Big D’s Whiskey Runner

Dennis & Dawna Reed bought this half completed ’40 Chevy coupe that had been started at Tim’s Hot Rods.

It needed an engine and transmission as well as wiring and plumbing. Dennis basically wanted a “whiskey runner”, a car that handled well, but he wasn’t too worried about paint and such.

We found a fuel injected Chevy 350 truck motor with a 4L80E transmission that was in great shape. With a little RBI magic it got shoe horned in and it runs like a dream.

Firewall forward is all new running gear. A mustang II front suspension gives with antique the handling it needed.

Vintage air A/C, cleaned up the dash with electronic gauges and a nice tilt column to round it out.

For more see ’40 Chevy in blog