I was looking for a project that my son and I could work on and found this Ford coupe sitting next to a gas station near my house. I got all the cash I could get, and I went and looked at it. As I was looking at it two other guys came along with trailers, so I knew I had to get it. It's really neat because it's a 1947 - the same year my mom was born. Unfortunately, I didn't get it on the road before she passed. My dad was seven in 1947 and I have a picture of my grandpa playing baseball in 1947 for a minor league team. The coupe had been sitting in a barn with the back end outside the wall that was built around it. It was a complete basket case and I had to find a new frame. I had to repair all the sheet metal from 6" down all the way around and rockers, quarters, and rear tail pan. I patched what I could on the fenders. I boxed in the chassis put a new front independent Mustang 2 suspension on it. I installed a ladder bar rear suspension, Ford 9 inch, and coilover shocks. To work with what I have, it has a rebuilt 289, T5 manual transmission, and custom-made clutch and brake pedal out of a YJ Jeep. I also built in a custom dashboard. It still has so much to go, but I am driving it now. It motivates me a lot when I take it to a car show. I have you to thank for giving me motivation with your show. I've been working on the car for 10 years and it's been a budget build pretty much from day one. I'm in the process of building a 351 Cleveland stroked to 393ci for it.
