It was during Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, California, 1957 – 1960. I built it from the ground up: reinforced Model A frame, ’40 Ford rear-end and transmission, Model A dropped front axle, reversed front spring eyes, Model A rear spring, loaded early Ford flathead engine, Mercury crank, racing pistons, ported and relieved engine, Iskendrian 1007B cam, aluminum heads, Fenton headers, engine setback, aluminum firewall at original dashboard position, hydraulic Ford swing pedals, filled front frame horns and frame seams, channeled over the frame, split front wishbone, tubular center frame support, new sheetmetal floors. Interior rollbar and rear push bar. Reversed Buick rear rims with 8.20 x 15’s, reversed smooth center front rims with 5.50 x15’s. Headlights on modified Model A fender supports. Hydraulic backing plates, aircraft bucket seats. Moon front hubcaps. It needed wiring, fuel and brake lines, gas tank, radiator and exhaust system. College had started and I decided to sell the whole she-bang. Last seen and ridden in 1963-’65 near a small gas station just off Davis Street, San Leandro, California with the newest owner. Wow, what a thrill!

If anyone’s seen or know the whereabouts, please email me at PetrBray@AOL.com or contact Peter Bray, P.O. Box 234 Benicia, CA 94510 (707) 246-8082. Many thanks!

Peter Bray lives, works, and writes in Benicia, California and has written this column since 2008.

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