Thanks, here are the details if you are curious
Thanks for the kind words,
The car is chopped 7" inches and channeled 6" on a 2x4 boxed frame and Z'd front and back.
It has a ladder bar set up in rear with 40 ford buggy spring 4" dropped axle out front.
The motor is a freshly rebuilt 1953 ford flat head with dual 94's with a 350 turbo transmission.
It has Wide white's all around with chrome rims and Buick finned drums on front.
It has a Chevy 10 bolt rear end.
I tried to tie in things from my past.
My mom had dances back in the 60's and the roof is one of her original signs.
The transmission boot is my very first baseball mitt.
The baseball is my brothers from the 60's.
The golf head cover on the transmission dipstick is from my father in law that passed away a couple of years ago.
The bullets on the door openers are from my brother and Dad's 21 gun salute at their military funerals.
The radiator cap Boys' Club decoration is an actual bumper bracket from the 40's. I was the Executive Director of our Boys' Club for 11 years.
The third brake light is from an old Schwinn.
The license plate light is an old Rayovac flashlight.
The tail light lenses are modified Margarita glasses with blue dots added.
The oil plug is a Pabst Blue Ribbon Draft Tapper.
The periscope came out of necessity so I can see stoplights.
The coil cover is one of the first Diet Pepsi cans.
The oil dipstick is a horse syringe.
The grill is from a house fan.
The front tires are unique as they are white walls on both sides.
The seats are from a 5th grade class.
The steering wheel (yes it is right hand drive) is from an old kiddie car ride.
The spinner is from a water faucet.
The brake pedal is an acrylic encased scorpion.
The gas pedal is an old motorcycle license plate.
The rear view mirror is an old lady's compact.
The louvered interior door panels are from an old furnace.
The trunk in back is an old ammo box.
The blower behind the seats is an old air conditioner unit.
The dome light is a modified house light.
The pair of vise grips holds the ground wire on.
The safety pins hold the wheels on.
The odometer in the rear wheel is from a semi.
The air cleaners are old Model T horns (that work)
The sides are painted with "God's Rods: Where Car AND Driver are works in Progress" to share my faith.
And a bunch of other odds and ends that I have forgotten.
I bought the car finished and added all my personal touches to it. I actually have 4 different roofs for it now.
Thanks for looking.
I am in Northern Indiana.
Flathead 29
Some neat touches there
