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 SO-CAL's Jimmy Shine also...  SO-CAL's Jimmy Shine also milled the brass gauge insert (reminiscent of one found in a '32 Auburn) before applying a patina oil and wash treatment that gives it its silver blue color. The custom Classic Instrument gauges have no individual glass covers-the cluster is protected by a single piece of glass that covers the entire unit.  Small lights were installed...  Small lights were installed under the dash to illuminate the interior when Tom opens either door.  Shine needed to create a new...  Shine needed to create a new folding top for the car from scratch after the windshield posts were chopped and leaned back. Tom demonstrates how the glass side curtains fit into the door tops. When not in use, the side curtains are stored in protective pockets behind the bench seat.  After SO-CAL's Paco Castille...  After SO-CAL's Paco Castille performed the needed bodywork on the original '29 Ford body, painter Mick Jenkins applied a flawless Lieb Blue (nearly black) PPG custom single-stage paintjob.  As a refresher, here's Tom's...  As a refresher, here's Tom's ride in metal, inside SO-CAL Speed Shop's fabrication building.  An original Halibrand quick-change,...  An original Halibrand quick-change, with narrowed 9-inch Ford axles and a 3.78:1 gear ratio, works with an A spring and '36 rear wishbones. The license plate is the same one the car has had since Tom bought the roadster in 1958, when he was 17 years old. Tom used a '24 Wills St. Claire taillight (though in this application it's twisted 90 degrees) but rewired it so the top is a stoplight and the lower a reverse light.
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