| FACTS & FIGURES |
| Gail Fairchild |
| Greentown, Indiana |
| 1936 Ford custom coupe |
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer |
stock / Ford |
| Wheelbase |
stock |
| Modifications |
boxed 'rails |
| Chassis plumbing |
stainless |
| Rearend / Ratio |
9" Ford / 3.23:1 |
| Rear suspension |
'68 Mustang parallel leaf springs |
|
with NAPA tube shocks and antiroll |
| bar |
| Rear brakes |
'68 Mustang drum |
| Front suspension |
Ford Mustang II IFS with Mustang |
|
spindles and lowered springs, NAPA |
| tube shocks, and antiroll bar |
| Front brakes |
Ford 11" disc |
| Master cylinder |
'68 Mustang |
| Steering box |
Ford power rack-and-pinion |
| Wheel covers |
Flipper caps |
| Front wheel make, size |
Wheel Vintiques (Fresno, CA) |
|
steelies, 15x5 |
| Rear wheel make, size |
Wheel Vintiques steelies, 15x6 |
| Front tire make, size |
Diamond Back (Conway, SC), |
|
P205/70R15 |
| Rear tire make, size |
Diamond Back, P215/70R15 |
| Gas tank |
Bob Drake (Grants Pass, OR) 18 |
|
gallon |
| ENGINE |
| Make |
'68 Ford V-8 |
| Displacement |
289 ci |
| Machining / Assembly |
Steve Davis (Knightstown, IN) / Steve |
|
Davis |
| Radiator |
Walker (Memphis, TN) |
| Alternator |
Powermaster Motorsports (West |
|
Chicago, IL) |
| Valve covers |
Late-model Ford SUV adapted to |
|
289ci V-8 |
| Manifold / Induction |
stock / Edelbrock Performer 500 cfm |
| Ignition / Wires |
PerTronix (San Dimas, CA) / PerTronix |
| Headers |
Summit Racing (Akron, OH) |
| Exhaust / Mufflers |
Tom Cherry Mufflers (Muncie, IN) / |
|
Brockman (Hagerstown, IN) |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Make |
Ford C4 |
| Shifter |
Lokar (Knoxville, TN) |
| Driveshaft |
Custom by Pete Gretz (Marion, IN) |
| BODY |
| Body style / Material |
five-window coupe / steel |
| Body manufacturer |
Ford |
| Body mods |
cowl vent, horn grilles, and crank |
|
hole filled, door tops rounded, |
| rumble seat handle shaved all by |
| Dorn's Autocraft (New Castle, IN), |
| fender skirts and lake pipes by Butch |
| Fairchild |
| Grille |
Custom by Dorn's Autocraft |
| Bodywork |
Doug Dorn at Dorn's Autocraft |
| Paint type / Color |
PPG / Performance Red |
| Painter |
Doug Dorn at Dorn's Autocraft |
| Pinstriping |
Rich Mickelson (Kokomo, IN) |
| Headlights / Taillights |
stock / stock |
| Outside mirror |
Bob Drake (Grants Pass, OR) swan |
|
style |
| Other body items |
custom checkerboard firewall by |
|
Dorn's Autocraft, New Port |
| Engineering (Washington, MO) |
| wiper-drive |
| INTERIOR |
| Dashboard |
stock |
| Gauges |
Auto Meter (Sycamore, IL) |
| Stereo / Speakers |
Secretaudio (Fullerton, CA) SST / |
|
Custom Autosound (Fullerton, CA) |
| Insulation |
Dynamat (Hamilton, OH) |
| Wiring |
EZ Wiring |
| Steering wheel |
Lecarra (Oneida, TN) Mark 10 |
| Steering column |
ididit (Tecumseh, MI) |
| Seats |
Wise Guys (Elkhart, IN) |
| Upholsterer |
Bob Burns (Eaton, IN) |
| Material / Color |
Naugahyde / Adobe White with red |
|
piping |
| Carpet |
black pile |
| Seatbelts |
Juliano's (Ellington, CT) |