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This 1940 Willys model 440 coupe was modified as a gasser-style hot rod under previous ownership in the early-1990s before being acquired by the seller’s father in 2001. The car is finished in red over black upholstery and powered by a Chevrolet 355ci V8 mated with a three-speed automatic transmission. Equipment includes 15″ Weld Racing wheels, front disc brakes, a Holley four-barrel carburetor, a four-point roll bar, a custom exhaust system, an aluminum fuel cell, Ford Mustang-sourced bucket seats with three-point harnesses, a B&M shifter, AutoMeter gauges, and a Panasonic head unit. Work carried out in November 2022 consisted of servicing the fluids and replacing the water pump, coolant reservoir tank, and front brake calipers. This Willys hot rod is now offered with build photos, recent service records, and a clean Arizona title in the name of the owner’s trust.

During the custom build beginning in 1988, the steel body was removed from the frame and painted in red. The frame rails are boxed, and equipment includes a chrome rear bumper, a steel grille, a split rear window, a driver’s mirror, and dual exhaust outlets. Paint chips are present on the left rocker panel, below the trunk handle, and in front of the rear fenders.

Staggered-width polished 15″ Weld Racing wheels are wrapped in Dunlop SP 4N tires up front and Performance Radial G/T and Radial Steel Belted tires out back. The chassis is equipped with front and rear leaf springs, a Ford Mustang steering box, and Borgenson steering U-joints. Braking is handled by Dodge-sourced front discs and rear drums. In November 2022, Classic Performance Restorations of Gilbert, Arizona, replaced the front calipers and performed a brake fluid flush.

The cabin is fitted with Ford Mustang-sourced bucket seats upholstered in black vinyl along with coordinated door panels and replacement black carpeting. Additional equipment includes a four-point roll bar, a B&M ratchet shifter, RJS Racing Equipment harnesses, and a Panasonic head unit with rear-mounted speakers.

A three-spoke steering wheel is mounted on a Chevelle-sourced steering column and frames an AutoMeter 120-mph tachometer, an 8k-rpm tachometer, and gauges for fuel level, oil pressure, coolant temperature, voltage, and fuel pressure. The five-digit odometer shows 7k miles. True mileage is unknown.

The trunk is fitted with a Speedmaster aluminum fuel cell with an electric fuel pump along with a battery box and kill switch.

The Chevrolet 355ci V8 was reportedly bored over .030″ with TRW forged pistons and a cast crankshaft for 11:1 compression. Additional equipment includes an Edelbrock Torker intake manifold, a Holley four-barrel carburetor, 461 double-hump cylinder heads, chromoly push rods, solid lifters, and chrome valve covers. A Ron Francis wiring harness is installed along with Mallory ignition components and an aluminum radiator with an electric fan. Work carried out in November 2022 by Classic Performance Restorations consisted of replacing the water pump, coolant reservoir tank, vapor trapper, and radiator cap.

Power is sent to the rear wheels via a TH350 three-speed automatic transmission and a Dodge Coronet 8.75″ rear differential with a 4.11:1 ratio. A custom exhaust system features fenderwell headers and capped cutoffs. Additional photos of the underside are provided in the image gallery.

Build photos are included in the sale along with modification records, recent service records, and multiple keys.

This 1940 Mercury Eight is a two-door convertible that was acquired by the seller in 2010 and subsequently modified by Squeeg’s Kustoms of Chandler, Arizona. Power comes from a Chrysler 392ci FirePower V8 linked to a Richmond five-speed manual transmission and a Ford 9″ rear end with 3.50:1 gears. The car is finished in black with a flame motif over red upholstery, and it rides on a modified chassis featuring tubular crossmembers, Heidt’s independent front suspension components, a Ridetech air suspension system, power rack-and-pinion steering, and Wilwood front disc brakes. Additional equipment includes a black soft top, six Stromberg carburetors, Offenhauser intake manifolds, tubular exhaust headers, staggered-diameter chrome steel wheels with hubcaps, Vintage Air climate control, and a Pioneer head unit. This Mercury Eight is now offered with a black top boot, a copy of the March 2015 issue of Street Rodder magazine featuring the car, a Goodguys shirt featuring the car, refurbishment photos, and a clean Arizona title in the seller’s name.

