The '36 Roadster just might be the most graceful design Ford has ever released. The wonderfully contoured fenders meeting the perfectly simple grille and, of course, those roadster stanchions... The damn things are just sexy. You can't argue that.... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
GREAT car! Thanks for posting this. '36 roadsters are about as good as it gets. I think we're talking about "stanchions" here, right? Auto-spell-check strikes again!
Thanks for sharing this, Ryan! What a great looking car! As a great custom should it improves just enough on the original. Perfect chop and the profile on that top is beautiful! What are those wheelcovers from? They're pretty low key, but still look perfect for the late '50s.
Love '36's and they are by far my favorite customs.... I love '35's done as Hot ROds though for obvious reasons. But when it comes to customs the '36 has it by far and the roadster at the top even more so then 3 windows I think. I really like the '41 Buick gauges. I was not sure if they screwed around with gauges in cars like this unless it was for a full set of SW's. I plan on running '53 Desoto's in my '35 just to give the interior a bit of pop. Love the interior on this thing....the steering wheel is not a choice I would have made but I love that he did!!!
Eddie's uncle, Johnny Friebert, a body man at a College Park, Md. Ford dealership, built the car back in '57 and '58.
Thats one of the modified cars that is done with so much restraint that the mods don't jump out at you.. You almost have to look for them..
In my mind the '36 is probably the only car that gives the '39-'40 a run for most beautiful body ever. Just to clear this up I'm refering to CAR body Frank
I've always been a fan of the '36 Ford coupes. The lines are just right. I remember a model of one that I built when I was a kid and I just always liked it.
Tell you what; I'm pretty fond of Ford customs and hot rods from '24 all the way to '40. That was a darn good run. Thanks for sharing the '36
You did hear that Ford recalled all '36 Ford roadsters didn't you, they all have to be returned back to the US ASP...................
Here's a few that belong to friends of mine........ Mikes (my favorite) <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From Lake Area Roadsters Reliability Run in the Black Hills 2009</td></tr></table> Ricks <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From 2008 Vintiques Rod Run in Watertown, SD</td></tr></table> Randys <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From 2008 Vintiques Rod Run in Watertown, SD</td></tr></table>
Yes, and all are being confiscated to a certain warehouse here in the Pacific Northwest! Have to agree, tis the most beautiful roadster Ford made, followed very closely by the '33-34 models. (But then, I'm biased....)
I'm one of them dam deuce roadster bigots, but any one of the 3 roadsters Jerry showed above could find a special spot in my garage! The one without bumpers marked Ricks starts my motor the quickest.
Gary, you and I want to be the "Ford V-8 Fleet Collectors", wanting one of everything from '32 to '40, with the Deuces out front! Well a guy can dream at least!
I bought this roadster from someone in College Park,Md in 1962 for $575 and took it to Warrenton,Va. I sold it to a man from Newport News, Va. for $675. It eventually went to a museum in Florida and then I lost track of it. I have many color photos of this car from 1962 if anyone is interested I will email them. 757-615-1570 for more info. When I got it the car had a flathead engine and was pretty much as originally built. It had 6 inch lowering shackles in the rear but I raised it up some. [email protected]
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