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Gleaming 1937 Ford Coupe All Steel A Very High Quality Award Winning Masterpiece on 2040-cars

Year:1937 Mileage:3260 Color: of the car speaks for itself
Location:

Huntington, New York, United States

Huntington, New York, United States

 1937 FORD COUPE

VIN: SD9283F

THERE OVER 200 HUGE IMAGES OF THIS STUNNING CAR SHOWN BELOW!

DESCRIPTION:

This auction is for an amazing 1937 FORD Coupe that defies written descriptions, but with the help of hundreds of photos, we'll give it a try. This gorgeous car was professionally built, it is ALL steel, and it is a masterpiece of quality. It was constructed with the most intricate and detailed workmanship imaginable. Major modifications began with the fitting of Tudor sedan doors (that are 6" longer than stock) on hidden hinges and the tipping of the "B" posts forward to enhance the look. The rear quarters were lowered, custom running boards were fabricated and raked forward to match the modified lower edges on the front fenders. The roof has been welded and leaded in place and enhanced with a custom shaped rain gutter. In addition, a special rear roll pan was designed and constructed. The remaining stock body sheet metal was all carefully straightened by old school spot heating and quenching resulting in arrow straight panels and almost no filler.

  The exterior of the car speaks for itself, and the powerful blown big block engine was designed for high performance while drinking only pump grade fuels. The transmission is a modified 400 Turbo and it ends up at a full Mark Williams 9" Ford rear end. It is cooled by an oversize Griffin radiator and 16" SPAL fan and that is augmented by another water cooler and fan under the car (see images)! The brilliant stainless steel 3" exhaust system has .060" walls and the left and right side are mirrored imaged from the headers to the custom polished stainless wrapped Flow Master mufflers exiting centered out the back of the car. Another really trick feature is the linear actuated exhaust cutouts located at the end of the collectors along with front and rear license plates that instantly disappear under the car at the touch of a button. The extra tidy trunk space is taken up by a pair of boxed batteries and a custom 21 gallon fuel tank all of which was neatly upholstered.

The graphics and paint scheme came from Thom Taylor who supplied concept drawings prior to the build. The underside and exterior of the coupe are finished with House of Kolors base and clear coats, Silver White Pearl, Kosmic Kandy Purple and Hot Pink Pearl. The graphics inspired cloth interior is beautifully detailed and fitted with high quality wool carpets. The 12 point full roll cage and Pyrotech 5-point harnesses work to keep occupants safe and secure in the event of a mishap. To help illustrate the level of detail in this project, the harnesses were taken apart to facilitate the chroming of the hardware and then sent back to Pyrotech to be stitched back together! Doors open remotely from a chromed mechanical arm hidden under the floorboards and a rear view mirror articulates out of the open drivers window from inside, if needed. The car is a real pleasure to drive because it behaves well and is easy to operate. The engine temperature is in the normal range under all conditions.

There is a remotely controlled Sony 10 disc CD player with 4 speakers, Cerullo GT seats, Auto Meter pro comp gauges in a removable dash section and power windows. There is a breakdown list below of most of what went into building this treasure, and at the end of our dozens of current images, there is also a lengthy archival photo review to help illustrate the extent of the work in this coupe. The ONLY nit that we were able to pick on the entire car is some barely noticeable bubbling of the paint between the rear pan and the body below the trunk, that's it. This car is used on rare occasion, always garaged and exceptionally well cared for. For every trick thing that you can see on this car, there are 10 more bonus ideas and items that you really need to search for. You can stare at and study the workmanship for hours and still be amazed. The full photo and parts inventory history comes with the car as will CAD drawings of many of the custom parts, detailed wiring diagrams and many other extras. There are two different sets of engine side panels (shown hanging on the wall).

BODY

 Modifications: 1937 FORD Coupe, All Steel. Smoothed & Lead Filled, ‘37 Tudor Sedan Doors w/B-Posts Slanted Forward, Reshaped Quarter Windows, Hidden Hinges, Custom Mechanical Door Releases, Butted and Flush Windshield, Wiper Lowered, Welded & Lead Filled Roof & Trunk Seams, Custom Smooth Running Boards, Quarter Panel to Running Board Gap Leveled, Front Fender Bottom Front Edge lowered to match Running Board Rake Line. Custom Wheel Tubs, Hidden Trunk Release, Trunk Lid Gas Pistons, Vacuum Operated Flip-Up Rear License Plate. Custom One-Off Linear Actuator Operated Retractable front License Plate. Hood Filled & Smoothed w/Custom Sliding Hood Support. No Bumpers, Body Holes Filled. Custom Retractable Tow Bracket. Custom Fabricated & Blended Rain Gutters, Custom Lower Rear Pan w/Center Outlet Stainless Steel 3” Exhaust.

    Lights......... Quartz Halogen Headlights, Running Lights & Directionals, Inside Directional Indicators, ‘37 Packard Jr. Tail Lenses in Custom Tail Light Buckets w/Brite Bulbs. Recessed 3rd Brake Light.

    Paint...... House Of Kolors. Top & Drivetrain: Silver White Pearl, Graphic Stripe & Chassis: Hot Pink Pearl, Body, Underside of floor & Inside Fenders: Kosmic Kandy Purple. Graphics carry through Door Jambs,    Dash  and Roll Cage. Color on Cage Changes as Height Changes to Match Outside Body Paint Color.

                                                                                                                                                                            INTERIOR

 Upholstery.... Tweed/Frasier Steel w/ Wool/Wilton Grey Carpet, Cerullo GT Bucket Seats, Upholstered Headliner w/ Courtesy Lights and Full Trunk Upholstery including Fuel Cell and Dual Battery Box. Outside Graphics design Appears Throughout Upholstery.