The body was removed from the frame, the sheetmetal was repaired, shaved, and decked, and the car was painted in black with flames. At that time, the frame rails were boxed, and additional tubular crossmembers were welded in place. Exterior elements include a black convertible top with a matching top boot, chrome bumpers, a split windshield, vent windows, and shaved door handles. Additional close-up images detailing the soft top, lighting, and trim are provided in the gallery below.

Chrome-finished 16″ front and 17″ rear Wheel Vintiques steel wheels wear matching hubcaps and are mounted with wide-whitewall Champiro tires. Braking is handled by Wilwood front discs and rear drums, and the car has been modified with a Heidt’s independent front suspension system, rack-and-pinion power steering, and Ridetech air suspension.

The interior is said to have been reupholstered by Gabe’s Street Rod Interiors of San Bernardino, California, and it is equipped with Glide Engineering front and rear bench seats trimmed in red upholstery with coordinated door panels. Additional appointments include black carpets, Vintage Air climate control, lap belts, an analog clock, and a Pioneer head unit that hides behind a central dash cover along with HVAC controls and gauges for the air suspension.

A two-spoke steering wheel fronts a body-color steel dashboard housing Waltham instrumentation that includes a side-sweep 110-mph speedometer and auxiliary gauges. The five-digit odometer indicates nine miles and not working according to the seller. True mileage is unknown.

A Chrysler 392ci FirePower Hemi V8 was reportedly rebuilt by Speed Sports of Gilbert, Arizona. The engine is finished in red and equipped with six Stromberg carburetors, Offenhauser intake manifolds, and tubular headers connected to a dual exhaust system with MagnaFlow mufflers. An oil change was carried out in 2022.

Power is sent to the rear wheels through a Richmond five-speed manual transmission and a Ford 9″ rear end with 3.50:1 gears. The frame and driveline have been finished in red, and the rear axle features black and white pinstriping.

This 1936 International Harvester pickup is finished in green over green cloth upholstery and powered by a 350ci Chevrolet V8 paired with a three-speed automatic transmission. Equipment includes white accent stripes, 15″ Prime polished alloy wheels, front disc brakes, a diamond plate-lined bed, wooden bed-side rails, running boards, Dolphin gauges, and a Pioneer stereo. The truck was acquired by the current owner in May 2010, and subsequent work is said to have consisted of rebuilding the transmission and replacing the steering column, alternator, battery, and a side window. This International Pickup is now offered by the seller on behalf of the current owner with a clean Idaho title.

The body was repainted in its current shade of green under prior ownership in 2009 and features white accents on the wheel arches, running boards, and cab. Additional exterior details include a diamond plate-lined cargo bed, wooden bed side rails, dual exhaust outlets, and a tailgate with a Frenched license plate box and International script. A side window was reportedly replaced under current ownership. Windshield wipers are not installed, and images showing paint imperfections are provided in the gallery.

The 15″ Prime polished alloy wheels wear Grand AM Radial G/T tires measuring 225/60 up front and 245/60 out back. Stopping is handled by front disc brakes and rear drums.

The cabin features bench seating upholstered in green cloth with white vinyl sides along with color-coordinated door panels, a white-painted dashboard, and green carpets. Equipment includes a fire extinguisher, a Pioneer receiver mounted above the windshield, and speakers mounted in the upper rear cab corners.

The multi-spoke steering wheel is mounted on a replacement Ididit steering column installed under current ownership. Dolphin instruments include a 140-mph speedometer, a 10k-rpm tachometer, and a combination gauge with readouts for fuel level, coolant temperature, oil pressure, and voltage. The digital odometer shows 12k miles, approximately 5k of which have been added under current ownership. Total mileage is unknown.

