Detail Info for: 1935 Ford Custom Hot Rod, Street Rod Not Ford-1935 Plymouth Custom Slant Back Coupe, Hot Rod, Street Rod
Transaction Info
Sold On:
10/17/2018
Price:
$ 15995.00
Condition:
Mileage:
5372
Location:
Tabor, Iowa, 51653
Seller Type:
Private Seller
Vehicle Specification
Year Make Model:
1935 Ford Custom
Submodel Body Type:
Custom Coupe
Engine:
355 Chevy
Transmission:
Chevy 350 Auto
VIN:
2506273
Vehicle Title:
Clear
Drive Train:
Fuel Type:
Gasoline
Standard Equipment:
Optional Equipment:
Vehicle Detail
SORRY, COULDN'T LIST CORRECTLY, NOT A FORD BUT A VERY LOW SITTING 1935 PLYMOUTH SLANTBACK CUSTOM COUPE OF THE LATE DENVER NASCAR TRACK OWNER, THE ONLY SIMILAR HOT ROD IN EXISTANCE!!! VERY UNUSUAL, EYE-CATCHING, CROWD PLEASER AT SHOWS AND ON THE STREET! VERY CUTE, MUCH MORE APPEALING ONLY 99" WB INSTEAD OF THE TRADITIONAL 113", SO NOT AT ALL LIKE THE OVERLY SHORTENED '55-'57 CHEVY "SHORTIES" WITH ONLY 87" LIKE I SAW A CLOWN GET OUT OF AT A RODEO AND THOUGHT, "YEP, THE CAR LOOKS EVEN MORE FUNNY, BUT NOT REALLY SO COOL!" LOWERED (CHANNELED) OVER CUSTOM BOXED FRAME. MOLDED (FENDERS, CUSTOM RUNNING BOARDS, REAR OF BODY, ETC. ALL WELDED TOGETHER, GROUND DOWN & BLENDED TO BODY) FOR A MUCH MORE SLEEK APPEARANCE. REAR FENDERS WIDENED TO ACCEPT THE HEAVY DUTY 10 BOLT P.U. REAREND, 2.73 TOURING GEARED, & FOR A MORE STYLISH, AGGRESSIVE APPEARANCE. FIREWALL RECESSED & SMOOTHED. CLOTH TOP FILLED WITH STEEL. ALL WINDOWS A SEMI-DARK TINTED SAFETY GLASS. ALLUMINUM RADIATOR & CUSTOM POLISHED GRILL. CUSTOM STEEL HOOD TOP. LEATHER, ADJUSTIBLE DRIVER HEIGHTH, SEATS. HI WATT SONY CD STEREO. LIGHTENED AUTO-METER GUAGES & TACH. CUSTOM 3" SEEMLESS ALUMINUM FLOWMASTER EXHAUST. HAD NEW MUSTANG 2 STYLE IFS WITH DISC BRAKES INSTALLED. BLUE DOT '39 FORD TAILIGHTS - VERY BEAUTIFUL AT NIGHT. HOLLY, EDELBROCK, WEIAND, B&M, ACCEL. CHROMED OIL PAN, STARTER, WATER PUMP, ALTERNATOR, FAN, WATER HOSE, ETC. POLISHED ALUMINUM INTAKE, CARB, AIR BREATHER, ETC. NEVER RACED AS KNOW BUT UP TO 450+ HP 355 CHEVY ENGINE. RECENTLY A NEWER VETTE PULLED UP TO ME, MAYBE WANTING TO PROOVE HIS PRIDE AND PROBABLY COULD OF WON, BUT THE LITTLE PLYMOUTH COUPE WITH IT'S VERY INTIMIDATNG, CHOPPY CUSTOM CAMMED, SEMI-LOUD, VERY ROUGH, ANGRY EXHAUST SOUND SENT HIM CURLING INTO HIS CORNER AS HE SOON TURNED OFF TO HIDE! IS AS 1ST PIC EXCEPT NOW WITH LESS THAN 100 MILES ON CORRECT CRAGER SS & BFG'S. HAS COWL VENT & CRANK OUT WINDSHIELD FOR PLENTY OF AIR, NOT AC, OR GO DRIVE YOUR CADILLAC AND PRETEND YOU'RE IN A "REAL" HOT ROD! HA! ONLY 5372 TOURING GEARED MILES ON THIS STUNNING '05, REPAINTED IN '14, ALL STEEL, NO RUST, CLEAR 1935 PLYMOUTH COUPE TITLED, PRE 'GASSER' RIDE! $125,000 TO BUILD, STREET/HOT ROD, RECENTLY DISABLED - ONLY $24,995. SORRY, SOME PICTURES & LIGHTING NOT SO GOOD & WASN'T ABLE TO RETAKE. NOT PERFECT, BUT NICE & BY FAR THE BEST ROD FOR THE MONEY YOU COULD EVER OWN!!! CALL 712-313-0250 IN SW IA & THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST! HAPPY HOT RODDING & ALWAYS TAKE JESUS WITH YOU!!! On Oct-10-18 at 08:57:11 PDT, seller added the following information: May end auction early because of other interest. Sorry, no trades. Relisting, tried being scammed.On Oct-11-18 at 14:54:28 PDT, seller added the following information: Recently disabled referred to myself, why selling at such a loss! There's room behind the leather bucket seats for items or even children, though no seats or pillows there now for, just carpet.On Oct-12-18 at 20:16:39 PDT, seller added the following information: On Oct-13-18 at 00:40:26 