Well, I did it again, I found a deuce I could not live with out. It is a B400, convertible sedan, only 926 were made, mine is number 524. They are so rare and hard to find I had to buy it, there might not another chance to get one. I have always said I would like a B400 and a phaeton in my garage. The phaeton can wait.
The body is in very good shape, it does need some small patches in the cowl and rear quarters, and a rear floor. It is sitting on a real deuce frame that has been modified like the Rolling Bones do. It was done by the same guy that did Kieth's coupe. It is set up with Schroder cowl steering that was once owned by Parnelli Jones, that's kind of cool.It came with a junk flathead that was used as a mock up. I am going to use the modified flattie out of the lakester. It already has a 5 speed tranny and a Halibrand quick change rear. There are 40 Ford brakes on all four corners. The grille shell has been chrome plated many years ago, I'm going to use it too. I would never plate one, but its done now and I think will be cool to use.
My plans are to paint it a semigloss very dark blue, a tan convertible top, highboy style, no fenders, steelies with bis ply tires, a very bare interior, rubber mats, no carpet, using aircraft seats with buffalo leather cushions and well as the back seat. It will be a rough and ready hot rod. No radio, no heater, no AC.
The plans call for a completion date of April 2013. That gives me two winters to get it done, should be a lot of fun.
My friend Dave from Des Moines drove to New Jersey with me to pick it up. The day we loaded it into the trailer, Dave had to wear his "you gotta driv'em" shirt. His humor is a warped as mine, that's why we are good friends. It was a good trip but a long one,
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