Even though I didn't go the full drag race route I still wanted the flavor of these early fuel coupes in my build. I'm going to get some cheater slicks. It's very close to being on the road. eventually to run on the car. I love these old fuel coupes.
By chance are there any more pics of this one??? [emoji3] Sent from my SM-G550T using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Here's @curbspeed's thread...to his vintage inspired beauty of a Hotrod......you won't be disappointed. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...gress-update-7-18-18-out-in-the-light.542263/
Thanks, I appreciate it Stogy. I know you have been following my thread for a long time. I have been busy the last couple of weeks. Hope to get her up and running this coming weekend finally. Intake gaskets, door panels, glass, pinstripping/lettering and some laps around the block are all that's left I hope.
Thanks Stogy, that looks like it will be fun to go through! Sent from my SM-G550T using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
This is one of the best Hamb threads imho. Glad it got pulled back up! Great cars and history lesson. Thanks to all !!
Pulled the intake off today and put decent gaskets on it. Torque it down tomorrow and see if it runs better. I bet it will. Thanks, I'm back on it. Been busy the last couple of weeks.
Can someone school me on the numbers and single letters ? Did a B or a C have significance? Just wondering how these car numbers came about? Thanks in advance
Bringing this up to the top in memory of Don Montgomery. I will be posting up from my files photos of Don's coupe as I found it before it was restored. NOT Current Photos. The car is now restored and is in Ross Myer's 3 Dog Garage in Boyerton, PA. I am a nut for details to authenticate historic cars. There have been several cars restored that I question their proof and evidence that it is the same car. No one can dispute that this body was the same one as Don Montgomery had. There are at least 10 or 12 unique matches of details that confirm and no details that don't confirm. 100% match.
Here are several more photos of Don's coupe body in the late 1990's. It's condition goes to show how great of a job Dave Crouse team at Loveland Co, did on the restoration in the early 2000's for Ross Myers. Here it is in my garage in 1994 with my newly acquired '32 roadster.
The doors had zero rust or dents. The inner structure was neatly cut out as typical of fuel coupes and race coupes. You can also see how the front post of the door was leaned back slightly when it was chopped. Don said the extra rectangular pieces of steel were added after he had it. The stripped nature of the doors probably prevented it from being street rodded in the 70's. My guess as to how it survived basically unchanged from when Don had it.
A profile of the chop on Don's car. The chop was performed by Bob Lee. You can see the slight leaning back of the front door post area.
Shows how the subrails were modified to lighten the body. Larry Shinoda cut out the cowl bracket for clearance for his Norden midget center steering setup. A later owner added the cowl bracket back.
The white dots are where the sheet metal screw holes were for the screws holding in the plexiglass windshield.
This is where the cowl was trimmed to for clearance with the injectors. A later owner filled it back in. This was the first giveaway as to the identity of the coupe being that of Don's.
Is that your HotRod Gold KKrod?...Dayuum...That's kinda Royalty... I hope this is were it evolving to...Bowling Green that is...
Here is the paint history taken from in the door jamb. The light metallic blue is the color Don painted it. The dark grey primer coincides with when Larry Shinoda had it. I would have loved to have seen the car when it had the deep dark blue metallic on it sometime before it became a lakes and drag race car. The car was raced some after Don sold it in 1957. They must have painted it bright yellow or cinammon red as those were the last colors on the coupe prior to the muddy brown primer overcoat.
Outstanding. What an amazing history. That door jamb itself is a beautiful piece of art! Sent from my Pixel 3a XL using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I'm getting old man...but I'm not out......this is the Shinoda coupe you once owned now in the collection I shared... It's very cool you documented it so well...
What a great story! I was just listening to the podcast where Don mentioned his blower pulley breaking off during the dyno testing! Thanks for sharing!
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