Vehicle Description
Listen to almost any Beach Boys album, and you're sure to find a
song about a hot rod. What would make someone sing about a car?
Simple. Love. While 'Little Deuce Coupe' may have been about a 1932
Ford, we can all but guarantee that this 1931 Ford Coupe we have
for you today is worth at least a song or two if you are musically
inclined. Its original body panels were wholly disassembled for
bodywork and paint, and it was repainted with beautiful (and
unique) Sahara Beige PPG paint. Big sixteen-inch Rocket wheels up
front and even bigger eighteen inches out back are the only things
that draw your eye away from the massive exhaust pipes coming
straight off the exposed engine block.
Inside, a masterful job was done to the interior with an entire
high-end mauve custom leather interior by Kings Auto Upholstery in
Roanoke, Virginia. The dashboard and gauges come from a 1950 Nash.
The speedometer isn't functional at the moment, so we can't
guarantee "she'll do 140 with the top-end floored," However, it may
feel like she can, thanks to what's hiding under the hood.
"Just a little deuce coupe with a flathead mill." Again, the year
might be one-off, but the engine is spot on. A rebuilt Ford
Flathead V-8 complete with Edelbrock heads and intake and a Comp
Cams Thumper camshaft. However, this car does validate the 'deuce'
coupe name when it comes to its fuel delivery, which just so
happens to be dual two-barrel carburetors, while long tube headers
feed that short-but-sweet side exit exhaust. "She's got a
competition clutch with the four on the floor" sounds about right,
with one minor update. Though we don't know about the clutch for
sure, power gets sent through a GM T5 five-speed manual
transmission donated from a 1980 Camaro, however the shifter knob
has a 4-speed shift pattern on it, so clearly the owner is familiar
with Golden Oldies.
The custom unibody construction sits beautifully on the solid axle
up front and the 4-link adjustable coilover suspension out back
thanks in part to a Super Bell four-inch drop axle. This car also
sports separate Wilwood master cylinders with a proportioning
balance bar to regulate the 1946 Ford brakes up front and the 1968
brakes in the rear.
Highlights:
*Custom Unibody Construction
*Flathead V8
*Edelbrock Heads
*Edelbrock Intake
*Comp Thumper Cam
*Long Tubes
*Side Exit Exhaust
*GM T5
*Super Bell 4 Inch Drop Axle
*Sahara Beige PPG
*Wilwood Master Cylinder
*Rocket Wheels
*Custom Leather Interior
We can't say for sure if this car is hard to steer or if it gets
rubber in all four (five) gears, but what we do know is that when
the Beach Boys sang about their Little Deuce Coupe, that car
probably looked and felt a lot like this 1931 Ford Coupe. Come take
one look and you too will be singing, "I'm not bragging babe, so
don't put me down" in no time. Call today!
