and the Antique/Classic Car Award goes to..

[Fred A]

The coupe is a beautiful thing in nearly every way. I wonder if the car left the factory with the green wheels. Dual side mounts might have also been a retrofit feature. Are we still in the era when cars are what I call deluxified into a form that never was? I know that I did it with my 160A, plugging in cowl lamps and side mounts. In spite of the remains of correct pinstripe the wheels immediately went bright red. My 40B standard also took a beating with drilling for those cowl lights again. The large wings on my Taiwan Moto Meter were a nice touch. Too late I understood that my "improvements" were almost destructive. May have been different if my results were nearly as beautiful as the featured coupe. Good Luck: Fred A

[31 Model A]

Originally Posted by Fred A

The coupe is a beautiful thing in nearly every way. I wonder if the car left the factory with the green wheels. Dual side mounts might have also been a retrofit feature. Are we still in the era when cars are what I call deluxified into a form that never was? I know that I did it with my 160A, plugging in cowl lamps and side mounts. In spite of the remains of correct pinstripe the wheels immediately went bright red. My 40B standard also took a beating with drilling for those cowl lights again. The large wings on my Taiwan Moto Meter were a nice touch. Too late I understood that my "improvements" were almost destructive. May have been different if my results were nearly as beautiful as the featured coupe. Good Luck: Fred A

It has been determined that she did get a restoration back in the late 70s. Engine was rebuilt then also. The side mounts were added or rather cut out and fitted, still original fenders. Rumble is original though. Cowl lights, don't know. Original paint color, nothing underneath chips that says different but as for the wheels, they are original wheels but if they had been sandblasted and then re-painted.....don't know. There is some filler, not much but filler is there. So, she has had a face lift....far better results for sure than some once beautiful women were before they went under the knife. She's my Babe..........but so is my dog.