1932 three-window coupe #98D

1932 three-window coupe #98D

On loan courtesy of Chris Boutilier:
That was the price Chris and his brother Dallas Junior paid for the beat-up 1932 three-window that lay up to her axles in dirt behind the fence at Elmer’s scrapyard. They were covered head to toe with white paint when they finished, but so what? They had a hot rod—well, at least the start of one, anyway.
After tossing a set of wheels and tires into the back of their father’s tow truck, they jumped in and headed for Elmer’s. Dallas was a one-man band at Boots Auto Repair in the middle of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Sure, the boys helped out after school, on weekends and during summer vacation, but they’d much rather work on a hot rod of their own than changing the oil on a 1983 four-door bar of used soap.
“Ya know, boys, it’ll only take a day or two to take your coupe apart. It’s the putting it back together that’s the hard part,” said Dad. His comment was met with the usual, “We know, Dad.”
“Well then, put it over there in the corner next to that 283 block. Oh yeah, there’s a gallon of orange lacquer left over from the school bus job; if you get that far, you can have it.”
Their father was right. Two days later the three-window was completely apart, and work on the frame had begun. The 283 would soon be bored to 301 cubic inches with three two’s putting out about 285 horsepower.
­“How about letting us borrow that five-speed transmission out back, Dad?”
“I s’pose you're gonna ask to borrow the V8 quick-change under that old stock car, too,” he said with a wry smile.