Facts & Figures
Deryl and Gwen Borders
Simpsonville, South Carolina
1923 Ford roadster
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer | Total Performance |
| Wheelbase | 99.5" |
| Modifications | Custom removable steps, under car lights, handmade Ford V8 emblem radiator ornament, custom wheel hub V8 emblems |
| Chassis plumbing | Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Teflon intercore with high-temp polymer casing and aluminum fittings, stainless steel brake lines, dual custom chrome radiator tubes |
| Rearend ratio | 3:08.1 |
| Rear suspension | Ford 8" w/coilover shocks, Watts link, radius rods |
| Rear brakes | Lincoln Mark VII, rotors and Chevy Camaro calipers |
| Front suspension | 3" drop tube axle, radius rods, friction shocks |
| Front brakes | Wilwood disc |
| Master cylinder | 1972 Ford F100 |
| Steering box | reverse Corvair by Flaming River |
| Front wheel | 15 x 4 |
| Rear wheel | 15 x 10 |
| Front tire make, size | Nankang / 135R-15 |
| Rear tire make, size | Mickey Thomson / 29 x 12.50 x 15 |
| Gas tank | Total Performance 9-gal. |
| ENGINE |
| Make | '50 Ford Flathead |
| Displacement | 245 ci |
| Machining | bored .040" |
| Crankshaft | 3 3/4 |
| Pistons | Ross |
| Camshaft | Isky Max-1 |
| Cooling fan | electric |
| Radiator | Walker Radiator |
| Alternator | chrome Powermaster |
| Heads | polished Offenhauser |
| Manifold / Induction | polished Offenhauser |
| Ignition / Wires | MSD electronic |
| Headers | Sanderson |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Make | Ford C4 |
| Converter | 2,000 rpm stall |
| Shifter | Lokar |
| BODY |
| Body style / Material | roadster / fiberglass |
| Body manufacturer | Total Performance |
| Grille | 6" chop '32 Ford |
| Bodywork |
| Paint body | 2008 Lexus Gold Almond Metallic |
| Paint frame | BASF Candy Tangerine |
| Painter | Collision Specialty |
| Graphics | Candy Tangerine Flame by Collision Specialty |
| Pinstripe | Hotrod Grafixxx |
| Headlights / Taillights | chrome / '23T lantern |
| Other body items | Custom removable leather hardtop with flames |
| INTERIOR |
| Dashboard | 'glass T |
| Gauges | VDO Cockpit Royal |
| Stereo / Speakers | Kenwood |
| Insulation | Auto Foil |
| Steering wheel | woodgrain Grant GT |
| Steering column | Total Performance |
| Seat bench |
| Upholsterer | Country Classic Interior, China Grove, NC |
| Material / Color | leather / St. Thomas Amber |
| Carpet | orange automotive loop |
| Seatbelts | push-button lap belts |