Facts & Figures
Laurie Peterson
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1937 Ford truck
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer | 1936 Ford passenger car |
| Wheelbase | 109” |
| Modifications | shortened 12 inches, front axle
relocated forward, spring
moved above axle, flat fabricated
crossmember over axle, rear
frame kicked up approximately
10 inches |
| Chassis plumbing | Steel and rubber |
| Rearend / Ratio | 1940 Ford station wagon / 4.10:1 |
| Rear suspension | 1940 Ford radius rods, 1936 spring |
| Rear brakes | 1940 Ford |
| Front suspension | axle & shocks by Super Bell
(Peculiar, MO); hairpins and spring
by Speedway Motors (Lincoln, NE) |
| Front brakes | 1941 Lincoln self-energizing, ’57
Buick drums |
| Wheel make, size | 1935 Ford, 16x4 |
| Tire make, size | Firestone Deluxe Champion, 6.00-16
and 7.50-16 |
| ENGINE |
| Make | 1963 Studebaker GT Hawk |
| Displacement | 289ci |
| Valve covers | Offenhauser with four-bolt Offy adapters |
| Manifold / Induction | Offenhauser 2x2 for 331 Cadillac / Rochester 2GC |
| Ignition / Wires | stock / rubber-insulated |
| Headers | stainless, by owner with motorcycle baffles |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Make | Studebaker Hawk/Borg-Warner
Super T-10 |
| BODY |
| Body style / Material | pickup / steel |
| Body mods | chopped 7 inches, cowl pushed down
to preserve windshield size, channeled
7 inches |
| Grille | 1937 Hudson Terraplane |
| Bodywork | owner |
| Paint | single-stage flattened enamel tinted to
look like red-oxide lacquer primer |
| Painter | owner |
| Headlights / Taillights | 1935/6 Ford with sealed-beam conversion
/ 1932 Ford lenses, reflectors, and rings |
| Outside mirror | 1937 Ford pickup |
| Other body items | rolled rear pan, unknown grille |
| INTERIOR |
| Dashboard | 1940 Mercury |
| Steering wheel | 1947/48 Chrysler |
| Steering column | 36 ford passenger |
| Seats | unknown, likely MG |
| Upholsterer | Gary Economy, Tuck & Cover,
East Vancouver |
| Material / Color | canvas / tan |