About 2 ½ years ago a buddy and I were talking about his 15 year old son and how he was starting Drivers Ed and was thinking about a car. No car in particular (you know 15 year olds), just a car.
I told my buddy I knew where there was a car for sale but it was a project and had been sitting for quite a while. He asked what it was and I told him it was a ’47 Ford Coupe. He says “yeah, right like I have $20,000 for a car for a 15 year old!” I said how about $1000? BUT – it’s a project.
I took him and his wife over to see the car a few days later. Now this is an awesome couple, great parents and all but not really car people, per se. Anyway, the garage door opens and the look on the Mom’s face was priceless. You could tell she wanted to say something like, That’s a car?!!! Dad was a different story and like a true car guy he saw past the years of no attention. The deal was made ($1000) and we returned the next weekend (Thanksgiving ’05) to drag it back to their garage.
New owner Scott, seeing the potential.
Are 289's supposed to be GOLD?
A little background on the car. 289, C4, 8” rear. The 289 was built as a hot ‘K’motor in ’83 and was never fired off. All work basically stopped after the engine was built. Prior to that the car had been sanded down to bare, all rust holes were leaded in. Yup, lead. Entire drip rail was leaded. The car ran when originally purchased and was driven home from the previous owner.
So today, 2 ½ years later, Scott is 18 and a Senior at Kentlake High School in Kent, WA., and today was the school’s annual car show. It was also the first time Scott got to drive the car to school. Scott, his Dad, Mom, Brother and Sister have all had a hand in getting this car up and running. My nephew and I pitched in, a little. So I HAD to go and snap off a few pics. And yes, I was wearing my new FordMuscle.com t-shirt.
Car now has a custom dash, vintage Motorsport gauges, full interior, new tires & wheels, and a fresh coat of rattle can black suede.
The show was an open show so there were drag cars, street rods, air-bagged 4x4’s, a pretty good mix but most student cars (not all, but most) were of the average teenager ilk. Scott was the only one with a true Hot Rod and one that was all family built.
I thought this was a pretty cool day for Scott and his family and I wanted to post a couple of before and after pics and let everyone know that there’s a new Ford in town and that this car will be in Scott’s life for a very long, long time.
Enjoy the car Scott. It’ll be one of the best you ever own, because you built it.
Murff
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