PDT, seller added the following information: On Oct-13-18 at 07:24:01 PDT, seller added the following information: NOTE: THIS CAR IS ABOUT A REAL HOT RODDING EXPERIENCE, NOT JUST TRYING TO THINK SO OR TO IMPRESS WHILE ALSO WANTING IT TO BE LIKE SITTING IN A LIMO OR WITH COUCH POTATO PAUL & PAULINE! (NO OFFENSE IF THAT'S YOUR NAME) On Oct-13-18 at 07:40:10 PDT, seller added the following information: PAINT SHOP SAID THIS YELLOW ON ROD IS MOST TRANSLUSENT SEEN (APPEARS DIFFERENT SHADES W VARYING LIGHT EXPOSURE) & THINKS IT'S LAMBORGINI. On Oct-13-18 at 19:33:05 PDT, seller added the following information: BUY IT NOW & RESERVE NOW LOWERED $5000. SINCE AD START, THOUGH I'LL BE LOSING MORE THAN $15,000. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I WISH I COULD!!!On Oct-13-18 at 21:06:19 PDT, seller added the following information: DRIVE IT ANYWHERE & ENJOY THE TRIP! On Oct-14-18 at 08:02:45 PDT, seller added the following information: Note: To use hood top over engine you need to use lower air breather or remove 2" spacer under carb. No pic of to use, sorry.On Oct-14-18 at 10:22:37 PDT, seller added the following information: I will include lower chrome air breather to use for custom steel hood top if not want to remove carb spacer.On Oct-14-18 at 11:56:24 PDT, seller added the following information: ALL PICS ARE RECENT, SOME DAY BEFORE AD, INCL. CLOSER UP OF GRILL PUT ON ONLY 2 DAYS AGO IF YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED AT AGAIN RECENTLY TO SHOW BETTER THE BRILLIANCE OF THE VERY EXSPENSIVE, HIGHLY POLLISHED, CUSTOM ALLUMINUM GRILL. On Oct-14-18 at 15:15:23 PDT, seller added the following information: IT WOULDN'T BE UNCOMMON FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL, ONLY SHORTENED PROFESSIONAL NASTALGA NATIONAL "PRE-GASSER" HOT ROD TO HAVE SET NATIONAL RECORDS DURING OR BEFORE BEING SUPOSSEDLY OWNED BY THE LATE 2009 CO. MOTOR SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE & CO. NATIONAL SPEEDWAY FOUNDER, GENE HEFFLEY, MAKING THE VALUE OF THIS LITTLE CUSTOM COUPE TO LIKELY EXCEED EVEN $100,000.!!! IT'S CONSERATIVE PRESENT VALUE IS PROBABLY WORTH AT LEAST $50,000.!!! On Oct-14-18 at 15:30:40 PDT, seller added the following information: On Oct-14-18 at 17:23:05 PDT, seller added the following information: I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT HOW TO USE A COMPUTER & BOUGHT MY 1ST JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE AD TO SELL CARS BECAUSE OF RESENT DISABILITY BUT I FOUND INFO OF GENE HEFFLY'S EULOGY STATING HOW "HE LOVED DRIVING HIS OLD 1935 PLYMOUTH", THE SAME YEAR & MAKE AS MY CUSTOM COUPE HERE AND HE WAS FOR MANY YRS INTO RACING! On Oct-14-18 at 19:34:17 PDT, seller added the following information: I TALKED WITH THE 1ST OWNER OF THIS 1935 CUSTOM COUPE AFTER GENE HEFFLEY'S DEATH, WHO PURCHASED IT FROM THE DENVER AUCTION NEAR HEFFLEY'S RACE TRACK. HE SAID THE AUCTION HAD STATED THE CONECTION BETWEEN THIS HOT ROD AND THE CO. NATIONAL SPEEDWAY GENE HAD FOUNDED AFTER MANY YEARS OF RACING! On Oct-14-18 at 22:05:53 PDT, seller added the following information: On Oct-14-18 at 22:51:39 PDT, seller added the following information: WOULDN'T YOU JUST KNOW IT, I KNEW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VERY INTERESTING HISTORY BEHIND THIS CUSTOM COUPE HOT ROD BUT ONLY AFTER LISTING IT DID I CONNECT THE DOTS AND FIND OUT WHAT IT PROBABLY REALLY MEANS! UH, IT MEANS I FEEL LIKE A FOOL SITTING ON A (TOADSTOOL) GOLD MINE AND DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT!!! AND