Vehicle Description
Gateway Classic Cars Houston Showroom is excited to offer this
sweet Bordeaux Red 1930 Ford Tudor Sedan for sale. This is an
ultra-custom build, the result of a three year long build,
completed entirely by its owner, and features many unique and
thoughtful touches. Starting with a notched and bobbed chassis from
a '32 Ford, it was given a 3.5-inch chop, through-frame exhaust,
and real antique green glass.It's powered by a tried and true 350
CID small block Chevy V8, backed by a GM TH350 3-speed automatic
transmission with a 3500RPM stall converter. The mighty mouse has
about 10K miles on it since the build was completed, and it comes
with some extra performance goodies: a Comp Cams "Mutha Thumpr"
cam, Offenhauser 3 carb intake with Offy risers, topped by 3
professionally tuned and synchronized Rochester carbs topped with
polished boat style air filter housings. Finned Offenhauser valve
covers and matching finned coil cover trim out the engine area.
Shorty headers feed into the dual exhaust with its Smithy's
mufflers and stainless tips, providing a classic muscle car sound.
Out back, a polished Winters quick change rear end makes for
extremely rapid gear ratio changes, and this one comes with two
sets of gears, so you can run your rear end at 4 different ratios:
3.05:1, 3.48, 4.11, or 4.68:1! Stopping this bad boy is handled by
1940 Ford drum brakes with polished finned Buick brake drums. The
backplates have been drilled and polished Lincoln front brake vents
were added for improved brake cooling.It's riding on 6.40-15
Firestone wide whitewall front tires, and 8.20-15 Nadir cheater
slicks out back. The vintage rubber wraps steelies with chrome
beauty rings and Cragar spinner. The suspension is upgraded with a
front Panhard bar and Bilstein shocks all around, including the
adjustable coilovers out back. The polished So-Cal steering
dampener adds a classy look and aids in steering precision. Its
E&J type 20 headlight units are outfitted with halogen bulbs
(but all original bulbs and sockets can be retrofitted since the
housings were not damaged during the upgrade), and the Mallory dual
point distributor was modified by Bill Eckenrode for optimal
performance. In a tribute to the dry lakes racers "back in the
day", a set of working Stewart-Warner gauges (tack, oil pressure,
coolant temp) were installed on the firewall.Custom touches
continue inside, with hand-stitched synthetic leather everywhere,
including customized door cards, headliner, and real 1965 Ford
Mustang seats. Most won't notice, but once you know, you can easily
make out the tribute to the polished stainless trim of the
custom-modified 1942 Mercury's dash, which continues lengthwise
from the dash all the way to the custom storage box in the rear
interior. The gauges are restored vintage units, modified by Maring
& Co. of Los Angeles, and feature custom machined bezels. The
steering wheel is a 15-inch vintage tribute Ford unit, and the
Ididit tilt column adds to driver comfort. The shifter ball is
vintage ivory. The sound system is a Bluetooth unit, and features
6x9 inch rear speakers and 5.25-inch units in the front kick
panels. The rear storage unit in the rear covers the massive
Rockford Fosgate amp, which really makes the sound pop.This sweet
1930 Ford Tudor custom is the result of a painstaking effort to
create a traditional, yet still unique vintage hot rod. It has been
recognized with wins in many hot rod shows in Texas, and even
featured in a magazine, so if you want to add an instant
trophy-getter to your collection, call or email our Houston
Showroom today!
