Having celebrated his golden wedding anniversary, Kenneth has owned his '36 Ford for almost as long. Originally purchased as a gift by his wife for $300, Kenneth first put the car on the road as daily transportation with '48 Mercury Flathead power in 1957! A Rochester injected Chevy small-block was installed in 1958 followed by a 300hp 327 in 1970. Many years of faithful service followed and currently a 4.3-liter Chevy V-6 powers the rare drop top. After decades of commuting, drag racing, and pleasure cruising, the Wells family still enjoys their '36 as often as possible on local and cross-country rod runs.
Back in the '60s, Robert had a '56 Olds, and a few years ago he decided it was time to start looking for another one. As luck would have it, one was quickly located nearby that perfectly fit the bill. The owner of the Olds was interested in swapping for a '53 Chevy pickup Robert had built, but some bad paperwork on the Olds killed the trade. A while later Robert found an ad for another similar Olds that turned out to be the same car with a new owner and corrected paperwork. This time around Robert wasted no time and rushed over and purchased the car. A full restoration followed, and Robert now relives his youth as often as possible in his 324ci V-8-powered '56 Oldsmobile.
After sending in a couple sets of photos of his gorgeous ride with absolutely zero info, we'll just go with what we see (and we really like what we see!) of Ernie's very tasty custom '54 Chevy hardtop. What's obvious on the outside is the heavily reworked grille, frenched headlights, Caddy taillights, reworked wheel openings, and gorgeous tangerine flames over a white base. Under the hood is an extremely well-detailed six-holer with a Wayne finned valve cover and a triple intake running side-draft carbs. Finishing off the ride is a complementary orange and white set of rolls 'n' pleats. Anyone else who wants to send in a few shots feel welcome; just remember to send along a little info to keep us from having to guess.
Starting with a chassis made from 2x6 steel tubing in the shape of a '32 Ford frame along with a '29 Ford gas tank and pieces of a '32 Ford firewall, Tom added doors made from a Toyota hood and a rear body section crafted from a '39 Ford decklid and a pair of huge N.O.S. fenders of unknown origin to make up the foundation of his handmade hot rod. A '35 Ford hood mates the body to a '32 Ford grille shell; both of these pieces mount above a Magnum axle and a POSIES spring. No info was supplied on the driveline, but Tom reports he already sold this one to build a '40 Ford sedan mounted on a '32 Ford frame.