I’ve never seen this custom before. Even beat out the Ala-cart in competition. Here’s some history I’ve found. https://customrodder.forumactif.org/t3203-blue-angel-or-eclipse-ray-farhner-s-1932-ford
Also known as "The Eclipse". I guess I didn't know it was also called the Blue Angel, I've always heard it referred to as Eclipse.
I’ve seen it before but in that blue color it never once dawned on me that it was an old build. Looks killer in that old photo
Here I didn’t even realize Mark @Moriarity owned this thing for a while. I prefer the lighter blue color and not necessarily all the 80’s and 90’s changes.
You're obviously a newbie, since everyone knows that Mark has, at one time or another, owned every single cool custom ever made.
@Moriarity has owned every custom built at one time or another..... Prior to Mark kicking the can Mark will buy the LIL' COFFIN to be buried in it or the Munsters DRAG-U-LA Coffin Rod Hey it's a Coffin - right ?
Yup, I owned the Eclipse for about a year, I also had the 6 foot tall trophy it won when it beat out the Ala Kart for the best custom pickup in the country. Here is couple pics from when I had it. Channeled 8 and a half inches, it was extremely difficult to drive...
That stance is just killer. The blue alittle much. Thanks for the info Mark. I’d bet that was some of the first thin whitewalls on the circuit in the late 50’s early 60.
the updated blue seems to more rich in the purple realm, nonetheless, its nice to see newer pics of this. All kinds of cool going on it!
The truck was started in 1959.... The thin whitewalls is a topic that interests me and I've been down that rabbit hole. The earliest example I could find photos of was the X-51 shoebox Ford. It had them at the 1957 Portland Roadster Show.
The part of the box sides that curves and frames the rear opening for the tail lites were made by using 1959 chev quarter panels....
No VIN, no title and no insurance, always a show car and never licensed, was originally built from a salvage yard sourced body. I am sure Farhner never bothered to title it..... I never drove it more than from my garage to the trailer plus it was extremely difficult to get in....
How was the workmanship, like on the inside of the rounded running board edges and inside the quarter panels and stuff? Some of the early customs I've seen up close and personal are really rough underneath, the beauty is really only skin deep.
the body and paint had been redone by Chuck Miller, the quality was impeccable but, that may be because Chuck re did it... I do know that it was super heavy because of all the lead. The front springs were so overloaded that the harmonic balancer was sawing thru the tie rod. I bought another chrome front spring and added 5 more leaves to the front to get it up about an inch...
you gonna start using your kitchen for more then just ignition storage? 8” channel ?!? So you basically laid down to drive it ? A while ago I got to work on a lotus , I’m. 6’ 230 lbs so not a huge guy but not a wee snippet either . I somehow got into it , trying to get out i essentially had to roll out of the car on all 4’s like a crippled dog !! Not fun .
no laying down in a pickup. the seats were on the floor and your knees were up around the steering wheel.... and no, I am not going to use my kitchen....
APPLIANCES NEVER USED !!!! With Scottys closing, please send food baskets to Mark for his survival. I’m SERIOUS
Or Mark is going to go broke having his breakfast, lunch and dinner delivered. This is hilarious.....
Cool truck and a nice behind the curtain to how it was built and drove thanks to @Moriarity ! and I’m not a fan of blue but this thing looks like it’s 2 miles deep !
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