Tennessee Deuce

Hi all.
New to the site and just wanted to show off my coupe.
Nothing much to see, really, just yet.
But, it's coming. Got to get the shop cleaned out and I have a spring '11
restart date.
Here's what it looked like in 1979 when I bought it.
http://pic100.picturetrail.com:80/VO.../321860880.jpg

Here it is in July 1954 Rod and Custom magazine.
http://pic100.picturetrail.com:80/VO.../393672157.jpg

The roadster is still with us as well. I just met the present owner a couple weeks ago.

Pretty much as it is now.
http://pic100.picturetrail.com:80/VO.../260481900.jpg

I'm going traditional with some updates for safety and convienence.
I don't have and can't afford a beefed up flathead like was in it back in the day, so I have a 351C 4V that'll twist through a 5 speed.
I built the chassis myself out of 2 X 4 tubing along with the rear 4 link set up.
I have a new Superbell axle up front with late model (41) spindles and disc brakes on homemade brackets.
When I first got the car, Lil' John's billet coupe was all the rage.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....uttera_250.jpg

I was going to go that route. Foolishly (in hindsight) I sold the old frame and front suspension along with the stock 48 flattie that was in the car when I got it.
Then, billet boxes started showing up everywhere. I wanted to be different.
So I was going to so back to the way it was in the 50s.
Then those started showing up.
OK, I'll just slap it together rough and ragged.
Enter the "rat rod". :rolleyes:
So, I'll just put it together like I want it. A little old, a little new and some of in between.
But try and retain the vintage look.
There are some different pics on my sign in post.

Looks good to Me! Hindsite is always 20/20!!!

Hi and welcome to the Club Hot Rod family. Wow what a piece of rodding history you are lucky enough to own. Yeah,I can relate to what you are saying but at the end of the day it is your car and the only person who matters is you. But in saying that,I'm keen to follow along on your rebuild thread to help with encouragement.

Welcome to the club! You're killin me, you've got the holy grail! Start building another chassis like the original and another flattie - then transfer everything back. It is a hot rod with history - the real deal! Would you stick a small block chevy with a th350 in 'Swindler II' of Stone, Woods & Cook and go to the local cruise in? Of couse not! Anybody can build a box frame street rod with a 351 cleveland - whooptido - you've got a hot rod. You are talking about turning a diamond into zircon.

Am I the only one to notice that jefscoupe made his post exactly 8 months ago (Dec 15,2010) and hasn't been back to visit CHR since Feb 28,2011? They come and go so quickly and we never hear from them again, what a shame!!!

Mike

well it took us 8 months to say hello to him ... maybe he got tired of waiting ...

Where did this post come from? It couldn't have been layin around in a corner somewhere? All this time and it is now just noticed?

Heck yeah, I do feel embarrassed now as I just looked at his join date etc and not the post date. It is sad on any forum when people join and then for whatever reason don't partake in the forum. I only hope that he still has that nice deuce in his care.