This car is an authentic '50's Hot Rod. It is a frame off restoration of an early Hot Rod originally built in Southern California in the 1950's. The Hot Rod was built using a full race flathead V-8 engine, which has been bored and stroked to 296 CID and balanced to +/- ½ gram. The heads have been ported and polished, and a Navarro tri-power intake manifold sits atop the engine with 3 Stromberg #97 carburetors, a full race cam, a Bee-Hive finned aluminum oil cooling system and a Mallory four lobe ignition system. The 200 HP engine is coupled with a 1948 Merc 3-speed transmission. While the car has undergone a complete restoration, it has retained all the original 50's speed equipment. It features a 1948 Mercury brakes system design, 1954 Mercury swing pedals, a dropped axle, and a Columbia two speed rear end. The exhaust system has glass pack mufflers and “cut-outs” for increased horsepower when opened. The period perfect wide white wall tires are mounted on early Ford and Lincoln rims. The interior, including the rumble seat, is done in a tuck and roll design. The car has two hoods: a stock hood and a Hot Rod hood with a louvered top and no side panels. The car was finished off with a custom mixed lacquer finish.

Estimate: $50,000-$65,000