TO MAKE THINGS EVEN WORSE, IF THAT COULD BE, I HAD ALREADY LOWERED THE 'BUY IT NOW' & RESERVE $5000.! IT WAS LISTED TOO LOW IN THE 1ST PLACE! I SURE WOULDN'T BLAME YOU FOR NOT BELIEVING ME, I HARDLY CAN MYSELF, SO DO ME A FAVOR AND DON'T! SUPPOSE IT MAY NOT MEAN THAT MUCH AFTERALL, BUT AS THE SAYING GOES, "IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS" AND IT SURE IS AN INTERESTING THOUGHT!!!On Oct-14-18 at 23:09:26 PDT, seller added the following information: I JUST REALIZED, SOME OF THE STORY BEING PASSED DOWN BY PREVIOUS OWNERS COULD OF BEEN TO HELP SELL IT. SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S GOTTA BE WORTH A LOT MORE THAN I'LL GET HERE, AND A VERY BIG LOSS FOR ME AS TO WHAT I HAVE IN IT, IT'D BE BEST TO PLAY IT SAFE & NOT PUT TOO MUCH STOCK IN ALL THIS! JUST BUY IT TO ENJOY AND AT LEAST IT'D BE AN INTERESTING STORY TO SHARE! On Oct-14-18 at 23:19:10 PDT, seller added the following information: GUESS YOU KNOW I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE MYSELF FEEL BETTER FROM WHAT I TRULY CONSIDER 1 OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES OF MY LIFE!!! On Oct-15-18 at 01:05:54 PDT, seller added the following information: FORGOT TO PUT IN AD, 1 OF THE INDICATIONS IT WAS A "GASSER" IS IT HAS THE OTHER BUT NO AMP GUAGE, ONLY A PROBABLY ADDED LIGHT WHEN MADE INTO STREET CAR IN 2005. WHY? BECAUSE IT WOULD OF HAD A MAGNETO INSTEAD AS 2 VERY FAST RACE CARS I HAD. WOW! THIS HAS BECOME A BOOK! HOPE IT WASN'T TOO BORING OF A READ! On Oct-15-18 at 05:58:22 PDT, seller added the following information: FINAL THOUGHTS. Some things I put on car to improve it not in ad to hopefully much more than make up for anything thought needed: Expensive Harlan Sharp Roller Rockers, New Holly Style 650 CFM Carb, Temperature Gauge Radiator Cap, Locking Open 180 Deg. Thermostat, Locking Lug Nuts With Key In Bag Under Seat, Unused Matching Spray Paint. It may need new gas gauge.On Oct-15-18 at 12:59:10 PDT, seller added the following information: GASSER: Ceased being a Gasser in 2005 when made into being street legal w it's factory 2005 dated Mustang II style R&P, Disc Brake front suspension. As a Gasser it would of set much higher, esp. in front, w a straight axle to aid weight transfer, also aided by being the only 1 known being shortened. It has a massive custom frame, 1 boxed inside another channeled, prohibiting flex while putting it in the heaviest weight class to be more competitive using a fuel injected Hemi with a 4 speed. On Oct-15-18 at 13:53:10 PDT, seller added the following information: GASSER cont: How could a heavier car be more competitive? Because racing classes were Wt. Per Cu. In. so when a heavier car raced a lighter wt. class it got to take off 1st causing the other driver to be more apt to become impatient and red light, meaning leave the line too soon, therefore loosing. So though the heavier car was actually slower it was more apt to win! This car being maybe the only one ever shortened also gave it traction advantage by the engine wt. being closer to the tires. With the saying, "Speed Cost Money, How Fast Do You Want To Go?" this little Gasser definitely had the advantage so most likely has set national records!On Oct-17-18 at 06:14:32 PDT, seller added the following information: PLS DISREGARD THOT CURRENT VALUE CUZ IT'D HAV TO B GASSER AS WAS & PROVEN, THANKS!On Oct-17-18 at 06:20:53 PDT, seller added the following information: I MEANT DISREGARD MY STATED THOT HIGH VALU IN ABOVE NOTES CUZ ITS NT GASSER NOW,THANKS!
