Hot Rods CODY WALLS BUILDS LIL COFFIN FIRST VERSION CLONE !

...where does Ski Doo factor into this Hotrod? There is a saying 23 skidoo...I gotta snoop...

Quoted...

23 skidoo (sometimes 23 skiddoo) is an American slang phrase generally referring to leaving quickly, being forced to leave quickly by someone else, or taking advantage of a propitious opportunity to leave. Popularized during the early 20th century, the exact origin of the phrase is uncertain.

Go Fast...get it...

 

Ooohh! This is going to be fun to watch! I like all the early versions though!

 

Gee @Stogy if you wanna leave you can leave in a taxi , if you can’t leave in a taxi leave in a huff, if that’s too soon you can leave in a minute and a huff. Hehe.

 

I left by mouse and keyboard pitter patter...

 

This is post the image Cody posted...but how different was it at that point? The front is obscured...as its a side profile...I see the nerf bumpers though...

 

That’s the little later version .a little too busy for me

 

That’s cool

 

Put it this way I’m a sticker for the details I’m even going as far as looking for royal masters tires .
But my goal is it to look identical to the car craft cover

 

The joy of this is this car was built in stages so I’m going to run the cut down 32 shell b before it got weird

 

23 skidoo period without the graphics...okay for a youngster...not for us big guys...

 

That is beautiful...a class act indeed...thank you for taking this journey on...the Art of Hotrod/Custom is like a walk through a Gearhead Art Gallery...hugely diverse...purpose built is a very winding ever expanding road of eye candy, a symphony of tones and fumes of many flavors...and bias plies are kinda fitting too...

 

The front edge of those fenders looks like 30-31. Might want to research that as it could save you a few hundred dollars.

 

From the research they are 30-31 front fenders extend further down . Running board an rear fender are handmade

 

A Hamber in BC just aquired a unique deuce 2 dr that was probably inspired by this Stuckey Hotrod...

 

Not the full custom shell? Without that, the nerf bar/headlights will look out of place. Bummer....

 

@yblock292

is the correct Jack

 

So I’m having a little trouble trying to figure out what a couple of things are on the car that I can’t seem to find out anywhere. Trying to track down some the right parts I don’t have yet .

things like. Steering box
Front Axel . I know later on they went to a tube but on the first version it’s not clear
Steering wheel I see side profile pictures but can’t tell really make out what it is .
Also it’s says early on there was a couple different motors in the car . I’ve seen photos of a flathead an it says also an early desoto hemi . But nothing was specific on the size .

any info would greatly be appreciated

thanks

 

I'm sure you have the experience and knowledge, so I hope you are able to track down every picture there is online, set them up chronologically, and blow up the ones that provide the era and details you want to build.
I'd guess you've seen these, but if not here's some stuff.
https://www.kustomrama.com/wiki/Dave_Stuckey's_Lil'_Coffin
https://customrodder.forumactif.org/t2869-dave-stuckey-s-lil-coffin
and don't forget modeler's forums. They often document stuff very well. Here's one that doesn't have anything to help you, but there are probably more...
https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/4966-lil-coffin-show-rod/

EDIT one more
https://www.motortrend.com/features...yimageid=63ea5105-a976-45d9-871b-59117c89136e

 

Yes I have . I’ve been studying this car for years .


Thank you

 

here's something from the "wayback machine"

https://web.archive.org/web/20090129200858/http://davestuckeyslilcoffin.com/

maybe you've seen, I dunno.

you've got yourself an exciting project, man!

 

Not many build threads on here anymore so I am in for the ride for a while. We got enough traditional 32 sedans to go around. Need some fresh takes on old customs. Get her done! Larry

 

I took love the channelled/full fendered early 30's cars, looking forward to following along here to. Was only looking at your Wagon in TRJ over the last day or so!

 

Wasn’t the steering wheel a Mercury piece? And in the picture with the fancy stripes it looks like a tube front axle?

 

Yes, a 57 Mercury.

 

Yes the version with the stripe was a tube . I was just trying to figure out if it was different on the earlier version

 

Thank you !!

 

Awesome thank you

 

Thank you

 

Good stuff. Subscribed. Snowman ⛄️