Picture taken Oct 2000
This page was last updated on: August 8, 2007
That hood is 6 feet long, about 2 1/2" longer than stock
Bryce Scott's 1940 Pontiac Coupe
In the beginning, GM made the Pontiac...
And I started on the chassis, a '39 Olds coupe frame.
No fiberglass parts here folks...she's all real steel
Born: 1940        Re-Born: 2000         In labour: 18 years
What an original convertible looked like
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FACTS & FIGURES
     
C H A S S I S

Frame/Source.        1939 Oldsmobile/Daigles Junk Yard,Saint John
Wheelbase..            116" (3" longer than stock)
Modifications.         79' Nova front clip, fully boxed rails, rear 3 link
                                     with coils & panhard rod, cross-bracing
Rearend/Ratio.         Nova 10 bolt/??
Rear Suspension.            Custom 3-link, 75 Mercedes spring pockets,
       79 Nova HD (front) coils, 82 Toyota shocks
Rear Brakes             Drum, 79 Nova
Front Suspension.. .         Independent, 79 Nova
Front Brakes. .         Disk, 79 Nova
Master Cylinder.       Chev dual, Power Booster 76 Dodge Colt
Steering Box. .          Power, GM Saginaw
Steering Column.. .           72 Cadillac Tilt/Tele, shortened 11"
Front wheels .          Centerline, Billet Hawk, 16" X 7"
Rear wheels.. .         Centerline, Billet Hawk, 17" X 7"
Front tires               BF Goodrich Control T/A 215/60 R16
Rear tires....             BF Goodrich Comp T/A 255/60 R17
Gas Tank                Jeep JP1A

E N G I N E

Year and make         197(?) GM 350
Displacement..          350+ cu in, bored 40 over
Machining/Assembly.       Crank turned, block align-bored, cylinders bored .040 over, decked                                           by Central Auto Parts, Fredericton N.B; Balanced, blueprinted,        Cylinder Heads                 Edelbrock Performer RPM #60899                                         
/Assembled by owner
Water pump             Aluminum, CAT
Cooling fan.             15" Electric, 85 Chev Celebrity SW
Alternator                 GM 100 AMP, owner polished
Pulleys                    Stock GM, except water pump (75 Mercedes)
Camshaft.                Edelbrock Performer #2102
Intake/Induction..              Edelbrock Performer #2101/600cfm #1405
Ignition/Wires.          GM HEI/79 Corvette
Exhaust Manifold      Steel tube headers, ceramic coated
Pipe/Mufflers..           Pipes 2.5" with owner fabricated X-Pipe/Dynomax 'SuperTurbo'

T R A N S M I S S I O N

Year and make         1976 GM Monte Carlo Turbo 350
Convertor                 Stock
Shifter.                    1982 Pontiac Gran Prix
Modifications.           Stage 1 B&M shift kit
Driveshaft..               Stock 1979 Nova

B O D Y

Body style/material   Coupe/steel
Body manufacturer    General Motors, Pontiac
Body modifications    Channeled 6", roof  removed/replaced with lift-off 2 piece 'carson                                             style' top with removable glass T- panels (78 Cordoba), windshield                                           chopped 2.5", trunk shortened 10", custom rear panel, rear fenders                                          re-shaped, all wheel lips raised aprox. 1.5",  custom cowl intake                                              grille, bead-rolled flames, 3rd brake light 
Hood                        lengthened 3", corners rounded, louvers removed, center trim                                                 (Pontiac "silver streak") removed.
Radiator..                 Stock 1940 Pontiac, modified with 75 Mercedes Benz air recovery                                          pressure tank.
Grille..                      Stock 1940 Pontiac, mounted inside fender openings
Bodywork..               Owner. Final prep: Stickles Bros Autobody
Paint type/Color.       Sikkens/Ferrari Red
Painter                     Robin Stickles, Stickles Brothers Autobody, Fredericton N.B.
Headlights/Taillights..1940 Chev with custom flame turnsignal/custom, lens bandsawed                                            from 79 Mercedes Benz units
Outside mirrors..       86 Ford Taurus, custom cut flames
Bumpers Front/Rear..Extended stock, with custom plate surround/stock, reversed
Other body items      Gas filler lid modified, 81 Tempo

I N T E R I O R

Dashboard..              Stock 40 Pontiac with custom console extension by owner
Inserts/Gauges         Owner cut/engine-turned/Stewart Warner Wings
Stereo/Speakers.      Owner milled faux front HU Pioneer DEH P3500, Infinity 605CS                                                components (90W rms) front, Infinity 6953i (100W rms) rear, Sub                                            Concept CEX12 DVC 6ohm (460W rms), front amp Samsui , sub                                             amp MTX Thunder 4250D 
Air conditioning.         71 Datsun 280ZX
Wiring                      Owner, modified Mercedes Benz harness
Steering Wheel..       Owner, combined from 72 Cadillac telescopic, 80's Toyota truck                                              rim, 59 MG hub/spokes, wife-cast silver horn button
Interior mirror             Mooneyes Co. Flamed
Seats Front/Rear....   1990 Hyundai Excel, with power units from 79 Oldsmobile/ Back                                             cushion 90 Hyundai with Mercedes armrest, seat cushion stock                                             1940 Pontiac
Upholsterer.              Owner and wife Bernadine Perley, Maliseet Connection
Material/Color            Vinyl/White Sierra Soft
Carpet                      Cut pile, red



This is the start of the interior make-over.......
and this is the result of the Carson Top project.
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This page was last updated on: August 8, 2007
2001 NB side of Confederation bridge
July 2005 On vacation in Bar Harbour ME
     1940 Pontiac Coupe Street Rod
Click on the links at left (below the guest book)  to follow the headlight  change project.
Click to go to the body build-up photos
Click to go to the chassis pics
Click to see the interior photos
Click for the top construction details
At the Safety lanes 2003 Canats Moncton NB July 2003
Taken end of summer 2003, downtown at the Thursday night meet
A couple of shots of my newly fabbed Edelbrock Electric Choke cover. Can you say "One-Off"? (Now why didn't Edelbrock think of this?)
One of the finer benefits of having the car done is chaufferring high school grads to their prom. All the best of luck kids, hope this was a memorable night for you.
(photo courtesy Canadaeast.com)
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