1932 three-window coupe #199c

1932 three-window coupe #199c

On loan courtesy of Tommy Ellis & William Medcalf:
After dragging her home he stepped back and unrolled the sleeve of his tee shirt, pulled out a Lucky cigarette from the pack tucked there, and struck a match. She was complete—well-used but complete—and his father always said, “If they'll turn over, they'll run.”
With the matchbook still in his hand, William popped the cap. Running the striking strip across the points, he could see they might still have some life. He pulled the plugs one at a time, dragging the strip between the tip and the electrode, then using the cover to reset the gap. The gravity-feed tank filled the fuel bowl, and instantly gas poured from the carburetor. Once the gaskets swelled, the flood slowed to a drip. He pulled the six-volt battery from the doodlebug he once learned to drive on. Hitting the starter, the slow "err,err,err,err,err" showed no promise.
Raising a cloud of dust, Billy's ’38 Tudor slid to a stop. He and Joe jumped out with a big smile. They were hanging out at Pop's station when William went by and felt compelled to check out his new hot rod. “Does she run?"
"Don't know yet, how ’bout a tow?"
Grabbing a rope from the shed, William tied one end around the bumper and handed the other end to Billy. "Let’s give it a try."
Starting out under the care of the minister at the Presbyterian church in the center of town, you could say the little Model A led a life of piety and grace before heading down the evil path of hot rodding. That path led to the door of the Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop, where she quickly fell under the spell of the dastardly Mr. Bones and his Book of Gow.
Now she has a 323 cubic inch, 400 horsepower Ford Y-block attached to a five-speed transmission with a V8 quick-change. In the words of the late, great Johnny Cash, she has been transformed “one piece at a time" into what some would consider an abomination: the inconceivable, the resurrection of Dr. Frankenstein's monster. She will now and forever be known as the Rolling Bones/William Medcalf 1929-1930-1932-1933-1934-1936-1946-1948 one-piece-at-a-time Ford Lakes racer.