Lot #

1649

Location

Chester, NJ 07930

Seller

Private

3.0 litre

Automatic

Flat Black

Black

car (prefix 1) L2978 82 - Motorcycle (prefix 1) 55143 4

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Rare fiberglass Deco Rides ’39 Lincoln Zephyr sedan delivery that has been chopped 8-inches with1941 Zephyr front clip (fenders, hood and grille), Styling evolved from Terry Cook’s famous “Scrape” Zephyr coupe that sold for $275,000 at Pebble beach in 2000 and inspired 300,000 Mattel Hot Wheels die-casts. Cook is a former editor of CAR CRAFT and HOT ROD Magazines.

Touch a microswitch hidden below the side “Swan Neck” rear view mirrors and doors are “butterfly” hinged to swing up like a Lamborghini Countach, remote operated electrically with a linear actuator. Curved one piece Honda windshield. Air Conditioning, power windows. Like the front doors, the rear door opens with a remote using a linear actuator. Nerf bars front and rear.

Air bags raise and lower car. Rear vision camera with TV monitor in center of dash. Bucket seats with full custom interior. Beautiful 1960-63 Chrysler “Goldfish Bowl” speedometer.

Painted flat black but you can repaint the car any color you like. Chromed hand made side trim wraps around the beltline.

Built by Roger Austin of New Smyrna Beach, FL. Powertrain is a 4WD 2003 Ford Ranger that has been converted to front wheel drive. The 4WD Rear suspension uses upper and lower control arms, spindles and hubs from a Mark 8 Lincoln.

Rear of chassis built to allow room for a sliding 9-foot ramp that carries a streamlined 1955 R69 BMW motorcycle. Ramp slides in and out the back door with the touch of another button. Chief designer of the 2005 Ford Mustang, Larry Erickson who also designed ZZ Top’s “Cadzzilla”designed the streamlined motorcycle that tucks inside the car. The 750 cc bike engine has been bored and rebuilt, along with the transmission, by famed BMW airhead legend David Woodburn of Barnsley Motor Works in Roopsville, GA.

The full custom aluminum body and bike was built by gifted panel beater Kyle Yocum of Yocum’s Signature Hot Rods in Sunbury, NC. Body was left in bare metal so people could admire Kyle’s fine metalwork. Headlight on bike is ’39 Ford, matching those on the car, just as taillights on the car and bike are both ’41 Hudson lenses.

Car and bike have been exhibited at NSRA Nationals, SEMA Show and Lowrider Magazine Show Las Vegas, among others, where it received many comments like “This is the best Car in the show”.

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