If you’ve seen one flat-nosed ’37 Ford you’ve seen ’em all.. screeech.. For the love of Mike, this is one wacky custom build! This 1937 Ford Custom is listed on Kijiji in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The seller doesn’t give a price but they say that they’re leaving Thunder Bay at the end of April and to bring cash and make an offer. It’s now May so I don’t know if this dream-machine is still available or not..
I literally have no clue what the front clip is from, an Aston Martin Lagonda? Kidding, but it looks so long and out of proportion to the rest of the car, which also looks out of proportion. I can’t really say anything because I’ve never done a custom build like this, I’m sure that it’s a huge undertaking. The engineering and design and parts and fitting and welding and fitting again and painting and everything. This car “can be driven anywhere no problem. Everything is done it starts, drives and stops.”
This.. uhh.. This car.. ummmm.. uhhh. I’m at a loss for words. This.. nope, I’ve got nothin’. You’ll have to insert your own text here.
The seller calls this a rat rod and, I guess, that last photo showing the front with the Peterbilt-sized push-bar that sort of reminds me of a rat’s front teeth and the beady little eyes/headlights sort of, yeah, I see it now. The rear is not quite as interesting, but it’s interesting. Like the time your mom made you take your second cousin to the dance and you asked what she looked like and she said, “she’s interesting.” Things look a little bent or wrinkled, but again, this had to be an incredible amount of work and money to make this car. Kudos to the builder for undertaking (maybe a bad choice of words) such a huge build. I could never do anything like this. They say that it needs maybe a week of work to complete, but they don’t mention what’s left to complete.
Did you expect to see this interior parked inside of that outer shell? It’s like cracking open a peanut M&M and finding a green olive inside. It sure looks comfy in there and the seller mentions that “headlights, signal lights and brake light all work. It’s old on the outside, new on the inside. As a full interior with power seats, power steering, power windows and stereo control on the wheel.” As long as you’re in the factory-looking inside you won’t have to field, or shield, questions about the outside, so that’s a good thing. There are no engine photos but it has a 3.1L V6. And, by the way, this is front-wheel drive. You probably guessed that by now. This had to have been a ton of work and money to build this car. What are your thoughts on this custom ’37 Ford?
Obviously had an old Pontiac Canned Ham laying around also…
Yikes…My Dad used to say “Looks like it’s been whooped with an ugly stick !”
Take one part Grand prix, add some 2nd gen F body, a healthy serving of 37 Ford, and a dash of F150… Stir it all up in a beer bender and a bet
Serve confused
Looked at the picture and wondered where in the world they got the idea. Then scrolled down and saw the AMC Pacer. Think I know the answer as to where the insperation came from.
Please keep ”IT” in Canada.Those cold long winters must do bad things to people’s minds.
You don’t know the half of it, friend, by a proud Canadian!
Oh dear lord.
Vega front clip? Or monza?
You’ve got to be kidding. Where they on something? Yikes.
WTF, why even waste the time, effort and money!!!!! Needs to be put out of it’s misery!!! Car crusher actually to good for this piece of, just shakin my head!!!
I normally love the bizarre, the weird and the offbeat, but this one has me wondering “W H Y ???
I think they left the GP’s windshield in the build!?!?! It’s almost like they just placed the 37 Ford over the top of a grand prix. I’ve never seen this form of customizing done.
Actually it appears the whole roof is still attatched! I’ve never seen a car wearing another car as a disguise. I wonder who he is hiding from.
It’s like the Silence of the Lambs! I would love to know the story on this build, maybe the seller will comment if they see this post.
Witness relocation…
Where’s my barf bag? I think I’m goanna be sick!
This is a good example of why auto makers hire designers with degrees from schools like Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California . I just gouged out my eyes with a fork.
Apparently the North Koreans have put drugs in the Canadian water supply.
I threw up.
R.J.,
That makes two of us!
Somebody was left on the carousel a little too long as a youngster.
Good God! And just think, this wouldn’t happen if there was a bounty on stupid people….. Just sayin..