The 350ci Chevrolet V8 is equipped with finned aluminum valve covers, a finned air cleaner cover, a chrome alternator, and tubular headers. The replacement alternator and battery were reportedly installed under current ownership, and the oil was changed in August 2022.

Power is sent to the rear wheels through a three-speed automatic transmission that was said to have been rebuilt under current ownership.

The truck is titled in Idaho using the Idaho state assigned identification number shown above.

This 1931 Ford Model A was acquired by the seller around two years ago and subsequently rebuilt with aluminum boattail-style bodywork. Power is provided by a replacement 201ci inline-four paired with a three-speed manual transmission, and features include contoured bucket seats trimmed in brown vinyl, 19” wire wheels, Brooklands-style windscreens, an electronic ignition system, aluminum radiator, 12-volt alternator, and a 12-gallon fuel cell. This aluminum-bodied Model A is being offered with the removed engine and transmission, photos from the build, and a clean Florida title in the seller’s name.

During current ownership, the car was fitted with custom polished aluminum boattail-style bodywork, which is laid over a tube frame that is mounted to the chassis. Features include Brooklands-style windscreens, cycle fenders, a side exhaust pipe, and a ventilated hood, along with a cream-finished nose, tail, and rear cowl.

Black-finished 19” wire wheels wear faux knock-off spinners and were reportedly fitted with replacement tires during current ownership. A matching spare is affixed to the left side of the car, and an additional tire is included in the sale. The four-wheel drum brakes are said to have been refreshed and fitted with replacement drums.

The interior houses low-back contoured bucket seats trimmed in brown vinyl upholstery. The wood floor is protected by a black rubber mat, and a leather satchel is mounted to the front of the battery box on the passenger-side floor.

A cord-wrapped steering wheel sits ahead of an engine-turned instrument panel that houses an 8k-rpm tachometer, a 100-mph speedometer, and an auxiliary gauge. The five-digit odometer shows approximately 47k miles, around 300 of which have been added by the seller. Total mileage is unknown.

The replacement 201ci inline-four has reportedly been rebuilt and is equipped with a single Zenith carburetor. Additional equipment reportedly includes a Zipper 12-volt distributor, a 12-volt alternator, electric water pump, aluminum radiator with an electric fan, and a 12-gallon aluminum fuel cell. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a three-speed manual gearbox that is also said to have been rebuilt during current ownership. Fluid changes were carried out in December 2022, and oil leaks are noted from the rear seal. A spare inline-four and transmission will accompany the vehicle.

Additional underbody photos are provided in the gallery below, along with images from the build.

The car is titled using the stamped frame number shown above.

This all-aluminum hot rod was custom-built in the style of a Ford Model A two-door highboy phaeton by Boyd Coddington Hot Rod Shop in La Habra, California, over the course of eight weeks in late 2003. The project was documented from start to completion across five episodes of Coddington’s Discovery Channel television series American Hot Rod that were aired in 2004, after which the car was sold to collector Ron Pratte in 2005. It remained in the Pratte collection for 10 years before being purchased by the seller in 2017. The car features hand-formed bare aluminum bodywork by Marcel’s Custom Metal atop a custom-fabricated aluminum tube-frame chassis and is powered by a 350ci Chevrolet V8 that breathes through three Demon Six Shooter carburetors. Additional features include a TH350 automatic transmission with a Mooneyes electronic shifter, an aluminum Winters quick-change rear end, custom-machined billet axle housings, cross-drilled disc brakes with aluminum calipers, a Mullins Vega-style aluminum steering box, five-spoke alloy wheels with a spindle-mount front setup, a lift-off roof panel, and silver Naugahyde interior upholstery. Named the “Alumatub,” this Boyd Coddington hot rod is now offered in Mill River, Massachusetts, with two spare sets of Goodyear RS-A tires, a photo album from the build, custom tools, and a clean New York title listing the car as a 1929 Ford.

