This is a full fiberglass car that includes a 6" chop, front fenders and grill section molded as one, channeled, shaved, decked, louvered hood andfrenched headlights & titled as a 1950 Mercury. The body includes hand-crafted fiberglass laminate featuring: hand laid layers of fiberglass, durable gelcoat surface and an inner core, providing high strength and superior surface quality. All high stress areas are reinforced with heavy woven roving [woven strands fiberglass at 90 degrees, used in most boat manufacturing] providing the strongest most durable body in the industry. It sits on an Art Morrison designed chassis with the following specs (Pictured below) - -Frame rails are mig and tig welded for superior strength and durability -118" wheel base -Main rails and K member are fabricated from 5" x 2" 3/16" wall tubing -K member is designed for ease of routing exhaust with 3" exhaust holes installed. -Front cross member is setup for stock or tubular Mustang II front suspension and is formed from 3/16" cold finished mild steel with all mounting point for upper and lower control arms and rack and pinion steering precisely located with custom fixtures. -Rear cross member is constructed from 2" x 2" square tubing. Outriggers are drilled to match existing holes in floor and inside steel. Body – -Block sanded epoxy sealed, primed and painted Synergy Green w/ pearl white scallops -1950 Lincoln tail lights -1953 Chevy grille (center section) -Frenched headlights -Shaved door handles -Louvered hood -Channeled 4” -Tubbed Frame/Suspension – -Mustang II tubular upper & lower control arms -Four wheel disc brakes (drilled & slotted up front) -Air ride -Parallel four link -10 bolt Posi rear (3:42) Auburn Posi Unit Interior – -Custom dash & center console -Four Scat bucket seats -ABS 1/8” door panels, kick panels, rear panels installed -Black carpet -28” tall shifter -Kicker speakers w/ Sony head unit -55/56 Chevy 15” steering wheel -Floor was lizard skinned & dynamat’d -Power windows -Tinted glass Motor/Trans – -Crate 383 stroker (421 HP) -Rebuilt turbo 400 trans -Aluminum radiator -MSD distributor -Holley 750 carb -Elebrock intake -10 mm Taylor 409 Race wires -Finned valve covers & air cleaner -2.5” Exhaust w/ Flow master mufflers -All braided stainless steel lines
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