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Fe26 · 09-01-2014, 05:31 PM

Welcome to the Barn. You are right, the '36' is IMO one of the Holy Grails of prewar Ford design. Your car reminds me so much of one I had and then foolishly sold.

Glad you are keeping the body stock, not so glad to hear what else is on offer but that's your choice. One thing I will say (hoping to persuade you) I watched as two car designers on Top Gear were asked to design a 'new' sports car. Neither designer could see what the other was doing. Both men started by drawing the wheels first, then they drew the wheel arches to suit. Clarkson commented on their approach and both men said the wheels were the fundamental design element for a car. Get that right and everything else follows.

Since then I've looked and looked again at 15" wheels on arches designed for 16" wheels and, I've had to agree...

09-01-2014, 05:31 PM	#10
Fe26 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 949	Re: arturos 36 Welcome to the Barn. You are right, the '36' is IMO one of the Holy Grails of prewar Ford design. Your car reminds me so much of one I had and then foolishly sold. Glad you are keeping the body stock, not so glad to hear what else is on offer but that's your choice. One thing I will say (hoping to persuade you) I watched as two car designers on Top Gear were asked to design a 'new' sports car. Neither designer could see what the other was doing. Both men started by drawing the wheels first, then they drew the wheel arches to suit. Clarkson commented on their approach and both men said the wheels were the fundamental design element for a car. Get that right and everything else follows. Since then I've looked and looked again at 15" wheels on arches designed for 16" wheels and, I've had to agree...