1933 FORD THREE WINDOW COUPE 3” CHOP 10” CHANNEL. HISTORICAL HOTROD. THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC EARLY 60’S FEATURE HOTROD ALL HENRY FORD STEEL (NO FIBERGLASS ANYWHERE) ALL MODIFICATIONS WERE DONE IN STEEL AND LEAD. DOCUMENTED HISTORY. THIS CAR IS THE REAL DEAL NOT A CLONE OR REPRODUCTION. THE MAGAZINE  HOT ROD’S CUSTOM’S OF THE 60’S FEATURED THIS CAR ON PAGE 13. BUILT IN 1960 BY RON PRICE OF SAN JOSE CA.  FIRST SHOWN IN FEBRUARY 1961 AT THE OAKLAND ROADSTER SHOW. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE HOBBY THAT IT TOOK 1^ST PLACE FOR “STREET ROD COUPE” CATEGORY. ORIGINALLY THE CAR WAS GREEN AS SEEN IN A PICTURE AT THE OAKLAND ROADSTER SHOW IN 1961. IN THE LATE 70’S EARLY 80’S ED “BIG DADDY” ROTH WAS COMMISSIONED TO REPAINT THE CAR IN IT’S CURRENT ORANGE COLOR AND ROTH AT THE SAME TIME DID EXTENSIVE PIN STRIPPING. THE CAR CURRENTLY MAINTAINS THIS MAGNIFICENT AND HISTORICAL PAINT AND PIN STRIPPING JOB. ED “BIG DADDY” ROTH’S SIGNATURE IS IN THE PIN STRIPE FLOURISH ON THE TRUNK LID. THE COUPE HAS ALL THE ORIGINAL RUNNING GEAR THAT WAS ALL REFRESHED IN EARLY 2000’S. THE CAR IS POWERED BY A BUILT 1960 CAD 390 WITH 3 STROMBERG’S ON TOP LASALLE 3 SPEED TRANS. GETS THE HP TO THE REAR WHEELS THROUGH A CLOSED FORD REAR END. THE PREVIOUS OWNER PURCHASE THE CAR IN THE 1980’S AND KEPT IT AS A NON-DRIVING SHOW CAR IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN MALIBU. THE CAR WAS LOANED TO THE PETERSON AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM IN JANUARY 2007 WHERE IT WAS DISPLAYED IN THE PETERSON’S RETROSPECTIVE OF ED ”BIG DADDY” ROTH’S CAREER. LESLIE KENDALL, CURATOR OF THE PETERSON AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM, HAS RESEARCHED AND WRITTEN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION ON THE DISPLAY BOARD, WHICH IS INCLUDED WITH THE CAR, FOR THE ROTH RETROSPECTIVE DISPLAY AT THE PETERSON MUSEUM.

“BUILT DURING EARLY 1960’S BYRON PRICE OF SAN JOSE, CA. THIS3-WINDOW COUPE WAS CHOPPED3” AND CHANNELED 8” FOR AN ULTRA LOW SILHOUETTE. SPECIAL TRACK NOSE WAS HAND FABRICATED TO ENHANCE THE CAR’S APPEARANCE AND A 1960 CADILLAC ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH OFFENHAUSER SPEED EQUIPMENT AND 3 STROMBERG CARBURETORS WAS USED FOR POWER. ORIGINALLY PAINTED GREEN, THE AGGRESSIVE LOOKING CAR WON THE “STREET ROD COUPE” CLASS AT THE OAKLAND ROADSTER SHOW IN 1961. IT LATER CHANGED HANDS AND THE SUBSEQUENT OWNER ENGAGED ED “BIG DADDY” ROTH TO PAINT IT ORANGE AND PINSTRIPE THE BODY ABOUT 1980.