Vehicle Description
Very clean professional build. 400 cubic inch Chevy V8, TH400
automatic, 4-wheel disc brakes. Custom interior with ice cold A/C.
Extensive recent service. Very well documented. A fully sorted and
well-engineered rod, ready for the road!This 1941 Ford coupe has
lived three lives: one as a stock 1941 Ford, one as a '60s custom,
and a more recent freshening into the awesome coupe you see today.
We have photos of it dating back decades and you can see the
evolution of the car's awesome look, which today wears a coat of
Prowler Orange and pearl white for a look that's quite
contemporary. The top was expertly chopped four inches and the
usual custom tricks were applied everywhere else: it's shaved,
nosed, decked, smoothed, and Frenched. There's a custom billet
grille up front that echoes the original 1941 Ford piece so the car
is instantly recognizable at a glance. There are cool portholes in
the hood, a trick we haven't seen before, and custom stainless trim
runs the length of the bodywork to make it look long and lean.
Finish quality is excellent throughout with only the most minor
signs of use since the work was finished. Panel fit is very good
and you'll note there's no fiberglass on this car, it's 100% steel.
The rocker panels are custom pieces, molded around the lake pipes
(non-functional) which really gives this custom a next-level look.
Add in the tinted glass, Vee'd windshield, and subtle pinstriping
and you get a custom Ford that stands out in a crowd.The custom
interior was created by the experts at Portage Trim at significant
expense?look at the workmanship! It's anchored by custom Glide
seats that emulate buckets up front and a functional bench in back.
Charcoal leather is accentuated by multi-colored piping that's
subtle but adds a great splash of color in the otherwise
monochromatic interior. A custom Wabbit woodgrained instrument
panel was created just for this car and is filled with Ford
Motorsports gauges for all the major engine functions, and the
finished look is elegant and functional. There are miniature LEDs
for the shift indicator, a tilt steering column with a Grant
banjo-style steering wheel, and proper vents for the Vintage Air
A/C system. Sony provided the stereo system that sounds great in
the fully insulated cabin, and take noe of the thoughtful details
like custom aluminum pulls for the hood and trunk, a billet E-brake
pedal, and the 8-ball shifter knob where the 8 is the lock button.
Nice! And please check out the full sculpted headliner that's a
work of art by itself. The large trunk is fully upholstered to
match and includes a Sony CD changer and a removable bulkhead for
access to the various electronics and battery.Power comes from a
400 cubic inch Chevy small block which is plenty muscular for this
sporting coupe. It was rebuilt with a Competition Cams #981
camshaft, Trick Flow aluminum heads, and a big 4-barrel carburetor
on top to feed it. Other details include an HEI distributor, a big
radiator up front, and block-hugging headers to make it fit
properly. Also note the clean wiring and plumbing that keeps most
of the working stuff neatly out of sight and the two-tone paint
scheme continues into the door jambs and engine bay, a nice detail.
The strong-running small block is linked to a bulletproof TH400
3-speed automatic transmission with a 2700 RPM stall converter, and
a GM 10-bolt from a 1970 Camaro that has 3.08 gears and Posi
limited slip inside. The front suspension is a custom Heidt's
crossmember with A-arms and coil-overs, plus power rack-and-pinion
steering. There's a disc brake at all four corners for impressive
stopping power. The exhaust uses mellow-sounding mufflers, so this
is a comfortable highway cruiser that won't make your ears ring,
and the floors, rockers, and other structural bits are completely
solid. It has been driven over the years, so it's not sparkling
clean, but the engineering is first rate and there are no signs of
impending problems. This sucker is ready to rock. It has a great
stance, largely thanks to those custom-finished Boyd Coddington
wheels, which carry staggered 205/60/15 front and 225/70/15 rear
performance radials.Documentation is extensive, including a large
file of receipts, specifications, parts lists, and much more so
this rod will be easy to maintain in the future. It also includes a
lot of historical information, including photos of the car as it
was first conceived as well as refurbishment photos showing a
bare-metal rebuild.There are a lot of street rods out there, but
many of them are kind of haphazardly built by guys who only sort-of
know what they're doing. This awesome Ford, however, is expertly
engineered and finished to be fully functional and actually works
like a real car. It starts easily, runs great, and rides smoothly.
No surprises here, just a fun-to-drive Ford that works like it
should. Call today!Harwood Motors always recommends and welcomes
personal or professional inspections of any vehicle in our
inventory prior to purchase.
