After Image Street Rods completed the bodywork and painted the five-window (using House of Kolor products) they finished up the exterior with ’34 door handles, a grille insert from Alumicraft, stainless steel bumpers from C.W. Moss, and Hagan headlights. The interior was next and Cayucos Upholstery was called upon to create a pleated design in black leather over the bench seat and door panels. Dolphin gauges were next, and a banjo-type steering wheel tops an ididit column. Wiring is handled by a Centech kit, air conditioning from Vintage Air, and a stereo system that utilizes Secret Audio gear.
By March 2010 the car was finished and, almost 50 years after John played with his cousin’s scale models, he was able to climb into his dream car and start driving it. Now living in Winchester, California, John takes it to most of the events in Southern California and enjoys driving his ride around town. Plus, he’s finally been able to purchase a ’35 Ford three-window, too, so a whole new chapter in John’s rodding history is about to be written!
LED lights were used in the...
LED lights were used in the ’35 Ford taillights for added safety concerns while stock buckets were used for the headlights, which came from Hagan Street Rods. The grille came from Alumicraft.
The exterior’s color is carried...
The exterior’s color is carried over into the interior as Cayucos Upholstery was able to stitch up a simple pleated design using black leather on the bench seat and door panels. Up on the dash (which was extended by 4 inches by Image Street Rods & Customs) controls for a Vintage Air A/C system and a set of Dolphin gauges can be found. Steering is handled by a half-wrap banjo-type wheel mounted to a tilting ididit column.
Keith Vander Meulen from Image...
Keith Vander Meulen from Image Street Rods & Customs in Santa Maria, CA, did the build on this one, including setting up the chassis to get that low-down look. Bodywork (filled roof, suicide doors) and paint (House of Kolor black) was also done at Image’s shop, and the all-black exterior contrasts a set of wide whites mounted to 16-inch Wheel Vintiques steelies.