Top quality parts and workmanship. This show rod has never been displayed or shown anywhere. Great promo vehicle for businesses, ISCA circuit and a unique ride for summer cruises and car shows. Custom features a 1942 Packard radiator shell, a Buick sun roof, bumpers frenched, running boards with SS inserts, exterior panels are finished in base coat colors with 3 coats of hand rubbed clear coat. Many other custom items that are too numerous to mention, call for details. $57,500 US. Phone 905-689-8757 EST
This is a brand new full custom vehicle with show quality workmanship throughout. The incredible attention to detail would also make this a great promo vehicle for your business or candidate for the car show circuit. The addition of air ride suspension, IFS, power disc brakes and power steering make this a practical ride for summer cruise nights and car shows. There is no mileage since completed. The primary body modifications include a 1942 Packard radiator shell with a polished aluminum grill insert adapted to the front sheet metal. A Dan Fink hood latch mechanism is used so the hood opens from either the right or left. A Buick Estate wagon roof with sliding racks and a sunroof is installed into the roof. A Mustang bumper is frenched into the front with 2010 Fiat headlamps. Astro Van rear bumper and tail lights are molded into the rear body panels. New running boards were fabricated with stainless steel inserts and molded into the front and rear fenders. Front signal lights are sunken into the belt line at the “B” pillar. Dual antennae are sunken into the right fender. Knowing the reputation of suicide doors opening inadvertently, Jack installed “Bear Claw” door latches as a safety measure along with seat belts. New door rubbers are installed. Numerous other minor modifications were completed to compliment the overall theme of this creation. All exterior panels are finished with three base coat colours and three coats of hand polished clear coat. Hand applied pinstriping accents the body character lines. New late model bucket seats and the rear jump seat are re-upholstered in white naugahyde with green naugahyde accent inserts, these also match the exterior belt line graphics. New Classic gauges are installed in a custom dashboard with a JVC sound system. tilt steering column. Note that the speedometer reads in kilometers, this can easily be converted back to MPH. A custom steering wheel is mounted on a tilt column. Vintage Air 1200 unit with air condition, heat and defrost controls are operated from an overhead consul along with a Nextar GPS system. A complete new Painless Wiring system is mounted inside the left rear interior panel to be fully accessible; the wiring throughout the vehicle is also new. The entry doors and rear panels are operated electrically as are the power windows. The battery is mounted beneath the floor pan. New tinted safety glass used in all windows with new rubber seals. The vehicle is equipped with power front disc brakes, power assisted rack and pinion steering, power door locks, power windows and air ride front and rear suspension. The air ride is activated from a panel in the over head bulkhead which controls the compressor and “Ride Pro” module mounted inside the right rear interior panels. All mechanical components are new. The drivetrain made up with a rebuilt 355” Chev in an extensively detailed engine compartment, 700R4 transmission and a Lincoln nine inch differential. The truck rides on new Firestone Wide Track radials mounted on Weld Wheels. Updated safety features include seat belts, power disc brakes and a dual master cylinder among others. The vehicle has had a safety check and is plated as a 1937 Dodge on the registered ownership. The builder/owner has been doing custom body work over 65 years and has completed this, being his last and latest, creation over the last 6 years with “a little help from his friends” Price: $57,500. US. Brokerage fees for importing this vehicle to the USA are included. For more info contact gweldon1@cogeco.ca
