Hi from Scotland,
   After looking through your garage shots, I decided to send these pictures of my ‘47 Fordor Super Deluxe. It’s nearly there and hopefully today will see the doors built and the car water tight. Jobs left to do are fit the stainless tank in the trunk, plumb fuel and brake lines, plumb engine, move the alternator as it fouls the bottom radiator hose, fit a trans cooler and set up the power steering, fit throttle pedal and cable.  Not much really but when it’s freezing outside and dark at 5:30pm just now, I don’t get much done to it through the week.
   The details are as follows:  ‘78 GM front clip and 10 bolt rear on parallel leafs, mid ‘60’s T-bird tilt column with shifter, ‘82 Vette 4 bolt 350 with TRW forged pistons, Edelbrock performer inlet, carb and camshaft, with Edelbrock signature series valve covers and 14” air filter.  Down below we have Mellings hi-po oil pump, 4 bolt bottom end, Pete Jackson gear drive, trans is a TH 350, and a new drive-shaft.  The interior is sea foam green / white vinyl tuk n roll with black Wilton carpet, and white Alcatara head liner and parcel shelf. Side glass is toughened polished edge smoke tinted, with new clear front laminated screens, original rear as I didn’t trust myself to bring back a $300 replacement from Pomona last year without breaking it.
   Body work was very minimal and was completed in 3 weeks as that’s what I do for a living.  It’s a ‘70’s Fiat turquoise, the car was a 38,000 mile stocker out of a museum, then painted up like a cop car and used in the film who framed Roger Rabbit.  When it got to me in ‘99 it was still reading just over 38,000 and still rust free, except for trunk lid which is shot along the bottom and covered in dents.  Bill McGrath at Early Ford store in San Demas has a good one but again getting it sent back still shaped how it should be, could be a problem.  All the chrome fender trims, dash trim, hood and trunk is new, belt line moldings were just repolished, new rubbers and seals all round, chrome/powder coated steel’s with WWW radials keep the chassis off the ground.
   Well that’s it for now, hopefully I’ll be croozin’ in it this summer if all goes to plan.  Also here’s a picture of my ‘59 100E Pop which is my daily runabout and a ‘60 F-type Victor I got as a trade for my ‘55 Chieftain last year. Enjoy….  Russell Grieve from Lower Largo, Fife, Scotland!

February 2004

Hi All again from Scotland
     I sent a few pics of my ‘47 Fordor a while back (Feb ‘04).  Well now it’s finished and on the road clocking up the miles, nearly 1,500 in just a few weeks in fact.  Specifications are Camaro front clip, 10 bolt rear, rebuilt ‘80 Vette 4 bolt 350 with 350 auto, Caddy tilt/tele column with shifter, Briz bumpers, new fender moldings, grill trim dash trim, bonnet badges and emblem. ‘46 side and trunk trim, 5×15 and 8×15 chrome steels with red powder coated rims, ‘46 caps and ribbed trim rings and ribbed headlamp rings, new head and tail lights, new 165 and 235/75 wide white radials, 2 1/2” exhaust system with 3” stainless outlets, all new interior, white headliner and parcel shelf, with black Wilton carpet, seats, kick panels, arm rests, and door trims are sea foam green and white tuk ‘n roll vinyl.  Fully rewired with Sony CD player and 100 watt Pioneer speakers in the front and 200 Sony speakers in the rear. The engine has forged pistons, 4 bolt bottom end, mellings hi-po oil pump, Morroso water pump, Pete Jackson gear drive, Edelbrock performer inlet, cam, and carb (600v/s). It drives great and will be used for another couple of weeks then put away till March when the Scottish weather starts to be kind again! Hope you enjoy the pics!!! Russell Grieve, Lower Largo, Fife, Scotland!

December 2004