Florida Ford find ! UPDATE II (use last year's parts first)

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Two '36 Fords - a Roadster and a Coupe - were 'excavated' only very recently by Keith Canouse and Ben Lake in Sunshine State Florida. The cars have been left alone maybe over 30 years. They have all the traces of the first days of low budget hotrodding in the early fifties. The nice ratty roadster shown here was hiding a find within the find. In the dickey seat under a pile of rubble the men found a set of NOS Eddie Meyer (Hollywood, California) alloy heads! In the meantime Ben Lake has set himself to present the cars in rolling but otherwise still untouched condition. (photos Ben Lake)
UPDATE II by Roger Bowers:"Kit Foster comments that "the roadster is on wheels that appear to be from a 1935 Ford, but the change is not as simple as changing the wheels. In 1936, Ford went to a completely different bolt pattern, so if the wheels were changed the hubs must have been also." I would point out the old Henry was a particularly frugal capitalist and insisted that older components were incorporated into newer model year vehicles, until they were used up. This may be the case here, or, not. Who knows what mischief has gone on behind the closed doors of these garages, eh??"
UPDATE I by Kit Foster who wonders what can be hotrodded on these cars except that the wheels of the '36 Coupe look like '35 wheels. He adds:" I wouldn't call them exactly "hotrodded."I would say "dressed up," rather than "hot rodded." Hot rodding implies some significant engine modifications, above and beyond chrome acorn nuts. Like if the aluminium heads were installed on the car. Yes, embrionic influence. Both cars have ...

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