1934 Ford Coupe

In 1891, Henry Ford joined Edison Illuminating Company and got promoted as a Chief Engineer in 1893. At this time, he had enough money and time to pursue his curiosity and talent and started working on gasoline engines. His dream of building a gasoline engine became a reality by the end of 1893, fifteen years after he built his first steam engine. In 1896 he completed his work on his first horseless carriage, called the “Quadricycle”. He sold this vehicle to support the development of his second vehicle. He was inspired by Edison to build cars. In 1896, Ford had a meeting with Thomas Edison, where Edison approved of his automobile experimentation. And the rest as they say is history.

For consignment a Street Beast fiberglass version of a hot rodded 1934 Ford coupe. No rust to deal with, all smooth surfaces, and minded gaps. A custom interior with modern conveniences, and a snappy engine under the hood will provide years of carefree enjoyment in a car that is nearly 88 years old, or at least it appears in spirit.

Exterior
Nicely crafted molded fiberglass curved lines are presented throughout this car. Yellow and orange flame start at the corralled radiator and lick their way rearward, finally diminishing into the rear quarter panel. These flames are highlighted by a presentable application of light blue paint with a multitude of paint chips, chips of fiberglass missing and areas of uneven paint application. This 3-window coupe has been chopped a bit and has a custom cowl engine cover with a heat extraction vent molded in for cooling the hot engine under the cowl. The “shield” style grille with vertical ribs curves gracefully downward where it joins the front fenders which flutter like a butterfly’s wings outward then upward to frame the front wheels and tires. These join with running boards on either side and then into the rear fenders which go with the flow of the trunk and back of this rodder. Nicely chromed bumpers in front and back accentuate the body lines of this car as does the chrome handles, headlight pods and mirrors. Shiny 14 and 15-inch ARE wheels are in all 4 corners all wrapped with small and big blackwall rubber.

Interior
A swing of the suicide doors and we see just great smooth tan vinyl covering the panels with a nice horizontal tuck and roll insert. This continues to the interior bench with tuck and roll inserts and smooth outside bolsters. While showing little to no wear, the seat does present with some wrinkling of the material. The remainder of the vertical interior panels are also covered in this smooth tan vinyl, giving the interior a very sophisticated look. In front of the seating is a small consolette which houses the B&M gearshift lever. Above is the blue painted dash which has within it VDO gauges in front of the driver and in the center, down low is a switch panel. Fronting this informational menagerie is a tilt column, and Grant 3 spoke padded rim steering wheel. While no heating is provided for this car, the duct openings are already pre cut into the fiberglass dash and along with the nicely preserved gold carpet, you’re all buttoned up and ready for the ride. I’ll give it an ‘A’ ticket!

Drivetrain
Peering underneath the cowled hood, we see an orange/red blocked 350ci V8 which circa 1969-1979. Our consignor states that this mill has been fitted with TRW pistons and a Crane cam. World Products heads are bolted on and topping off the mill is a Holley aluminum intake manifold and Edelbrock 4bbl carburetor. On the back is a TH400 3-speed automatic transmission with a 2000rpm stall converter pushing power back to a Ford 8.8″ rear. Nice job on the presentation with just a hint of the orange and some nice chrome dress up.

Undercarriage
A solid frame with the molded fiberglass body attached, and with only minor surface rust on the non-treated components. Nicely painted black suspension and some hardware in stainless steel. Rack and pinion steering is upfront, along with a Mustang II style front suspension and a rear 4 link and coil spring suspension gives this rod a smooth ride. Stopping comes in the form of front power disc and rear power drum brakes, while the exhale is handled by dual exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers that end in shiny chrome tips.

Drive-Ability
This car fired right up and floated like a butterfly to the test track where it stung like a bee. Plenty of power from the 350 cubes, the 3-speed shifted easily and smoothly, and offered up a low RPM highway cruise. The interior was comfortable and roomy, and all functions were working just fabulously.

There is something to be said about a fiberglass reproduction car when it comes to ease of care, reliability, and no rust. You’ll be able to drive this car to shows and needn’t carry a box of wrenches just in case some misfortune would befall you on the mechanical side…it ain’t gonna happen with this flaming blue beauty!

Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special interest automobile showroom, featuring over 650 vehicles for sale with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in person.