This stunning looking NZ new Factory RHD 37 Coupe has to be seen to be fully appreciated, a very rare car now, and a really nice build out of what was clearly a good old car, this example first hit the road as a regardless of expense build Hot Rod in the early 2000s, and is completely drivable and fully sorted with lovely on road manners having been driven and enjoyed over the last 20 + years.
Due to some recent mechanical upgrades this 37 has recently been fully LVVTA certified again under the new stringent testing with the button type LVVTA fully documented online certification process for total piece of mind.
The spectacular colour is a magnificent Phantom Purple pearl metallic which everyone who sees the car in person comments very positively on, testament to how good it actually presents in person.
This iconic old Ford has had a few neat and quite subtle body modifications carried out, with neatly shortened bumper irons to tuck everything up nice and tight to the bodywork, and integrated indicators with shaved to give a very clean sharp understated look, not really messing with what Henry got right in the first place!
The running gear consists of a mid-60s 350 Small block which is coupled up to a smooth shifting TH350 transmission and on into a trusty Ford 9 inch diff with full four wheel power assisted disc brakes.
The diff is suspended in the nicely boxed and strengthened original Ford frame on leaf springs with custom shock mounts, while up front is a Rods by Reid fully independent front end with a Ford Rack and pinion topped with a Pontiac custom Tilt Column, and Grant reduced Banjo style wheel.
The interior is beautifully appointed in soft leather with big deep comfortable buckets up front and a custom bench seat trimmed to match in behind, all with certified seatbelts for both front and rear occupants, while the dash is home to an assortment of very cool Moon Vintage style instruments to monitor all proceedings and goings on, while a Locar style floor mounted shifter takes care of the gear changes.
The interior is finished to a very nice standard allowing for a rattle free and very comfortable place to sit back and enjoy your cruising with plenty of space for the shall we say slightly larger framed person
Highly polished proper old school style Hallbrand alloys 15 x 8 Rear and 15x6 front dead right stance all add to the overall impact of this gorgeous big Coupe, and she has those unmistakable Tear drop headlamps which the 37 was first famous for.
This beautifully presented Hot Rod is believed to have had a build tally of around $160k invested in its original build back in early 2000 which was a lot of money then, but a fraction of what it would cost you today.so if you understand the expense of the exercise not to mention the time frames, you will appreciate the genuine value that is being presented here, this beautiful Hot Rod is fully compliant, fully up to date LVVTA certified and turn key, no if buts or maybes with this one, just get in turn the key and start smiling!