 Accessories... 3" Pyrotect 5-Point Harness w/Chrome Hardware, Auto Meter Pro-Comp Instruments, MSD Shift Light, Overhead Switch Panel, Custom Fold-Out Side View Mirror. Hurst Quarter Stick w/ Neutral Safety Switch, Brushed Aluminum Shifter Cover Mounted on Custom Upholstered Aluminum Console. Ron Francis Wire Works Electrical Panel & Kit, Billet Specialties Rear View Mirror, Color Matched Perimeter w/Brushed Aluminum Budnik Hurricane Steering Wheel, Adapter & Horn Button. Sony 10-Disc CD w/Remote Control, 100 Watts/Channel, 6" Front and 9" Rear Speakers. Specialty Power Windows,  Custom Billet Door Levers, Cockpit Fire Extinguisher, Custom Billet Seat Release, Adjuster and Cowl Vent Handles. Under Car Chrome Door Releases, Operational Cowl Vent, Removable Side Panels w/Custom Rear Exit Air Scoops. Lokar Drive Shaft Mounted Emergency Brake & Valley Aluminum Sill Plates.

 

DRIVETRAIN

 

Engine : 454 Chevy (LS6)+.030"=461CID, Balanced, Blueprinted, Ported & CC’D Open Chamber Alum. Cyl. Heads, Stainless Valves w/ Brass Guides, B&B Studs, Crane Roller Cam, Crane Rockers & Lifters, JE Pistons on Crower Rods, Canton 9-Qt. Pan.

 

     Induction: Weiand 6-71 Blower (6% Under Driven) Dual BDS-Prepared 850 CFM Holley Double Pumper Carbs, BDS Linkage w/ Barry Grant 4 Port Regulator, Barry Grant Pressure Gauge, Barry Grant Mechanical & Electric Fuel Pumps

     Ignition: All MSD, 7AL-2 Ignition Box, Distributor, Boost Timing Master, Blaster 2 Coil & Heli-Core Wires


     Miscellaneous:   Fluidampr, Tilton Starter, Custom Fabricated Aluminum Air Cleaner & Breathers, B&B Chromed Aluminum Valve Covers, Anodized, Chromed, Polished Aluminum & Polished Stainless Steel Parts Throughout.

 

     Transmission: Modified Turbo 400, TCI Flywheel, 8” 2800RPM Stall Converter, External B&M Cooler & TCI Safety Shield. Heavy Duty Drive Shaft w/Front & Rear Safety Loops. 

 

     Rear End: Mark Williams Narrowed 9" Ford Pro-Street Rear w/ Mark Williams Nodular Iron 3rd Member, Detroit Locker, 3.89:1 Gears & Mark Williams Axles.


                                                                                                                                                                              CHASSIS 


     Frame: Just-A-Hobby Rails, Kicked, Boxed & Reinforced. 12 Point Full Roll Cage. Stock 110" Wheelbase, Tubbed.

 

    Suspension: Heidt’s Super Ride II Stainless Front, Kugel Sway Bar, Chrysler “K” Car Rack, Aldan Coil Over Shocks Front & Rear. Parallel 4-Link Rear Suspension w/ Watts Link. I didit GM Type Steering Column w/ Budnik Wheel.

 

     Brakes: Wilwood Disc Brakes Front, Mark Williams Discs Rear, Wilwood Proportion Valve, Morrison Master Cylinder, TSM Pinion Emergency Brake, All Calipers Polished.

 

     Wheels: Weld Aluma-Star 15 x 5 Fronts w/ Custom Billet Centers. Weld 15 x 15 Aluma-Star Rears w/ Mickey Thompson 31 x 18.5 x 15 Sportsman Pro Tires. All 4 Wheels Polished Inside & Out.

 

  Miscellaneous: Heavy Duty custom designed Oversize Griffin Aluminum Radiator W/Two Rows of 1-1/2” Tubes, 2-14" high output Spal Fans, Additional Under Car Mounted Radiator & Fan, Custom Headers w/2-1/4" Primary Tubes, 4" Pro Stock Collector, Custom Polished Stainless Wrapped Flo-Master Mufflers & Cockpit Controlled Linear Actuated 4" Billet Exhaust Dumps. Headers Wrapped & HPC Coated, Polished 3" Stainless Thru-Chassis Exhaust to Rear of Car. Custom Trunk Mounted 21 Gallon Fuel Cell & Custom Insulated Aluminum Battery Box w/2-12 Volt Batteries. Braided Stainless Steel Thru-Frame Fuel Line.

As with all of our eBay Motors listings we try to let our high resolution photographs tell the story about the vehicles that we are selling. These pictures were just taken and we have shots from every angle including the exterior, engine bay, interior, trunk and the gleaming undercarriage. If you study our clear multiple images very carefully, you will see exactly what this gorgeous custom 1937 Ford Coupe is all about.

  The clear images of this impeccable Hot Rod, shown below, will do a much better job of describing the look, style, condition and market value of this vehicle than our words ever could. It looks so MUCH better in person!  We invite all questions and comments on this auction! 

LOCATION: HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK  11743

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On Jul-08-14 at 15:56:35 PDT, seller added the following information:

                                                                 Note: 

A few of the archive images that were included do not illustrate many of the most recent updates and were inserted to provide an example of the build process. One for instance would be the finished chassis, shown without the body installed, as that excludes the newer stainless steel exhaust system and the cut-outs mounted at the end of the collectors. 

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