Hello from Memphis, TN

[Jefscoupe]

Thanks for the welcome guys.

The 32 is my next project Robert. Once I get the extension on the shop.
The 55 won't fit in the "other" end.
Here's a shot of my car back in 1954. Anyone that gets Rodder Journal may remember this shot from a center fold in issue #???. I can't remember now and I can't find it right off.



And as it sits today. The Pontiac motor will be coming out to make way for a 351 4V and 5 speed.


A little bit earlier shot just after I replaced the rear pan.
The red primer areas on the lower corners are the pieces I hand formed with hammers and a shot bag.


The car is actually an historic Hot Rod from the Memphis area.
I managed to meet the owner that had it in the 50s and 60s.
I bought the car from the guy he sold it to in the mid 60s.

I am soooo itchin' to get out and work on this thing again.
I'll make a post as soon as I do.
In the meantime, I'll read, ask questions and learn as much as I can from you guys.

[David Gardiner]

Hi Jeff, I like the '32 it looks best in the top photo. Looks like you have already started shaping stuff so keep up the good work.

David

[Jefscoupe]

I've had this car so long the styles have changed so much.
I originally was going to do the billet look as Lil John Buttera did back in the late 70s.
Then they started showing up everywhere.
Scratch that...(and I'm glad too)
Then I was going to go old school, put it back like it was in the 50s.
Then those started showing up everywhere.
Heck, I'll just throw it together, leave it ragged.
You guessed it, the rat rod craze started.
So, I'm planning a combination of all of them.
Something from the 30s: the body and a 39 Banjo wheel.
The 40s: Since I believe this car was probably chopped and channeled in the late 40s there's that.
The 50s: Black and White pleated interior (see photo below) and vintage S/W gages. Steel "big and littles" painted with wide whites. (I know, those were from the 40s as well, but hey...)
The 60s: 65 Mustang bucket seats. 67 Mustang GT 9 inch rear.
The 70s: 72 351 Cleveland engine (too many SBCs in 32s out there. and flatheads are too expensive now. I gotta be me.)
The 80s, 90s and naughtys...hmmmm maybe some suspension ideas, oh, a 5 speed tranny and hopefully, my own build process.
It'll be called "Time Traveler". Picking up bits and pieces through time.
Here's another shot at a show with the owner then (now deceased) and a pretty show girl with a trophy on the top of the car.
I colorized this myself. And yes that was the color at that time.
I used some color patches I found on the backside of the old grill to match best I could. The rest of the colors I just picked.
OK I can go on and on about cars, so I'll just stop.