Featured in American Rodder, Jan. 2001 (Details Article by Pat Ganahl) Engine: Type: 1942 Ford 59A flathead V8 Displacement: 275 cu. in. Camshaft: Isky Model 77 Ignition: Harmon-Collins with electronic conversion Induction: B&M supercharger with two Stromberg 97 carburetors Heads: Ford aluminum, polished Exhaust: Fenton headers, glass-pack mufflers Drive Train: Transmission: Borg-Warner T-5 5-speed with overdrive Rearend: 1936 Ford with early Halibrand V8 quick-change center section and 1956 Ford F-100 truck axles Chassis: Frame: American Stamping rails Front suspension: Chassis Engineering dropped and drilled I-beam, chromed; transverse spring; split tapered ’32 radius rods; tube shocks Rear suspension: Model A transverse spring; 1932 lever-action shocks Steering: Ford F-1 pickup Wheels, front/rear: 1939 Ford-style steel Tires, front/rear: bias-ply blackwall; 5.00x16, 7.50x16 Brakes: ’46 Ford front, Ford F-100 rear; Hollywood finned aluminum backing plate covers Body: Model: Roadster, Brookville steel; louvered deck, filled grille shell, full hood, chopped windshield; black urethane paint. Interior: White leather upholstery by Nostalgic Interiors, Phoenix, AZ; custom gauge panel by Peter Coppings with curved-glass Classic Instruments; ’40 DeLuxe steering wheel; Custom black removable soft top; Fully upholstered trunk. |