The 411
Owners/Hometown:
Roy & Kelly Gidlund / Terrell, North Carolina
Year/Make/Model:
'49 Ford F-1
Engine/Drivetrain:
350-cid Chevy small-block bored 0.030 over / Summit crankshaft / Manley connecting rods / Wiseco pistons / Dart heads / MSD ignition / custom Flowmaster exhaust / handmade intake manifold / B&M Turbo 350 / Pete Jackson geardrive / 9-inch Ford rearend with 4.86 gears
By: Cope Brothers Machine, Tacoma, Washington
Rims:
Front: 15x3-1/2 Weld Racing Draglite with Cragar center caps
Rear: 15x14 Weld Racing Draglite with Cragar center caps
Tires:
Front: 135-SR-15 Mickey Thompson
Rear: 29x15x15 Mickey Thompson
Suspension:
Front: '69 Camaro front clip / Energy Suspension polyurethane bushings / 1-1/8-inch Energy Suspension sway bar / Master Power Brake disc brakes
Rear: Art Morrison rearend / three-link suspension / coilover shocks
Accessories: Summit Racing line lock
Chassis: C-notched frame in rear / handmade 17-gallon aluminum fuel cell / handmade aluminum battery box
By: Owner
Body Mods:
2-1/2-inch chop-top / 6-inch body channel / shaved door handles, driprails, and cowl vents / Gibbons fiberglass running boards and front fenders / handmade roll pan / '37 Chevy rear bumper / factory front bumper flipped upside down / custom wood bed floor that opens to reveal compartments
By: Owner
Custom Paint:
PPG Deltron Turquoise
By: Donnie Crumley and Lee Conway
Interior:
Mustang seats with turquoise details / all interior panels covered in gray tweed with V-8 emblem embossed on back panel / Auto Meter gauges / B&M shifter / handmade aluminum shifter housing / 7-ounce Olympia beer can shifter handle / Mooneyes nostalgic tachometer
By: Terry Sigmon of The Boat House, Lake Norman, North Carolina / Owner
Audio/Video:
Rockford Fosgate head unit and speakers
By: Owner
Special Thanks:
To his loving wife Kelly for being supportive during the build, Terry Sigmon for all his help, stepdaughters Katie and Amanda for all their enthusiasm, Jimmy Schroeder, and Kevin Stimberis