History 1939 ford vintage drag car barn find

well i found it through a guy who found it in a barn.....
not alot of info other than it ran a flatty for a while and then went to a sbc and a 4 speed
anyone have any pics form the 60's or early 70's of this car at union grove
there are a few things that i am going to change, but for the most part i'll wash it do the brakes, and slam in a new drivetrain
what do you thing of a blown hemi???????
tk

 

Now that is cool. Have fun with it!

 

WHOA!!! That deck lid RULES!!

 

Bring it to the Heads up in June, I would love to see it.

 

engine is already at the shop
parts are on there way for brakes and such
tires are on order

i need a blower for the 331 and we will be ready to go
i am sure it will not be fast...but it will at least be scary to drive at speed lol
tk

 

Yeah...I'm diggin' the snake with the beanie propeller hat & shades!

 

That's an interesting fuel tank/pump setup.


Don

 

Killer car. Just my thought but maybe pin a leaf to the Tiki man so mothers will let kids look at that piece of history.

 

yes it is!!!!

 

Wicked cool car Tom and cant wait to see her run with the hemi. That decklid is the cats *** any more pics?

 

few more pics

 

That is the coolest thing Ive seen in along time...love the decals on the windows and the black and white steelies on the back...

 

Don't paint it! Very cool find.

 

can anyone Id what seats were in it
tk

 

*****in!! That should be a bit quicker than the tub!

 

ouch
smoke less too
lol
tk

 

cool. car was so fast he had to have 2 fuel pumps.

 

Time is ticking and never count out tubs

HA HA HA that is hurtful The seats look like a T-bird base

 

HA HA HA that is hurtful The seats look like a T-bird base[/QUOTE]

the risers are about a foot tall or so
tk

 

The seat base looks like '60s Econoline.

 

The seat riser looks like an old van seat riser. What was the purpose for painting the steel wheels half and half? I've seen it done before.

 

anyone have a seat or two?
tk

 

to see if the are spinning off the line
tk

 

Looks like a Cal Custom Wheel and Pedal Covers........Great find. This should be fun....

 

As much as people hate "faux paint", I'd age paint that hood to match. Otherwise, it's ***ties just the way it sits. LOVE the decklid.

 

i need to fix the scoop anyway
but i have a line on a fibergl*** hood too
less weight=bigger wheelies
lol
tk

 

wheelies???? I like the way you think.

 

So very awesome!!! The decklid needs to be preserved!

 

Seat base is 1968 and newer Econoline

 

That deck lid is so horrible that it's kind of awesome.

Just think of the large volume of weed that the owner smoked before he came up with and painted that.