The Leland resident ran out of room on the window card listing all the trick features on this hot rod. The ’23 is powered by a 2003 Baja Boat 6.2 liter Mercruiser engine, breathing through a cross ram intake manifold and dual carburetor setup that had been in storage for 40 years. The 415 horse power producing combination moves the body that has been stretched 12 inches and sits on a homemade frame through a Tarentola Hydro manual shift 350 transmission. A Speedway Engineering quick change rear end out back turning the big Hoosier Racing tires, and reversed Corvair steering with sprint car steering arms out front, anchor the four disc brake calipers.
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Myrtle Beach Wheels At The Beach Car Show
Over 200 hot rods, classics, muscle cars, antiques, and unique vehicles parked along Farrow Parkway in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and participated in the event. Corvette, Chevelle, Mustang, Monte Carlo, and Camaro, were some of the usual suspects that were in the lineup. Two of the names that are less common that were also represented at the 2009 Wheels At The Beach Car Show were Hudson and Austin Healy.
Joe’s 1951 Ford Pickup Truck
“We got it pulled out of the woods and it was all rusted out, so we cut ten inches off the bottom,” said Joe. “Put a new floor in it. Built the chassis. Got the motor out of a boat and put in it.” The Ford 351 Windsor marine V8 engine was bolted to a C6 automatic transmission that came out of a junkyard in Newport News, Virginia. The seats were also reclaimed from a salvage yard.
Robert’s 1969 Ford Mustang Mach I
Robert had a 1970 Ford Mustang when he was younger, but he let it go. He knew a woman that had purchased a new 1969 Ford Mustang Mach I from Helmold Ford. Living in the same town of Apex, North Carolina, and more importantly, being friends, Robert expressed interest to the original owner.
Cindy and Her 1929 Ford Presented With BST of Show Award
Even though it wasn’t drivable, the car didn’t go without use. “Climbing on it when we were kids, that was kind of the norm. It was the thing to climb on.” Cindy recalls. “My sister and I would pretend we were driving it even though we weren’t going anywhere.”
Linda’s 1965 Ford Mustang GT Convertible
Since July 17, 1965, Linda has been able to claim this is “My ’65.” She ordered this 1965 Ford Mustang GT through the local dealership in Belmont, NC and took delivery before the tires hit the show room floor.
Joes’ 1941 Ford Panel Delivery
Many people have never seen a 1941 Ford Panel Delivery. Joe’s 1941 Ford Panel Delivery powered by a 100 horse power flat-head engine is the only one he knows to exist. Joe said, “It’s 1 of 712, and 1 of 101 that were sold through dealerships in the United States and Canada. This one was sold in 1941 in Charlotte, North Carolina.”