1935 Ford 3w Coupe Traditional Custom Taildragger

1935 Ford Model 48 Deluxe Description

Early 1935 traditional 3w Custom taildragger, Stock 21 stud Flathead w/ stock 3 speed trans. Hydraulic brakes w/ 40 pedal box, new master cylinder and new lines. 16x4 powder coated wheels. Dropped 40 axle up front with stock spring, new tube shocks. Flattened rear crossmember, C notched and boxed rear frame. Posies rear spring. Drive shaft tunnel raised 5”, blistered cover over center section in the trunk floor. New gas tank and lines. Complete new wire harness, cloth covered like factory. New 6.00-16 Firestone whitewalls. Early 35 grey dash board, w/ deluxe gauges. Rare glove box lock and glove box clock. Rumble seat, although it was originally a trunk car. New headers and dual exhaust. Old lacquer paint job, not perfect but the right amount of wear to not worry about driving the car. New color matched steel skirts. 6 volt. Interior in great shape. Grey leather and cloth combo. 37 Ford steering box w/ beautiful 40-41 Buick steering wheel. 40 rear axle w/ 3.25 gear, completely rebuilt with NOS bearings.


1936 3w coupe, Custom, taildragger

On Jul-08-19 at 08:01:43 PDT, seller added the following information:

Some things that might need attention:Speedometer doesn't work as Ford never offered a 3.25 rear end gear, so the turtle gear is always going to make the speed off.Oil pressure and temp gauge don't work, temp needs new red fluid tube and I'm guessing that an oil pressure switch might make oil pressure gauge work.Car could really use a new radiator.Transmission pops out of second gear, but when held in gear drives fine. Drop in your 39 top loader trans and you would be good to go.Someone over the years converted the car from a trunk to rumble seat, in doing so the body work around the corners has cracked and on one side has actually chipped off. (see pics) And because of the blister in the trunk floor the springs for the rumble seat base need to be modified to function as a seat.Has new wiring for the dual horns, but because of the Buick steering wheel there is no provision for a horn button, a remote button under the dash would solve this problem.Bottom corner of the chrome windshield is rusted thru.

This is not a show car, its a driver that plenty of character.