , i loved it, but i found this tudor in my avatar, whoa! lot of rust panels to replace, but im getting there... good luck and have fun..
Ya 30-31. I like the idea of the green coupe from two lain Black top.. "Make it two yards mother fucker and we have a automobile race "
Thanks guys first plan of attack is gonna be to get a rolling chassis going. And in the mean time try to find some doors and deck lid.
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