1934 Five-window coupe #606C

1934 Five-window coupe #606C

On loan courtesy of Dick DeLuna:
She spent 27 years waiting while all the right parts were gathered. She was intended for a “someday” 100-points restoration before she fell under the spell of the evil Mr. Bones and the Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop. Next thing she knew, all her parts were sold off. They cut seven inches out of her neck and laid back the windshield. Then they dropped her cowl, got rid of the inner fender bubbles and tucked her tail in about two inches. Even worse they mounted a Canadian Cockstutt tractor nose where her once beautiful chrome grill had been.
She was fitted with a 276 cubic inch, 175 horsepower 1949 Ford flathead, a five-speed transmission and a V8 quick-change. Owner Dick DeLuna flew in and drove her to Bonneville and then home to northern California, only to ship her back for “The Race of Gentlemen” (TROG) a couple years later.
Drag racing against other V8 flathead-powered vintage hot rods on the beach at Wildwood, New Jersey, she held her own. Now she’s back for more: See her in action this June at TROG.