FantomWorks » 1930s

1933 Plymouth 5 Window Coupe

DRS — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:48:43 +0000

The vehicle we are building started out life looking much like the one pictured to the left. When it arrived it was so dismantled that we don’t have a single photograph of it that brought justice to the lines of this beautiful car. Instead of posting a photograph of some boxes of parts or a disassembled motor, we found this photo on the web to show what it looked like when it was manufactured almost 80 years ago. The owner of the 33 Coupe in the shop is doing a “few” modifications including an 1100 horsepower supercharged big block motor, 40″ of rear tires to put the power to the ground, so many modifications to the body that you’ll just have to stay posted and look at the photographs, and a complete custom leather interior to keep him in style as he aims this rocket ship down the road.

Mr. Phillips’ 1933 Plymouth Coupe arrived on Labor day 2009. When it arrived it was predominately a fiberglass car, with only part of the main tub being made out of steel. It is already a 100% metal car with the body work being predominately completed in old fashioned Hot Rod LEAD. It will truly be a one-off custom built and designed work of art. You will notice the metal work looking mostly custom/mostly new. With exception of the rear fenders and about 50% of the cab, the balance of the metal on this beast was fabricated on a brake, bead roller, hammer/Dolley, and an English wheel at this shop by the most skilled metal artisan in the country.

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This car is still going through the restoration process, but when it is complete we will post the final product.

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1937 Buick Sport Coupe Model 46

DRS — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:41:34 +0000

Model 46S purchased in Vermont after sitting in a Garage for 16 years.

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This car is getting ready to go through the restoration process. More pictures will be posted.

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1938 Standard Flying 10BL

DRS — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:40:36 +0000

This is one of only a few Standard Motor Company cars in existence in the US. The company, headquartered in England, existed prior to WWII. When the German bombing of England decimated the Triumph motor company in England (and yet the Standard company survived largely in tact) the Standard Motor company purchased the name “Triumph” and re-flagged under that name. Their primary reason was that the US market (easily the largest in the world then) didn’t exactly favor a company whose name of “Standard” seemed far too regular or ordinary.

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1937 Dodge Pickup Truck

DRS — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:28:43 +0000

The contractor that put together our paint bay was excited about the prospects of getting his vehicle done at FantomWorks.

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1934 Hudson Terraplane

DRS — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:59:00 +0000

This Terraplane came in as a high-roof, straight backed coupe.

This Terraplane was chopped, sloped, lowered, and Frenched. It is undergoing a complete restoration/build including a fabricated dash/console and leather interior.

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This car is still going through the restoration process. As soon as its finished we will post the completed photographs.

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