Custom Car – September 2019

Writeto:CustomCarMail,KelseyPublishing,

POBox978,PeterboroughPE19FL

E-mail:[email protected] Fax: 01733557235

Outofstock

DearCC,tomysurpriseyouprinteda

photoofmy’35FordModel 48 onp

oftheSummerissue.Hereisanotherpic

takenattheA602’sAutoramalastyear.

IimportedthecarfromtheStates

in 2014 asastocker,butthenoptedto

upgraderatherthanrebuild.Namcofittedthe 350 /3 50 comboand

power-assistedhydraulicdisc/drumbrakesandRoyalKustomsfitteda

newsteeringboxandrebuilttherearaxlewitha3.54:1difftoimprove

motorwaydriving(Inowget26mphper1,000rpmintopgearonthe7.

x16CokerClassicreartyres).

IfittedloadsofDynamat,whichhascutdownthenoiseinsidethecar

dramatically,andnextyearplantofitaperformancecratemotorand

recessedfirewall(availableofftheshelffromtheStates)asroominthe

enginebayissomewhatrestricted.

Icurrentlydoaround3,000milesayearinthecar,weatherpermitting,

goingtoasmanyshowsaspossible.

Incidentally,IhavebeenreadingCustomCaronandoffsinceitfirst

cameout(wasit1970?)anditisasinterestingnowasithaseverbeen.

NickEyles,Esher,Surrey

>ThanksforgettingintouchNick,you’redefinitelyamanafterourown

hearts.Whywouldanyonewanttorebuildwhentheycouldupgrade?

Thanksalsoforthekindwordsaboutthemag.Shameonyouforbeing

anonandoffreader,thoughyou’rerightabouttheyearofthefirstissue,

Marchtobeexact.

Letusknowwhenyougetthatnewmotorfitted.Ed.

Socialcommentary

Asoftenaswecanwepostpicson

theCCFacebookpage.Herearea

fewoftherecentcomments.

Ifyoudosocialmedia,keepaneyeonthe

FBpage,andonanythingtaggedwith

#customcarmagazineonInstagram.Ifanything

catchesoureye,we’llprintithere.

Rearended

DearCC,youhave

remarkedacoupleof

timesnowaboutmy

’59EdselRanchero,

questioningwhether

itisacutdownstation

wagonormodified

FordRanchero.

Thetruthisitisneither.Itisa’ 59 EdselRangertwo-

doorsedan,withtherearendre-madebymyselfand

myweldermate,KevinBeevis,in2011.

ItlastappearedinCCasaWheelsDaywinnerinthe

Summerissue.Stilllovethemagbytheway.

LeeDay,SouthWick

>Lee,allcredittoyouforbeingoldschool.Ahand-

writtenletterwithastampontheenvelopeand

everything.Thanksforputtingtherecordstraightonyour

Edsel,andwestandbywhatwesaid–it’scool.Ed.

Minorresponses

DearCC,furthertoBobPike’s
correspondenceintheJulyissueregarding
GrahamBarlow’sMinor,Iwasafriend
ofGrahamandI’moneoftheothertwo
peopleBobmentioned.
MyMinor,alsobuiltusinganew’shell,
wasMGBpoweredatthetimeandappeared
inacoupleofmagsin’73/’74,andthere
wasarearviewshotofitinCCin2018.
Istillhavethecar,butithasgonethrough
manychangessincethen,includingcolourand
asuperchargedMGBtotheFordV6ithasnow.
IhavelivedinManchesterformanyyears
andamalongtimememberoflocalclub
RainyCityCruisers.

JohnKeen,viaemail

GoodtohearfromyouJohn.It’sgreatthat
you’vestillgotthecarafteralltheseyearsand
thatithasevolvedunderyourownership.Obviouslythehistoryofyourcaris
acompleterecord,unlikethatoftheMinorbuiltbyGrahamBarlow.Ed.

“Ain’tmisbehavin’”Howdarehe?Beenmy

car’snameforthelast^20 oddyears!

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upgraderatherthanrebuildNam

Thatthingisnuttier

thanapackof

peanuts

Going...hopeweather

improves!

It’sreallybatshitcrazy

Anabsolutely.

amazingbuild

8 CUSTOMCARAUGUST 2019