Selling
At
Auction
-
Scottsdale
-
March
-
2021
-
as
Lot
Number:
1304.00;
Built
to
show
standards
for
Dick
Long
by
Creative
Concepts
in
Santa
Rosa,
CA,
this
hand-crafted,
all-steel
37
Ford
maintains
its
1930s
Art
Deco
design
with
the
body
totally
re-engineered
and
expertly
wedge-sectioned
for
a
longer,
lower,
sleeker
look.
The
scratch-built
grille
was
professionally
fabricated
from
individual
rectangular
brass
bars,
milled
and
bent
into
an
arc.
House
of
Kolor
True
Blue
Pearl
and
DuPont
Black
two-tone
paint
maximizes
the
reworked
body.
The
chassis
was
custom-built
with
stainless
Kugel
independent
suspension,
Wilwood
front
disc
brakes
and
Corvette
rear
discs.
The
polished
and
chromed
GM
LS1
5.7-liter
V8
engine
is
upgraded
with
a
Lingenfelter
intake,
custom
coil
packs,
a
reworked
intake
with
custom
air
filter
covers
and
custom
stainless
exhaust.
A
GM
4L60E
automatic
overdrive
transmission
delivers
the
power.
The
interior
features
one-of-a-kind
console,
dash
and
door
caps
made
from
Fiddleback
Maple
and
exotic
African
Wenge
lumber.
The
custom
saddle
leather
upholstery
was
expertly
trimmed
by
Sid
Chavers.
Amenities
include
Classic
Instruments
gauges
and
Vintage
Air
heat
and
air
conditioning,
plus
an
Alpine
audio
system,
Mullins
steering
column
and
Budnik
custom
wheel.
Other
details
include
handcrafted
bronze-cast,
chrome-plated
bumpers
and
a
convertible
top
secured
with
recessed
retaining
buttons.
The
top
frame
and
hardware
were
chopped
and
reengineered
using
original
Chrysler
LeBaron
items,
and
the
convertible
top
boot
is
constructed
of
metal
from
three
individual
pieces,
fitting
inside
the
remote-release
trunk.
Designed
and
built
with
no
expense
spared,
the
cabriolet
debuted
at
Oakland,
CAs
Grand
National
Roaster
Show,
where
Creative
Concepts
won
Builder
of
the
Year.