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1937 Ford Coupe  1937 Ford Coupe  1937 Ford Coupe
1937 Ford Coupe  1937 Ford Coupe  1937 Ford Coupe
1937 Ford Coupe  1937 Ford Coupe
F A C T S & F I G U R E S
Todd Varble
West Los Angles, California
1937 Ford three-window coupe
CHASSIS
Frame / Manufacturer Oze Rod Shop
(St. Benoit, Quebec, Canada)
Wheelbase 112”
Modifications custom, 4x2 rectangular frame
w/ tubular crossmembers from
Oze
Rearend / Ratio Ford 9” / 2.70 gears
Rear suspension triangulated four-bar
Rear brakes disc ’80s T-bird
Rear shocks Pete & Jake’s (Peculiar, MO)
Rear air suspension Air Ride Technologies
(Jasper, IN)
Front suspension MII w/ tubular control arms
from Oze
Front brakes MII disc brakes
Master cylinder Corvette dual reservoir
Master Power Brakes
(Mooresville, NC)
Front shocks Pete & Jake’s
Front air suspension Air Ride Technologies
Steering box r&p
Front wheel make, size Wheel Smith (Santa Ana,
CA)
steel, 15x7
Rear wheel make, size Wheel Smith steel, 15x8
Front tire make, size Dayton, 215/65R15
Rear tire make, size Dayton, 255/65R15
Gas tank 17-gal, ’37 Ford polyethyl
ene tank w/ internal electri
cal fuel pump, Tanks Inc.
(Clearwater, MI)
ENGINE
Make Chevy LS1
Displacement 5.7L (348ci)
Cooling fan SPAL (Ankeny, IA)
Radiator Performance Rod & Custom
(Boonville, IN)
Valve covers faux Ardun over stock LS1
Manifold / Induction stock w/ owner-made
intake plenum
Headers Street & Performance (Mena,
AR)
Air filter K&N (Riverside, CA)
TRANSMISSION
Make GM 4L60E
Shifter Lokar Performance (Knoxville,
TN)
Driveshaft Inland Empire Driveline
(Ontario, CA)
BODY
Body style / Material ’37 Ford 3W coupe / fiberglass
Body manufacturer Oze
Body mods 4” top chop, sectioned
& channeled
Hood Oze fiberglass
Grille Oze
Bodywork by owner
Paint type / Color DuPont Rustoleum / red
oxide & satin spruce green
Paint by owner
Graphics by owner
Headlights / Taillights ’37 Ford / ’37 Ford, C.W.
Moss (Orange, CA)
Outside mirror swan neck, C.W. Moss
Bumpers front, ’37 Ford C.W. Moss;
rear ’37 Ford (dropped w/
bracket 6” from channel &
Z’d)
Other body items metal laminated to hood &
driver door to simulate rust
repair & give appearance of
metal components
INTERIOR
Dashboard Oze
Insert / Gauges added extended bezels /
Auto Meter (Sycamore, IL)
gauges
Stereo / Speakers Custom Auto Sound (Fuller
ton, CA) / Pioneer installed
by owner
Air conditioning Vintage Air (San Antonio,
TX)
Steering wheel LeCarra (Oneida, TN)
Steering column Flaming River (Berea, OH)
Interior mirror oval, C.W. Moss
Seats by owner
Upholsterer Pete Egan of Westminster
Upholstery (Anaheim, CA)
Material / Color vinyl / off-white, vanilla
Carpet dark gray Mercedes wool


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