The deuce coupe is one of the most popular choices for hot rod builds. They look good chopped with fat slicks and a V8. Heck, they even look good with a stock roof, narrow tires, and a hotted up four-cylinder! This particular 5-window has been sitting in a garage for over 30 years and is now ready to become the blank canvas for someone’s vision of what a hot rod should be. The title is missing, but that hasn’t deterred people from bidding it up to $26k here on eBay!
There’s the original four-banger. Would you stick a modern V8 in there or just bolt on some period speed parts? A high compression head and new cam could really liven things in in there. With a fast four and narrow tires all around, it would be more of a canyon carver than an all out drag racer. Then again, a Mercury flathead V8 would be pretty cool. So many options here…
The interior is trashed and there’s not much to get excited about in here. Clean it up, swap the steering wheel out, and install a black leather bench seat. That’s about all that should be done in here. The body is the next area to think about. Do you chop that roof and channel the body? The fenders will undoubtedly come off. The seller is helping the estate sell the car and mentions that although the car was inside, birds used it as toilet and the metal is soft in areas. Sounds like a good excuse to customize to me!
It’s ironic how people build customs to express themselves and be unique, but we all use the same base cars. Everything starts to look the same as a result. Admittedly, some cars just look better than their competitors. That shouldn’t keep people from going routes less traveled. What about finding an old Dodge and sticking a Hemi in it? What about the Chevys from the same era? We have to remember that the duece coupe wasn’t always an icon. That said, I still want this so I can build a hot rod of my own!
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