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.
This page was last updated on: August 8, 2007
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.
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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