1936 Ford Deluxe for sale $79,900

Dial up a Google image search for 1936 Ford and youll be greeted by pages of elaborate customs. Indeed the De Luxe Ford is right up there with Willys and Bel Airs when it comes to hot roddings greatest cultural icons. And while were all about creativity and radical builds this classy convertible truly feels like a breath of fresh air. Founded on the proven tenets of street rodding the car was fully revitalized during a detailed ground-up restoration. With Henry Ford steel timeless aesthetics and a clean leather interior its basic specs could describe a relatively stock car. But a few minutes of deeper examination reveals otherwise as from trick wheels and 350 cubic inches of Chevrolet V8 to cool air conditioning and a modern automatic transmission choice modifications start adding up to one impressive ride. If youre an enthusiast who enjoys a near perfect mix of vintage hardware and modern convenience heres a classic that delivers in every way!

BODYWORK/TRIM

The cars smooth body began life as solid Henry Ford steel that was maintained driven and paraded for most of its existence. During a gradual ground-up restoration that old school metal was stripped sanded and kept as intentionally original as possible. That classy fuselage stretches rich Maroon 2-stage under Maroon cloth thats finished with a glass backlite. And ultimately this De Luxe rolls as a fetching classic that walks a fine line between traditional street rod swing and outrageous SoCal flair.

Maintaining that balance tends to be much easier when builders stick to factory bolt-ons. Even 80 years after its creation this hot rods restored yet traditional trim serves as excellent detailing. At the front of the car a polished Ford branded grille backs polished Twolite headlights King Bee driving lamps and a guarded bumper. At the sides of the car a pinstriped profile founds elegant mirrors and traditional handles on sculpted doors that float between a stainless-trimmed hood and stainless-trimmed fenders. At the top of the car a Greyhound V8 hood topper leads a chrome-trimmed windshield which fronts a power antenna a polished V8 fuel filler and an old school rumble seat. And out back a traditional spare tire carrier shadows polished blue dot Duolamps a second guarded bumper and polished V8 exhaust tips.

ENGINE

Keep it simple is a good philosophy when it comes to performance and reliability. And the builders of this clean classic did exactly that by equipping the car with a steady 350 cubic inch Chevrolet small block. At the top of the fully sorted mill a polished Edelbrock Performer EPS intake stacks a polished Bandamp;M air cleaner and coated Edelbrock carburetor between a stylish bowtie spinner and proven Lokar linkage. That intake pushes air and mechanically sourced fossils through tough Vortec heads that are capped with polished valve covers and polished breathers. At the back of those heads an MSD points distributor sequences spark between a chrome MSD Blaster coil and loomed Accel Ferro-Spiral Core plug wires. Opposite that distributor polished serpentine components spin a polished alternator next to a coated AC compressor. And in front of those pulleys quick electric pusher fans cool a beefy aluminum radiator thats topped with a V8 branded cap. Aesthetically the Jet Black mill rides in a glossy engine bay thats finished with a massaged firewall and polished hood supports. And items like a polished expansion tank braided fluid lines a Holley fuel pump a polished oil pan and a polished filter canister provide a perfect combination of form and function!

DRIVETRAIN/SUSPENSION

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