Orange Monster

A couple years ago,

a friend Mike and I went to check out 

one of the most beat up 30 coupe bodies I'd ever seen.

The guy had a bitchin garage,

full of hot rod projects.

His stuff was all over the map,

a 40's pickup with a Mercedes AMG running gear,

another 30'coupe,

and other chit I don't remember.

One of the reasons I take pics.

Seemed like a cool guy,

and he was close enough 

that I could drop by and check on progress.

A couple weeks later,

he died of an accidental gun accident.

The details are way too crazy.

I wondered what happened to his stash.

Well fast forward to now.

I meet this guy trying to walk his dogs.

He says,"I gotta 40 just like that!"

"Yeah, right", I'm thinking,

probably a Plymouth or old Volvo.

As his story unfolds,

I realize he bought some of the dead guys cars!

An orange 1940 ford 4 door sedan,

big block chevy with a 5 speed wedged in.

Fenderwell headers, 9" rear, black tuck'n'roll...

A real 60's sleeper.

The perfect family wagon.

I was expecting to see a street rod,

but this was way more bad ass.

I'll get some front shots once he gets it running.

Cool car, bummer story!

TP