I’m workin on a 47 coupe custom so I thought I’d post a few pics for those who aren’t on Instagram Bought the car in April off Craigslist in portland
Here’s a few more pics I’ll try to get them to go full image this time, Rikster helped me with the roofline
You Washington guys! Right on the beam! Textbook chop, skirts included... I bought my '46 Club Coupe for $12, (in 1961)but earned my licks on the previous one: 5-1/4" chop on my '36 3 window coupe! Yours is certainly elegant in its new form. Chop is excellent, 'teardrop' form perfectly executed. My '46 is long gone, but my friend Mark in Felton gifted me his rust free '47 Fordor. No chop is planned...but I have a pair of skirts, so a mild custom with all the chrome is coming together... Much like a rodder of 1952 would have done with the family car.
Painted the thing With Ace rust stop Not everybody’s cup of tea but at $30 s gallon it suites me. This is the 5 th car I’ve painted with it, some gloss some satin
So cool F-head ! Your build is a duplication of a car that inspired my whole car thing as a young man. It showed up in my home town in the early 1960's. I had never seen a custom build that featured such radical sheet metal work. To be honest, I don't think that I had seen a chopped top in the flesh prior to that. Great work sir. Thumbs up to you !
The chop didn't cost an arm. (looks perfect) The paint didn't cost a leg. (looks great) I'm starting to sense a theme. More $ for other things that you don't wanna skimp on... 6 strombergs, Cadillac sombreros, '55 Cadillac chrome breastesses...
Here’s a few more pics of the coupe project As for the paint, like I said it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I’ve had really good luck with the stuff, I use hardener in it and it’s really quite durable, it doesn’t have to be expensive to be good
Very nice.that exact setup is what I want to have next.a 39 to 48 ford and you put the best parts together
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