old hot rodder signning in

:cool: Hi!!
I have just found this site and I am happy with what I see.
I have been involved in this hot rod hobby since 1965 and I have built a few cars over the years.
My latest project is a 1947 Ford 5-passenger Coupe with a small block Ford 302 cid V-8, C4 auto trans., 9" rear end. It has power steering and power brakes. It has a 60/40 front power seat from a 1980 Pontiac Grand Prix,also, used the back seat from the GP.
It is painted hot rod black primer w/ red vinyl flame decals. This has been a 15 year project that is alot of fun. I keep the car together for th esummer cruising months and make my modifications during the winter months. When it is finished it willbe repainted in two tone dk brown(body) w/ orange-gold(fenders) combination that my daughter dubbed the A&W COUPE
when I first got it.
I will keep you all updated on the progress.
till later,
Lon

Welcome to CHR Lon, sounds like a neat coupe. I live about 50 miles North of Sioux Falls, if you're ever up my way stop in for coffee. Hope you enjoy your time here, post us some pics of the coupe.

Welcome 47coupelg, you are in the land of the Geezer hotrodder, feel free to have an aching back, walk slow, and nap alot!:D I hope that you will enjoy your stay here at CHR, there is a great bunch of people here.

I like the sound of your car, post some pics for us if you get a chance.

All in favor of pics, say I!!! :)

Now I have to go get a drink, all the sudden I am craving a Root Beer!!!

Dave Brisco

Welcome 47coupelg
I can relate to wrench in the winter/drive in the summer. Did that for a few years back in the old days. He HE:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: **)

:cool: to Dave Severson

Thanks for the come back. Do you ever go to the Spencer,IA car show? I know that some of the Sioux Falls gang make it there.

If you are ever in North Iowa, I work for O'reilly Auto Parts.
Stop by and say HI!!

Lon

PS: Thanks to all of the rest who left their two cents, also.


Check out My Gallery, I just put some pics of the old coupe on.

Welcome 47coupelg, from this boards resident rat rodder. BTW a big congrats on actually putting a FORD engine into a ford. Not to mention the timeless choice of paint, black primer.

Welcome Lon, I checked out your gallery, that garage it looks big enough to be a mall, ooops, it is! Now get all those people out of there and fill it up with street rods!!!:D :D :D

Nice ride 47, I like those flame stickers, where did you get those?

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Do you ever go to the Spencer,IA car show? .

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Wow...... It's a small world after all. Back in the early 70's I bought my 40 Chevy panel truck from a guy in Spencer IA. The guy owned an auto parts store on the west side of the main drag. Can't remember the guys name or the name of the auto parts store??? That was a long time ago, and I'm gettin' on in years ya' know. I think it was an independant store.

Also, I met my wife in Spencer. I was workin' on my bike and a buddy of mine stopped by and said, hey lets run to spencer, I know some girls at the business collage there. We went, raided the dorm, met a couple girls. Ended up makin' a few trips to Spencer after that til' she got out of school. The rest is history. I lived in a town about an hour and a half from Spencer (Titonka) and my wife was from (Britt) not far from Titonka.

BTW: I see you're from Mason City. We go through there a few times a year going back to see family. Well, since they opened the 4 lane hwy. "Avenue of the Saints", we go by it. I have a high school buddy that lives in Clear Lake. We stop to see him just about every time we go out. Got another H.S. bud that works at the Mason City Hospital.