Photo: Classic Auto Mall
It’s not all that clear when flames painted on cars have become a thing, but the fact remains that someone, somewhere, decided that painting fire on a car’s body would somehow increase its value. And it did, for a while at least, as a few years ago, you couldn’t build a proper custom car without gifting it with some type of art flames.
We’re pretty certain flames were not something people wanted to be associated with cars back in 1934, though, the year this here Ford is supposed to have been born. Yet, here they are, even if from a distance they kind of look even worse than that, like red blood stains splattered on the hood, fenders, and doors.
Officially titled a 1934 Ford Cabriolet, the car’s body is made entirely out of fiberglass, painted white and dotted by the aforementioned styling elements in burgundy, the same color chosen for the top. The overall exterior design is what you’d expect from a hot rod from that year, with nothing really spectacular about it, except perhaps the fact that you can partially see the engine through the sides.
The burgundy motif continues inside as well, this time with no accompanying flames, but with modern touches like bucket seats and a Sony audio system with a CD changer, in case you can still get your hands on CDs.
Animating the whole thing is a 350ci (5.7-liter) V8 crate engine, tied to a 4-speed automatic transmission and 8.8-inch Ford rear. No performance specs about it are being given.
We found this hot rod, as it’s being called, sitting quietly as it awaits a new owner. If you ask us, the asking price is so-so: $29,900 is what the sticker for the thing reads, for a car that is not exactly show material, nor is it a head-turner on the road.
Officially titled a 1934 Ford Cabriolet, the car’s body is made entirely out of fiberglass, painted white and dotted by the aforementioned styling elements in burgundy, the same color chosen for the top. The overall exterior design is what you’d expect from a hot rod from that year, with nothing really spectacular about it, except perhaps the fact that you can partially see the engine through the sides.
The burgundy motif continues inside as well, this time with no accompanying flames, but with modern touches like bucket seats and a Sony audio system with a CD changer, in case you can still get your hands on CDs.
Animating the whole thing is a 350ci (5.7-liter) V8 crate engine, tied to a 4-speed automatic transmission and 8.8-inch Ford rear. No performance specs about it are being given.
We found this hot rod, as it’s being called, sitting quietly as it awaits a new owner. If you ask us, the asking price is so-so: $29,900 is what the sticker for the thing reads, for a car that is not exactly show material, nor is it a head-turner on the road.
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