"Vinny" was featured in a Street Rodder Magazine article.The following is from that article:
Dennis Cardellini's brandywine 1937 Ford coupe was built in the style of a classic custom rod with many eye-catching modifications and a few that are not so apparent. Dennis' cousin owned the car in the '60s, and it ended up being stored for years until Dennis bought it and changed if from a completely stock car into an all-Ford street rod.
Frank Zucchi at FZ Restorations in Livermore, where Dennis lives, did the bodywork. He kept the top unchopped but modified the peak that begins at the moulded and smoothed factory hood, and complements the shaped of the V-ed one-piece windshield. Less apparent are the reshaped front fenders, extended downward in the front and widened. Trim and exterior handles were shaved to accentuate the shape of the body. In the rear, '39 Ford taillights were frenched into the fenders. Zucchi provided the elegant paint finish, shooting House Of Kolor Kandy Brandywine.
The factory 'rails were boxed and braced by an X-member. Total Cost Involved provided many of the Mustang II-style independent front suspension components and brakes, plus the anti-roll bar and parallel leaf springs in rear. The classic-looking big 'n' little tire and wheel combination was achieved with 195/60R15 and 235/75R15 BFGoodrich tires on 15-inch Boyd Coddington polished five-spokes.
The interior blends early and late looks. A Deco Gauge Cluster from DC Street Rods with Classic Instruments gauges fills the '40 Ford dash. Two-tone leather and vinyl covers custom seats. Under the hood, a 351 Cleveland engine with a four-barrel carb is topped with an aluminum scoop from Summit Racing—backed up by a Ford AOD transmission.
Cardellini's 1937 Ford coupe came home from the 2015 Sacramento Autorama with a well-deserved award in the Custom Rod Coupe category."
Vinny is in perfect, show quality condition and has won numerous awards.
