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His 1926 Ford MODEL T coupe was 7 years in the making. Jim devoted
many an hour detailing, fabricating, and assembling this Chrome Yellow beauty. But
unlike the days of yore, This set of wheels scoots down the boulevard powered by
a 355 cubic inch Chevy small block attached to a turbo 350 and finally linked to
an independent Corvette rear.
Doors, windows, and trunk are all power remote and with those windows
up Jim cranks up the A/C along with some tunes on a CD stereo. Handling and steering
is mastered with a K-Car rack and pinion set-up and stainless steel disc brakes coupled
to 4 Weld Pro Star wheels and high performance radials. The stainless steel exhaust
that sets off the undercarriage tells people along the way that one bad machine is
in the neighborhood.
Jimmy drives his '26 to a lot of carshows, many of which are out
of state, like Ocean City, Maryland and Rhinebeck, New York.
His other unit is a little different, but just as interesting.
Jim also owns a Bright Blue metallic 1940 Chevrolet pick-up. This beast boasts a
350 ZZ-4 crate motor that was reworked right out of the box (Jim feels GM don't supply
enough horse power in their over the counter killer street engines).
Shifting is done automatically by a Turbo 400 transmission which
is linked to a Ford 9 inch 389 gears and limited slip posi. This one also has all
the creature comforts to include A/C & power windows and a CD player. A set of
Billet Specialties wheels are attached to the Mustang II front suspension which is
augmented with power steering and power brakes.
These units are true mix-n-match machines. Jimmy has selected a
wide array of components and pieced them together to make just The right type street
rods that suit his taste. And what's really neat is that he drives these machines
a lot. To work, on cruises, to shows and who knows, even to one of the club meetings.
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