With a recent back surgery and the uncertainty of all that goes along with that I decided to sell the model A coupe but was able to use some of the money and purchase another car. I've been wanting to do a 40's car for awhile so inspired by the post Ryan did awhile back about of the 80's built cars out there I started looking for a good canidate. I found this 41 that some one built in the mid 80's from the looks of it and was able to buy it pretty cheap. Typical 350/350 rear steer clipped 80's built street rod. The good thing is the person that built it started with a very solid car and there is still no rust to be found in this car and luckly they left the trim and bumpers and forgot to add the day glo or pastel paint! The interior is very nice which is a first for me!! HAHA Right now the plan is ridding it of it's 80's gayness and slowly morphing it into an early style custom. Just got it up and running, swapped tires and wheels ,buffed on some of the old paint and lowered it. Trying to get it ready for the Stray Kat 500. Bringing it home. After new wheels, tires and buffing. A few stripes Running driving and lowered.
Even though it had a super cl***y grant gt steering wheel when I got it a 53 buick wheel from seymour here on the HAMB seems to fit in pretty good! Better stripe pic
I think Ikari makes the 41 Grille Trim set. That stuff has been gold forever. I'm thinking your 80s street rod was really a Tijuana Taxi judging by those teeny wheels and wire basket hubcaps.
Chevs of the 40s has them but have your nitro pill ready before opening the page. http://www.chevsofthe40s.com/search.l***o?&dept=car&cat=240c&skip=40&Max=40 Pasadenahotrod nailed it on the price.
Thanks for the compliments everybody! Yeah I looked at the new grille molding and it's funny that you can buy a new grill for $800 and the trim is $1600!!!!! I'll keep looking for used.
Wow, what a difference wheels, tires and a lowering job can make. Night and day difference. Great looking car.
Nice ride Daddy-o, congrats, street rodders...god bless em . Looking forward to reading more about its return to a more cl***ier time. F@#$n hate the 80's. Gotta love Deco styling. Cheers 2ndchance
Thats got Daddyo written all over it Sorry to hear the Coupe had to go bt atleast you were able to get this ine and put some flavor to it Looking good! Hope your back is healing up Rusty
Thanks man! The back is getting better but not fast enough for me. I'm ready to get outta the house and back to the shop!
I'm gonna start doing some custom bodywork stuff as I go along while painting it a oxblood suede until all the bodywork is done then it'll get a shiny deep red maroon color.
Man that ride is just perfect the way it is ! Can't do anything that would give it any better character !
Morning Jamie, I hope the back is healing up ok. I had friends go through back surgery and it wasn't fun. Oneof them is back running in his T bucket so he is doing fine it just takes some time. When you told me at the Texas Thaw what you were up to, I was hoping for some Pastel paint. VERY KOOL!! I had the chance to buy a 41 Chevy business coupe years ago and the guy would not sell it too me. It was 100% restored and very nice. He had problems selling it and I kept at him to sell it to me. He ended up losing his **** and sold it for $4,500. What I had planned to do is exactly what your up to. Sounds like your going to have a kool kruizer that will go down the highway in style. I hate to tell ya this but I'm in the process of restoring a '53 Buick steering wheel for the Merc. It is one of the koolest wheels out there. Your wheel looks like it is in better condition them mine. I may have to trade ya when your in Dewey.....Ha, ha,ha Years ago....early mid 90's there was a '41 Chevy business coupe converted to a rag top with a modified stock grill. He modified a stock grill by shortened the ends of the grill. The Chevy was a bright pearl green with a white carson top. Love the grill idea simple yet it was enough to throw you off. I'll try to find some pictures or maybe some on here will post some pics. I photo shop'd one. Keep us updated with the progress and see ya in a couple of weeks Happy Trails, Mick
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