Projects The Sonic Bird, a 60´s hotrod.

As the devil's advocate... I was very interested in what you are doing until the latest series of photos arrived, when the raised engine / street freak / gasser rake appeared. I'm not very fond of that look on a custom coach build. Just IMHO, Gary

 

thats old pics, still the car has an high raised engine.. i´ll post a picture of how the car look today, ready for paint.

 

allmost ready for paint.

 

I love the scooped sides and the current windshield, are you still planning a top? I didn't dislike the Edsel grille either, could still look right with a few mods to it, but the Deuce grille is nice too, just kinda "normal" for what is otherwise a really wild car. Either way, I look forward to updates.

 

Flip the edsel grill over wide to rhe bottom narrow to the top.

 

Cool build,dont know how I missed it ! I like the current windshield too!

 

I hate the negative rake of the body. It ruins the whole thing for me, on this otherwise super-cool car, and most other early 30's cars. Taildragging and hotrods don't mix, and taildraggers don't work unless it 1935 and up....my opinion of course.

 

It's nutty, I like it a lot.

 

thats cool

 

I like the edsel grill more too. The car is so far from the norm, why go with a common grill shell?

 

Edsel kicks ass use it n dont be normal!

 

Very nice. I love repurposed metal.

 

Here is a link to the Ford hood on the rear:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=601091&highlight=boattail

 

I love your build man....it's rad but I gotta say, with all the work and kosmic kool going on at the rear you gotta do something whacked out with the grill....the rear end looks like a space ship but the 32 front end just look agricultural in comparison...could you narrow it and section it? Sorry to be so critical, I would usually keep my mouth shut cos it's yours to do what you want with but your car is sick and itsnprobablynworth doing a second take......

 

Another vote for the Edsel grille... the back end reminds me of Rotar...gonna be a neat, creative ride.

 

very cool build, great work and great eye for style.

 

radical!

 

Nice job! You have mad fabrication skillz.
It takes a lot of guts and knowhow to pull off something like this from scratch.
What color are you laying down on it?

 

I vote for a more radical grille as well. Loving the car

 

thanks for all the positive feedback and kind words, ive been sucking on updateing...
going to use the 32 grill this summer, i might built a new grill and useing the edsel chrome.

here some pictures just before the paintjob

/martin

 

picture of the fuelblock, gas mecanism

brass I-beam, taken from 50´s elevator. got to thank my job for that!
going to post a more detailed photo of this "thing"
/martin

 

here´s some machine job pictures.
made a new oilfiller cap and some more ventilation for the engine

i also bought a pair o bugatti 1936 headlight, hopeing to getting them mounted on the car soooooon... alot of work to do, since there missing the hole bucket.

 

paintjob!!!!
my first paintjob!

 

swap find! going to be a shiftlight inside of this brass "thing"

 

just made the car driveable to our own local carshow.
still some work to do, but its getting there
/martin

 

here it is

 

Love this. Reminds me of some of the 60's show rods that used brass era parts on them.

What was the shift light part originally? It's wild looking, fits right in too.

 

awesome work

 

Well, well, it sure turned out nice. Pleasantly surprised, am I. Gary