I have a few questions about this car. Anyone know who built it? I've seen it in event pics from several So-Cal area events. TIA, JH
Yes, very cool car! I'd like to know, also. Among many things on the car, I really like the split 'bones, exhaust, and split radius rod layout.... Malcolm
I think that is Nevada Rodder on here....they are a Father Son team that own a speed shop and they are cool as hell....they put out some serious Hot Rods.
Yeah, that car is super nice!! Sorry, no help with info. Harrison, you're new avatar is freaking me out....really. Is that the local banjo dueler in Deliverance? Holy CRAP.
It is owned and built by Ray Forbes of Reno, NV. His son has an equally cool "A" coupe. They are home built. They do not own a ROD shop. Both have day jobs, but have a great eye for what is cool.
That would be fun to make miles in down any long highway. Great looking car with a lot of nifty touches.
Ray and Rory Forbes. It was in Rod and Custom last year. In fact, its an old lakes car from the 40's. They live in Reno Nevada...Rory has the silver Model A coupe that was a R&C cover car a few years ago..As someone has stated they build under the Zephyr name,but its more a hobby shop for them...Good guys.
Hey guys, thanks for all the kind words! This is my fathers car, we pulled it out of a 30 year storage in Salt Lake City, UT. The lead that we first got on the car was "Its an old car from the day, but its chopped too much so no one wants it." Perfect! It was chopped in the mid 40's and was intended to do lakes racing and Bonneville and such by many people, but it just got passed around and was never completed until we got ahold of it. We built this car in our garage on weekends (as we do with all of them) using good old parts. The motor was given to us by a close friend who ran a 34-3 window at the lakes and Bonneville in 1952, and his original timing tag and number is on the car. We painted it a navy gray just like how a guy would have done when he got out of the service in WWII. The seats are original p-38's that we amazingly scored at a swap meet, and all the gauges are the rare stewart warner transition period crescent needle ones. If you want more info and some more of a story, check out http://www.benchrace.com/html/4.11.html for a story that I wrote about it. I'm currently building an original 34 roadster done traditional lakes style, so watch out for it here in a couple of months...
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