I can’t even
This is like that 570 lb woman wearing spandex shorts and a tank top that are both meant to be worn by a 130 lb woman.. What I wouldnt give to have a time machine so I could un-see this!
Just curious. How did you select 570 lbs?
we’ve all heard of the answer to the question nobody asked…. well…heres a photo of the answer…
As mentioned above, there is another cars windshield and A-pillar underneath the “37’s” roof line.
This build may very well be someone’s idea of a practical joke, it sure looks that way.
Steve R
That must have been a horrific accident!
Being probably the number one defender of art and the automobile, and its all in the eye of the artist, I have to say this build does not fall into that arena. I am thinking it was built for a specific purpose, and it didn’t have anything to do with the art of the design and the over-all appeal of the car. This was built to be cheap and end up as some form of transportation and attract attention doing it. This couldn’t have been done with the thought that people would see it and want one like it!
This thing is so hideous at so many levels, I wouldn’t know where to start.
Remember the red rebuilt wrecked Jaguar reconstituted as a rear engined “thing” from a few days ago . . . this is its long lost Canadian cousin . . . and more are coming – sounds like a horror movie – automotive mutants produced by global warming or something . . .
Frank-car-Stein. “It’s alive”
I set out traps but this darn thing just won’t die.
For some odd reason after looking at this, I feel as though i’m paddling down a river and look up to the river bank to see a house. There is someone playing Dueling Banjos on the porch and this thing is parked next to the house.
Paddle faster !!
Pretty sure it’s a Pontiac Grand Prix under the skin, and that looks like a 6000’s profile in the front/side shots, but those are actually 2nd gen Camaro front fenders–possibly from a short track race car?
As far as the aesthetics…mama said don’t say anything if you can’t say anything good…so I will remain silent on this one.
Kinda reminds me of a 24 Hours of LeMons car I race against that is a “shoebox” Ford body installed over a BMW E36….
That looks like something from “The Red Green Show.” Oh, those wacky Canadians!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Green_Show
Oh…it’s Canadian ! I get it now. Silly Me :) Still looks like it belongs in the movie…Deliverance.
Yep!
If the women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy
I wouldn’t have that “thing” if the guy gave it to me and delivered it to my driveway….must be some good dope in Canada…..shew…..rather have a Pinto or a Pacer….lol…
Weld on some more metal stuff, paint it flat black, and then use it to make one of those Mel Gibson – Mad Max movies. Then, someone will pay you some big bucks for it.
I though the same thing but it needs to sit a tad bit higher for desert plains…Welcome to Thunderdome !
“Two men enter….One man leaves”.
Not everyone who has an urge to build has an eye for these things….unfortunately
or the stomach . . .
Choot Em
Go directly to jail. Do not pass go, do not collect $200
Keep it in Canada – PLEASE!!
Wow I thought the crazy red jag was ugly ,bet both guys no each other 🍻🍺
Say my name….
It looks like there’s some nasty Aztec parts in this one.. Dump it in the lake as a fish habitat!
Looks like Walt took some of his own blue meth and customized his Pontiac Aztec.
Looks like a platypus
Seller: “Everything is done, it starts, drives and stops”
Everyone Else: ” Yes, it starts looking crazy, then drives you more crazy and stops making any sense the moment you see it.”
Yes drugs were involved….Which drugs you ask? ALL OF THEM….DRUGS….DRUGS…..DRUGS…..Washed down with a gallon of homemade rot gut whisky.
And John P…Dumping this wreck into a lake would be just as terrible of crime against all things aquatic…Just as it is against all things automotive.
Wonder if they were getting kicked out of Thunder Bay?
Oh God, I’m going to be sick……
I heard the owner showed up in the E.R. with his wife….. she was sitting there with his severed ear wrapped in a dish towel……
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. That’s probably a good thing because this leaves me speechless….and more than a bit nauseous!
Things that don’t go together.
Depends(adult diapers)and a thong….
and most of this car.
That is funny best dicription ever. I’m a Canadian and I like customs but this will go to the scrap yard after the seller strips of all useable parts, he has built something so ugly that no one is going to want it.
I’d drive the crap out of it …and never stop smiling!!!!
