'51 Ford Mild Custom. This is a local car I have owned for almost 25 years. The body work/customizing was done by an old time paint & body man from upstate NY that relocated to NC. He Frenched the headlights with Mercury rings, taillights with '49/'50 Ford tail lights (Red Dots), nosed & decked the hood & trunk lid, shaved the door handles, Frenched the antennae on drivers side fender, filled the seams & molded the grill surround & converted to 12 volt with Chevrolet alternator. He modified the lower body molding to end on the rear quarter. I lowered it with Butch's Rod Shop front spacers & rear lowering blocks, added the dummy spots, visor, lake pipes (non-functional), custom grill (modified '56 Chrysler rear back up light bar), Foxcraft skirts, Royal Lancer spinners, Coker wide white walls, '49 Plymouth bumpers & had the interior re-upholstered in Red vinyl & carpet w/perforated white headliner. Has tinted glass all around except for back glass (original w/scratches), rear side glass is one piece. Door glass is Nu Relic power windows. Doors & deck lid controlled by remote key fobs with a hidden back-up. Has a complete EZ wiring harness. Instrument cluster has been up dated for 12 volts w/LED lights. Interior lights have been augmented w/red LEDS on lower left & right sides of the seat. Original radio does not work. Windshield wipers are 2 speed from Newport Engineering. Original 239 V8 w/Petronix conversion & original 3 speed manual transmission (not OD). The whitewalls are old & should be replaced before any extended road trips. Has clear NC title in my name. I'm sure I'm leaving something out.
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