When presented with an ungainly beginning, John did what hot rodders do and slammed it down on a bitchin’ chassis and personally hammered it 3 1/2 inches. John then leaned the front posts forward 9 degrees, hid the hinges, tubbed the rear wheel wells to the max, installed the sunroof from a ’93 Toyota Paseo, slipped on ’39 Chevy taillights, filled a ton of holes and smoothed out the running boards. John straightened everything and had One-Off Customs lay down the Lime Rock Green paint. John filled the beautiful Morris faux wood dash with Vintage Air, Speed Hut gauges, a Lokar shifter and AirRide controls. John built a custom center console, installed a Flashpoint wheel on an IDIDIT column
and Pontiac Solstice seats. Rha’s Interiors then cov- ered everything in Sierra Camel over black leather or square weave carpeting. John got the power rolling with a Ron Francis Express kit. I love the ugly duckling to swan transformation. John started with the oddest of beginings and has a rod that would be at home anywhere from the Detroit Autorama to cruising the streets of Long Island, all using the tools that hot rodders have been using since before WWII. The Morris sits slammed on a state-of-the- art chassis, is hammered to perfection, and has plenty of power with a modern tranny for all day cruising. I hope you’re out there working your own piece of automotive perfection and can’t wait to see it.
28 DECEMBER 2024
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