I knew I recognized the face
Ding! Ding! Ding!
I think we have a winner.
I get it now! The GP is wearing a storm trooper helmet! It’s kinda like if the movie “cars” had a star wars themed party.
Still don’t like it but at least I get it now.
For comparison
Wow, I think your on to something!
Well that’s one ugly Canadian piece of junk to how many ugly American pieces of junk. Your winning so far in the ugly cousin category😎
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
Is it ugly? You bet! Would I want it? Maybe if it was given to me for free. Would I have built it? Probably not, but the truth is someone got off the couch went into the garage and DID something, that’s the cool part.
So, is this guy a mad genius, or just mad?
Thank God it’s front wheel drive. That’s a deal breaker for me.
Also @Speedy D might be on to something.
That is one ugly car, kind of like putting a Pinto front on a Mustang.
Makes an Aztec look like a Ferrari.
If this is a Resto-mod, where’s the “resto” part?
You have found a way to make the rear-engined E type look absolutely beautiful. And I think most of the front clip is 75-78 Camaro.
That is the GRAND CHAMPION ugliest car I have ever seen !
my condolences… to all who have looked upon this. Shame on you barnfinds…
What’s this fellow got against ’37 Ford’s so much that he would abuse one so badly.Canadians must really hate ’37 Ford’s.
Terrible , very terrible , extremely terrible .
I wish I had never seen it .
I am so embarrassed to be Canadian at this moment! On behalf of my fellow Canadians, I deeply apologize for any distress, discomfort or future therapy you may require after having seen this.
If you’re embarrassed, well just think how many of us felt right after the last election!
As a fellow Canadian I say it’s not for you nor I to apologise. It is however our responsibility to put this thing down on site. Like take it out to the back 40 kinda put it down…
Can we block it at the border???!!! Surely “Customs” will see what an unholy travesty it is!
Well, you could not get it past inspection in NH, no rear bumper. But you could put the front bumper/grill from a ’49 – ’53 Buick on back – or the front bumper from a Trans-Am. This guy, like the guy with the extended Lincoln, had a good time doing in.
Makes that rear wheel drive, Taurus headlighted, phallic shaped Jaguar from a few days ago, look like it was designed by Raymond Loewy!!!
I’ve said it before..yesterday actually..and I’ll say it again.. Just because you can..doesn’t mean you should..
Looks like the automotive version of a Freddie Kruger mask!
I’m so confused.
Seller should check scrap value.
That would save people from saying.
WT…
So wrong. OK . You got rid of a junk car.
Now what?
it must be a theme car, I just haven’t figured out what theme.
I believe we’ve all made it clear we don’t like it . . . now maybe it’s time to realize that it may have been a great opportunity for the builder to acquire or practice skills such as welding, fabrication and paint – although I would have never chosen to build it, some of the skills needed to do so are frankly skills I don’t even have so ‘practicing’ first on something like this is a perfectly fine way to go.
Well said, you’ve made a good point. And know we can learn our sawsall and torch skills cutting it up.
I’m pretty sure this is a leftover fiberglass plug for a replica build that they placed over a Pontiac. Notice that the windows are cutout really poorly like a plug.
Just imagine what the guy who built that beautiful 85 Chrysler Executive limo from a couple of days ago could do with it…… WOW
kill it with fire
After 60 odd cars that I have owned. loved and enjoyed, I am (in this part of the world) a petrolhead.
Each auto had its fair share of my setting up the garage chair and staring at it’s beauty for hours.
My 16 year old son cannot understand what makes an automobile attractive.
I would like to show him this vehicle.
But I cannot afford the follow up therapy.
and what his mother would do to me.
Someone wanted to duplicate the PT Cruiser in the worst way. They succeeded in the worst way possible.
What an ugly duckling, did the owner lose his way a little when he created this hideous monster.
You have no idea how correct you are.. this whole car is exactly “like cracking open a peanut M&M and finding a green olive inside”
It kinda looks like a transformer that got stuck in mid “transform”.
As an interesting social experiment, I’d like to have Tom Brady take this car and cruise it along South Beach and see if he can pick up any chics.