After moving to California in the 1960s, Boyd Coddington began building hot rods as a side venture while working as a machinist at Disneyland before opening his own hot rod shop in the late 1970s and pioneering the use of billet wheels in the 1980s. Coddington and his shop served as the stars of the TV reality show American Hot Rod on the Discovery and Learning channels between 2004 and Coddington’s passing in early 2008. The “Alumatub” was the second project showcased on the program and was the third creation in a series of all-aluminum builds by Coddington, following the 1992 “Alumacoupe” and 2002 “Alumatruck.”

The 106”-wheelbase chassis was custom-fabricated in Coddington’s shop using 3/16^th-wall 5052 aluminum formed into rectangular-tube frame rails joined at the front by a solid aluminum oval-drilled crossmember and round-tube center and rear crossmembers. Bare aluminum highboy coachwork was styled by Eric Brockmeyer and hand-formed by Marcel De Lay’s Marcel’s Custom Metal in Corona, California, in the style of a Ford Model A two-door phaeton. Features include rear-hinged doors free of handles, a side-hinged hood, a bare aluminum radiator shell carrying 7” headlights, a low-profile fixed windshield, and a lift-off bare aluminum top.

Coddington-designed five-spoke alloy front wheels measure 15×6” and are mounted on Deuce Factory stainless-steel spindles, while 17×8” rear wheels are secured to aluminum hubs via hexagonal knock-offs. Kuhmo Solus KH16 tires measure P215/65 up front and 255/60 at the rear. Hydraulic disc brakes incorporate 10¾” cross-drilled discs, aluminum calipers, and a Corvette master cylinder. Front suspension comprises a Pete & Jake’s oval-drilled I-beam drop axle, billet bat wings, and stylized aluminum wishbones, while rear suspension utilizes a billet triangulated four-link set-up with Carrera coilover shock absorbers. Custom wheel and gas cap removal tools are included in the sale.

The cockpit houses a single bench seat trimmed by Gabe’s Street Rod & Custom Interiors of Bloomington, California, in silver Naugahyde, with matching upholstery lining the inner surfaces of the top. Additional interior features include riveted bare aluminum door panels, gray wool carpeting, a tunnel-mounted Mooneyes electronic push-button shifter, and aluminum pedals with drilled linkages.

The four-spoke Pete & Jake’s steering wheel is wrapped in silver Naugahyde and sits on a Mullins steering column that directs input to a Mullins Vega-style aluminum steering box. Classic Instruments instrumentation housed in a bare aluminum dash panel includes a 140-mph speedometer and gauges monitoring fuel level and coolant temperature. The six-digit odometer does not work and shows less than one mile. An aluminum-housed LED screen mounted below the dash displays gear selection.

The 350ci Chevrolet small-block V8 features an aluminum block machined by the Schwartz Machine Company, aluminum Vortec cylinder heads, a COMP Cams hydraulic-roller camshaft, billet valve covers, and a Doug Upton’s Universal Machining aluminum oil pan and timing cover. Induction is through a Barry Grant Triple D Six Shooter intake manifold topped with three Demon Six Shooter carburetors and a billet air cleaner. Additional equipment includes Mallory ignition, an oil cooler mounted to the center crossmember, a Meziere remote water pump, a PRC aluminum radiator with a SPAL electric fan, a Mooneyes fuel-pressure gauge, and a 12-gallon aluminum fuel tank. A maintenance service was performed in April 2022.

Power is sent to the rear wheels via a TH350 Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic transmission, a Powertrain Industries aluminum driveshaft, and a Winters quick-change differential mated to custom-machined billet axle housings. Custom four-into-one exhaust headers lead to MagnaFlow mufflers and megaphone tailpipes. A louvered aluminum underbody panel can be seen fitted to the car in the photo gallery below. The seller notes that the car has mostly remained on static display and has been driven for maintenance purposes.