| This is a stunning high quality all steel "Forty Deluxe Coupe Resto-Rod", one that features a well documented high end restoration and impressive host of options. Prior to it's current 2yr Oregon ownership, it had been part of a prominent Southern California collection for over 16 yrs and is believed to have been originally sold new in the San Bernardino area. Simply sweet, drive this one... Pre-restoration, solid and well preserved, after 17 years of dry storage during early 80's to late 90's, this solid Forty was treated to a no-expense spared thorough body-off restoration completed in 2000 and the front suspension was recently (2019) modernized with fully engineered independent IFS components, tubular control arms, power front Disc brakes and power Rack & Pinion steering... Please visit our "Narrated" 15+ minute HD Video and detailed 100+ high resolution category specific photo links. We welcome your call anytime, specific questions and/or purchase consideration... Equipment/Specifications Body/Exterior: All Henry Steel, stripped to bare metal & worked with Lead (No Bondo), professional quality Dupont Black with clear-coat finish, one piece side windows (no wind wings w/all new tinted glass), chrome wiper tower set & stainless arms, all stainless straightened & polished, new Ford emblems & R-L mirrors, re-located fuel fill, new CW Moss grill assembly, re-chromed bumpers w/chrome mounting brackets, "all new" door/deck & hood latches, F-R lamps/buckets/chrome rings, stainless button head hardware, weather stripping, rubber bumpers & welting, polished stainless steel hood hinges, chrome trunk hinges, chrome door strikers & hardware and more... Chassis/Suspension: Factory original chassis built by Al Simon, stripped to bare metal smoothed & Dynamic powder coated, fully independent IFS front suspension ("new recently updated"), power Rack-N-Pinion steering, power Wilwood front Disc brakes, TCI dual master & booster, TCI rear parallel leaf springs w/4" drop blocks, Ford 9" differential housing w/power rear drum brakes, polished Rock Valley stainless fuel tank and more... Engine/Power-Train: GM/Chevy ZZ4 350/355 Hi-Performance (crate-engine), polished aluminum cylinder heads, polished aluminum intake manifold, Edelbrock 650cfm carburetor, HEI ignition, TCI chrome motor mounts, chrome oil pan & timing cover, polished Griffin aluminum radiator & water pump, electric cooling fan w/polished custom shroud (runs 170 degrees in hot summer weather), "chrome & polished billet" Street & Performance serpentine belt drive, pulleys, water neck, idler, air conditioning compressor & engine dress, chrome inner fender braces, hidden wiring & A/C heat lines, Street Performance "Jet Hot" coated headers w/custom 2 1/2" chrome Flowmaster exhaust, 700R4 automatic overdrive w/finned aluminum oil cooler, polished aluminum driveshaft & Ford 9" rear center housing.. Interior/Convenience/Misc: custom interior, trim & trunk by Gabe Lopez which required "8" Tan hides of high quality leather, adjustable Glide Engineering seat, leather wrapped window garnish moldings, custom hidden behind seat audio & battery compartment, Rod Tech gauge insert w/VDO gauges, Vintage air conditioning/heat, power windows w/JB's micro switches, polished IDIDIT tilt steering column & drop, polished billet Banjo style leather wrapped steering wheel, polished Cruiser brake/gas pedals, all new 12V Painless wiring & wiper motor, S/S rear view mirror, Dome light, Pioneer 4 speaker audio system w/Disc player & remote and I am sure we missed something... |
