What was the most unusual car you or your father owned
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:03 pm
Another Forum I visit had a thread running on this topic and I thought it would be fun to start one here.
I will start it off:
MY FIRST CAR and start of modding things......
Many moons ago, at the age of 16-17, I had a 1940 Ford Business Coupe with a flathead V8, 3 speed column shift.
I had the engine reworked with Mercury crank/pistons/rods and a few other things I can't remember. Took it out for a test drive (still with the hood off) and under heavy power I hit second and blew the transmission!
Went off to the Navy with the car sitting in the backyard and when I came back on leave a while later, my Mother had sold the car. Found out later the Guy that bought it got it only for the engine that he put into a Ford pickup.
He was beating 390 Fords in drags with that pickup/engine!
I will start it off:
MY FIRST CAR and start of modding things......
Many moons ago, at the age of 16-17, I had a 1940 Ford Business Coupe with a flathead V8, 3 speed column shift.
I had the engine reworked with Mercury crank/pistons/rods and a few other things I can't remember. Took it out for a test drive (still with the hood off) and under heavy power I hit second and blew the transmission!
Went off to the Navy with the car sitting in the backyard and when I came back on leave a while later, my Mother had sold the car. Found out later the Guy that bought it got it only for the engine that he put into a Ford pickup.
He was beating 390 Fords in drags with that pickup/engine!