I saw this 1936 Ford at the Southbury Connecticut show on Sunday (9-16-07). Nice car, but I didn't get a chance to talk with the owner who appeared to be a bit on the older side. I'm wondering if the accesories are one-off home made items, or were they available commercially in the 40's and 50's. Any guesses?
if you are talking about the grille bars they were offer as an accesory..most of what i see in the pics was availble.
i have seen the three bands of stainless trim that wraps around the grille and hood sides once before...i think they are VERY rare hopefully someone else will know more
Notice the bumpers, they vee down but have extra guards veeing up too. And the rear fenders have thin vertical chrome trim on the leading edges in addition to the V-8 emblems and chrome strips on the skirts.
That is a bitchin cabriolet. I think those grille bars were made by Pines, IIRC. Pretty rare. The skirts are rare as well. I've never seen the upside down bumper thing before though.
The most prized part of the Pines front kit for customizers was the bull nose that was knocked off by hot rod shops and sold for decades.
I think it's called a "Pines trim kit " pretty rare acc. nowadays . I think the idea was to make your "cheap" Ford look like a Cord way back in the day . Same people that made Pines winterfronts I believe . Pretty cool stuff .
The dual exhaust tips make me wish I had gotten a look see under the hood. It sounded like a flattie though.
Got a nice private message from this Ford's owner's son. He's 88 and still active in the hobby and he's had a 1936 Ford since 1946. I guess he's had those accessories since they were available new.
there's a set of that pines trim on ebay right now, i saw them a few days ago and i just checked again, still there. just type in ford rare trim.
They have been on for over 2 months. I'm on Ebay every night looking for 1936 parts. I pass right over them . They may be rare but it doesnt mean they are desirable.
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