Custom Car – September 2019

Asthis’36Fordcabrioletisanewoneonus,we’reguessingit’sarecent

import.ThecustomchassisfeaturesaHeidtsMustangIIIFSandanarrowed

Ford9-inchrearaxle.PowercomesfromasmallblockChevyandthecarrolls

on 20 and22-inchBilletSpecialitiesrims.

AlanAndrews’smallblock-powered’^32 coupewasanothernewcarto

us.Notsurprisingreally,ascheckingonlinethrowsupthatitwasfirst

reregistgisterereeddininSepSeptteemmberberlastlastyeyearar..

’ 40 FordcouperunsaFlatheadmotor,rebuiltandmodifiedbyRoyal

Kustoms,matedtoa 5 - speedT 5 ’boxandFord 9 -inchrearaxlewith

4 -linklocation.Offersover£ 36 kifyou’reinterested.

MickDearing’simmaculate’^47 Dodgepick-up

.Thisisoneofthose

vehiclesweoftencomeacrossbuthaveneve

rtakenanin-depth

lookatit.Maybeweshould.

GaryJoneswas
anothername
calledoutat
prizegiving
ashisModelA
tooktheRoad
’n’Raceaward.
Hedoesrace
thecoupe,and
hediddriveit
toRutland,so
Iguessthat
coversboth
bases.

Votedwinners

Participants’Choice

■AndyCrockett,’41Willyscoupe

TopFive

■PeteHorne,’50ChevyStyleline

■DamienTomes,’54ChevyBelAir

■ElliottMorris,’53Zephyr

■ColinParkinson,’47Fordcoupe

■LukeBriggs,’37Plymouthpick-up

Whilst’ (^33) /’ 34 Ford
sedansarenotexactly
commonplaceinthis
country,thismore-
doormakesforanideal
familycruiser...
...asdoesCarlPowles’ex-CC
featuredmore-door.Justlike
buses,eh?Youwaitagesfor
onetocomealongthentwo
turnuptogether. Whatadifferenceasplash
ofpaintcanmake.Whenwe
featuredtheTomParry-built
ModelApick-upintheJuly’1^2
issueitwaspaintedastraight
RALbrown.Theadditionof
‘realistic’flameshasreally
broughtthetrucktolife.
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