There are cars that stand
out in a crowd and make a serious statement about the street
rod industry. This is one of those cars. You are viewing a Custom
1936 Ford All Steel Roadster. This is an original all steel 36
Ford Roadster of which there were only 3500 produced , very few
survivors. It was built by Roger Burman of Lake Side Rods in
1999. The frame is a fabricated Fat Man with all 2x4 construction
that features, Air ride suspension front and rear by Air Ride
Tech, 4 link rear, Panhard Bar with a Ford 8" running 355
gears, all Borgeson U Joints and Bearing Supports, Flaming River
Mustang Manual Rack, Anti Sway Bars Front and Rear, Pro Shocks,
Wilwood Blue Ice, 4 wheel disc brakes, all 11" Rotors with
Corvette 4 piston Calipers,Power Booster with all Stainless Steel
Braided Lines with a 21 lb Proportioning Valve. There have been
over 20 body modifications including 2" chopped windshield
stanchins - chromed, Rear Fenders widened 1 1/2", Front
Fenders re-contoured and smoothed, 4 piece hood converted to
a 3 piece, Fenders welded to body & running boards, Running
boards re-contoured, Frenched License Plate, Frenched 39 LED
Tail Lights, Small Mercedes Benz E320 Headlights incorporated
into the front fender Custom chromed Grill by Grill Art and hidden
Hinges. Painted with House of Kolors paint and custom flamed
by Curt Bacon. Inside you will find a custom interior featuring
Intrepid Seats and done in cream/light/med tan leather. Interior
work done by Jim Macfall of McFalls Auto Trim and custom trim
items from,Phipps, So-Cal Speed Shop and Boyd Coddingtons Garage.
It also features a matching Power Rumble Seat! Inside you will
find quality components like Auto Meter Gauges, Billet Specialities
Steering Column, Boyd Coddington Steering Wheel, Lokar Shifter,
Ron Francis Wiring Harness, Mercedes Benz Tan Wool Carpet, Tinted
Windshield, Eclipse Sound System featuring an Eclipse Head Unit
w/LCD Video, Eclipse 6 Disc CD Changer, Eclipse 200 Watt Amp
and Eclipse Speakers and Subwoofer. Perfect for setting the mood
while cruising the strip. Under the hood you will find a tricked
out 383 Stroker engine, bored .30 over (9.3 to 1 ratio) with
Eldelbrock RPM Performer Aluminum Heads - built by John Barrett.
This bad boy rocks with quality components like Roller Rockers,
Keith Black Pistons, Crane Cam (.480/.510), Scat Crankshaft,
5.7" Connecting Rods & ARP Bolts, 4 Bolt Main, Stainless
Valves, Aluminum Eldelbrock Performer Intake, Chrome Eldelbrock
750 CFM 4 Barrel Carb, Chrome Holley High Volume Fuel Pump, Chrome
Powermaster Alternator and Brackets, Carbon Graphite Valve Covers,
Billet Wire Looms, Chrome GM High Torque Starter, Taylor Plug
Wires, Polished Griffin Radiator with dual 10" Slim Jims
and a 15" Flex Fan, Walker 22" Cooling Shroud, Aluminum
Timing Cover and March Pulleys. All professionally assembled
by John Barrett Hot Rod Engines. It breaths through HPC no leak
exhaust manifold & headers with Flowmaster 2 1/2" Exhaust.
This powerhouse is hooked to a 700R4 Tranny with a B&M Hole
Shot 1800 Stall/Torque Converter & Translife Transmission
Cooler. It has a 112 inch wheel base and weighs in at a mear
2850 lbs. It rides on Boyd Coddington Blaster Wheels, 17x8 front
- 20x10.5 rear mounted with Michelin Pilot Sport Tires. This
36 Ford Roadster is hot, right and ready to turn heads and RPM's.
Appraisal by Mark D Anderson in hand for $135,000. Show or go
it is priced to sell (well below the build cost!!) and is currently
looking for a new home. How about yours?
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