Vehicle Description
Street rods are so much fun. You get to pick a car that is the
right size and the style you like, then build it with modern
running gear so you have the air conditioning and stereo you like
with the handling and reliability of a modern car. If a 1940 Ford
is just your style, then check this one out. You don't need to
build it. Just come on down and drive it home.
1940 Fords are popular vehicles to street rod for many reasons. For
one, their sweeping curves and separate fenders look great when
they are dropped down close to the ground, coated in shiny Red
paint so the lights dance across them as it drives down the street,
and set on a sweet set of shiny chrome wheels. Speaking of chrome,
its hard to beat the look from the front of the car with the bold
band of it running down the center of the hood with a V8 badge
right where it joins the stylized grill of vertical bars. It is
underlined by a simple chrome bumper and the teardrop headlights
perched way out on the front fenders are trimmed in it too. Viewed
from the side, a strip of chrome runs end to end, flowing with the
curve of the hood up front and turning down to follow the smooth
line of the trunk at the rear.
Open the door and you will find a great looking custom interior.
The door panel sets the theme in two-tone Gray and curved panels
that play off the curves of the body. The two-tone seats are super
comfortable with a fold down armrest and a silhouette of the car is
embroidered into the headrest. A leather wrapped four-spoke Lacarra
steering wheel with a polished center sits on a billet, tilting
steering column and a Lokar shifter topped with an 8-ball rises
from the floor in the center. More polished billet surrounds the
Classic Instruments white faced gauges with the speedo and tach
directly in front of the driver and engine gauges are off to the
right along with some control knobs. Hidden in the glove box is a
Sony head unit that is FM/CD/XM and MP3 compatible for your
listening pleasure as well as controls for the air conditioning
system and a trunk release.
Pop the hood and you will find a 350-cubic inch crate motor nestled
down in a neat and clean engine bay. A ribbed black air topper sits
on a 4-barrel carburetor and Edelbrock Performer RPM intake
manifold. Ribbed black valve covers look good with a Chevy bowtie
embossed on them. A Mallory distributor works with MSD ignition
parts to get good reliable spark to the cylinders and the exhaust
flows out through dual cherry bomb mufflers that give the car a
nice healthy sound. Power flows back through a 700R4 4 speed
automatic transmission to the rear wheels mounted on multi-leaf
springs. Up front control arms and coil springs work together with
power rack and pinion steering and a beefy sway bar to give this
car great handling while front disc brakes assure good stopping
power. The rubber meets the road through 225/70R15s in the back and
195/60R15s in the front all mounted on those great looking American
Racing alloys.
Classic 1940s good looks with modern running gear and a comfortable
custom interior. Come on down and check it out. Then drive it on
home and start enjoying it. Maybe even in time to go Christmas
visiting in it.