Photo: Vanguard Motors
Black, yellow or red. These are the main colors Ford (and, generally speaking, other) hot rods usually come in, so being treated with one in goldish-copper is not something that happens every day.
Yet here it is, a custom hot rod officially titled as a 1933 Ford 3-Window coupe, and proudly wearing a color described as being Copper Penny. And we must say, it doesn’t look half bad.
The paint is sprayed on a Downs fiberglass body with suicide doors that rests on a custom chassis, in the classic style of the genre. The entire assembly rides on 15-inch polished aluminum wheels, equally sized at 15 inches both front and rear, and shod in Mickey Thompson tires - all this gives the custom ride an even more alluring stance.
Inside, as a means to match the exterior look of the body, light brown upholstery was chosen for the bench seats, dashboard, and door panels. The dashboard, simple in design, is dotted with Classic Instruments gauges, in front of which a Billet Specialties 3-point steering wheel was fitted.
Up front, sandwiched between the old-school radiator and the cabin, sits the car’s powerplant. In this case, the builders chose to go with a 350ci (5.7-liter) V8 of unspecified power. The engine is handled with the help of a 4-speed automatic transmission and breathes through the dual exhaust system fitted on the car.
Like many builds of its kind we’ve shown this January, as we go through our Ford Month coverage, this particular hot rod is for sale.
Maybe it’s on account of the paint, or maybe something else, but the reality is this one is offered for slightly more than what other similar builds are going for: $82,900 is what the selling dealer wants for it, adding it could be used for a "local cruise night or car show."
The paint is sprayed on a Downs fiberglass body with suicide doors that rests on a custom chassis, in the classic style of the genre. The entire assembly rides on 15-inch polished aluminum wheels, equally sized at 15 inches both front and rear, and shod in Mickey Thompson tires - all this gives the custom ride an even more alluring stance.
Inside, as a means to match the exterior look of the body, light brown upholstery was chosen for the bench seats, dashboard, and door panels. The dashboard, simple in design, is dotted with Classic Instruments gauges, in front of which a Billet Specialties 3-point steering wheel was fitted.
Up front, sandwiched between the old-school radiator and the cabin, sits the car’s powerplant. In this case, the builders chose to go with a 350ci (5.7-liter) V8 of unspecified power. The engine is handled with the help of a 4-speed automatic transmission and breathes through the dual exhaust system fitted on the car.
Like many builds of its kind we’ve shown this January, as we go through our Ford Month coverage, this particular hot rod is for sale.
Maybe it’s on account of the paint, or maybe something else, but the reality is this one is offered for slightly more than what other similar builds are going for: $82,900 is what the selling dealer wants for it, adding it could be used for a "local cruise night or car show."
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