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Birth of the Coupe: Construction began from a stock &#146;34 three-window originally purchased by Russell Lanthorne of Ventura. The team of Lanthorne & Gray entered the coupe only one time at Bonneville in 1951. Alex recalled that the white-primered coupe he purchased from the Santa Barbara area had already been chopped and channeled but had no engine or trans. &#147;That&#146;s why I liked it,&#148; he says. &#147;I didn&#146;t have to start from scratch.&#148; <i>From the Jim Travis collection</i>
1934 Ford So-Cal Coupe - Legends Of The Salt, Part I

Birth of the Coupe: Construction began from a stock ’34 three-window originally purchased by Russell Lanthorne of Ventura. The team of Lanthorne & Gray entered the coupe only one time at Bonneville in 1951. Alex recalled that the white-primered coupe he purchased from the Santa Barbara area had already been chopped and channeled but had no engine or trans. “That’s why I liked it,” he says. “I didn’t have to start from scratch.” From the Jim Travis collection  View Related Article

 

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