Historic Hot Rods for Sale

12.04.2022 - East Coast Survivor Hot Rod. 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe. Originally hot rodded in New Jersey 1959-1961. Street raced until 1969, then taken apart and stored in a barn until 2005. Mostly old original patina with cracked lacquer paint. Channelled about 6". Motor recessed. A badass hot rod that is a blast to drive. Located in Fairfield, California, the car was listed for sale on eBay in December of 2022. It was listed with a US $23,000.00 starting bid. Click here to check out the eBay auction listing.

12.04.2022 - Nelson LaFrancis' 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe. Originally hot rodded in Agawam, Massachusetts in 1955 and 1956. The car was put away in 1973. It changed hands in 1983 and was restored in 1993 - 1999. The body was channeled 7 inches over the frame. The frame was Z'ed front and rear, and the grille was shortened 2 inches. It runs an extended aluminum hood and a ZZ4 small-block 345 hp Chevy engine with a T-350 automatic transmission and floor shifter. The suspension is a homemade true 4-wheel independent suspension that Nelson fabricated back in the 1950s. Located in Newfane, Vermont, the historic hot rod was advertised for sale on eBay in December of 2022. It was listed with a US $62,500.00 Buy it Now price. Click here to check out the eBay ad.

10.26.2022 - Bob Wilson's 1932 Ford Pick Up. Chopped and channeled. Finished in Cadillac Sierra Rose lacquer. Built by Bob Wilson Any bodywork done in lead. 1 owner since 1977, when Bruce Larson bought it. Rod & Custom feature car. Powered by a 1959 Buick Nailhead engine. Located in Ocoee, Florida, the truck was listed for sale on eBay in October of 2022. It was listed as an auction. Click here to check out the eBay auction listing.

09.23.2022 - 1923 Ford Model T Bucket. Survivor Hot Rod built by Andy Brizio in 1967-1968. Paint by Mike Haas of Hims and Haas. 1968 Chevrolet Hi performance 327 with B&M Supercharger. A quick hot rod that goes straight and steers easy. Clean California title. Located in San Juan Capistrano, California it was listed for sale on eBay in September of 2022. It was listed with a US $24,500.00 Buy it Now price. Click here to check out the eBay classified ad.

03.22.2022 - Bob Schoonhoven's 1921 Ford Model T Roadster Pick Up. Known as Lil' Louie, Bob's Model T build was started as a basic neighborhood hot rod in a basement in Vancouver, Washington in 1961. By 1967 it had been turned into a show-stopping sweepstakes winner, and in 1968 it was featured on the cover of Rod & Custom June 1968, who called it "One of America's Top Ten T Buckets Ever Built." In 1975 the car was disassembled for a "flip body," never to be re-assembled again. It has now resurfaced in Portland, Oregon, and it is advertised for $14,950 cash. No more. No less. Click here for more info and photos.

02.04.2022 - Bill Peterson's 1932 Ford Roadster. Historic Portland, Oregon hot rod built by Bill and Dee Wescott in 1955. It was the first sweepstakes winner of the Portland Roadster Show. Located in DeLand, Florida, it was advertised for sale on eBay in February of 2022. It was listed as an auction with a reserve. Click here to check out the eBay auction.

11.26.2021 - 1932 Ford Roadster. All steel, real Henry Ford Roadster. Supposedly built and raced in the 1940s, but there is no provenance to the car. Located in Columbus, Ohio, the car was advertised for sale on eBay in November of 2021. It was listed with a US $45,000 starting bid, and a US $65,000 Buy It Now price. Click here to check out the eBay auction listing.

02.18.2021 - Phil Cool's 1932 Ford Roadster. Cool's 32 made a splash when it made its debut at the 1978 Grand National Roadster Show. Built in an era of wild show cars and creativity, Cool wanted to look back to the roots of hot rodding when he set out to build his 32. A decision that helped him take home the 1978 America's Most Beautiful Roadster Award. It landed the cover of Hot Rod July 1978 and has since then been voted as one of the "Top 20 Trend Setting Rods of All Time," one of "The 75 Most Significant '32 Ford Hot Rods," and one of the "100 Most Influential Hot Rods of All Time." A heavy hitter of a hot rod, in other words. Quint and Shirley Meland bought the car in 1998. They have taken good care of the iconic hot rod, and Quint has now decided to let it go. This is a true survivor. It still looks as good as it did back in 1978. It has never been restored, and it still features the paint job that Cool laid in 1977. Located in California, Quint is asking $335,000 for the car. The price is negotiable. Click here for more info and photos.

01.08.2021 - Historic 1932 Ford Roadster. Originally built in the 1950s. Rebuilt in the 1980s, fitted with fiberglass fenders. Bored and hopped up 239 ci Flathead V-8. Drives great. A comfortable cruiser. Located in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, the car was advertised for sale on eBay in January of 2021. Click here to check out the eBay auction listing.

10.08.2020 - Ron Price's 1933 Ford 3-Window Coupe. Originally built in the early 1960s. Part rod, part custom, it made its debut at the 1961 National Roadster Show where it won the Street Rod Coupe class. In the late 1970s, Ed Roth was commissioned to redo the coupe for a later owner, and he gave it an orange paint job that he dressed up with pinstriping. The car has been driven very little since, and today it is one of the few original surviving examples of Roth's paint and pinstriping. Currently located in Phoenix, Arizona, the old hot rod is now looking for a new caretaker. The asking price is US $ 85,000. Click here for more info and photos.

06.12.2020 - The ElDorodder. 1932 Ford Tudor Sedan. Build started by ElDorodders car club President Bill White in the 1950s. Bill passed away in 1959, and it sat unfinished tucked away in a barn for many years. Build completed in recent years. Completed as the owner felt the car may have looked for the hot rod show circuit in the 1950s. Painted Dark Cherry Pearl, it is powered by a Cadillac 390 ci V8 with a Ford 3-speed transmission. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the car was advertised for sale on eBay in June of 2020. The asking price was US $59,000. Click here to check out the eBay ad.

06.12.2020 - Bob Zelahowski's 1932 Ford Tudor Sedan - "The Green Meanie." Survivor East Coast hot rod originally built in 1960. Well known from the I.S.C.A show circuit. Very well cared for. Low miles. Powered by a 1959 Pontiac 389 motor, it runs two 4s, an Isky cam, B&M 4 speed hydro, a Mercury rear end, a chromed axle, and 1940 Ford front brakes. It is painted dark green with a black and white interior. Located in Southern California, the car is advertised for sale for US $34,000. Get in touch with Frank at 805-914-9255 for more info and details.

05.28.2020 - Stan Betz's 1939 Bantam Roadster. Stan purchased the Bantam in 1955. In 1962 he started to build it into a custom sprinter, installing a brand new 1962 Chevrolet 4 cylinder crate motor that he hopped up. Larry Licon restyled the body, adapting a 1932 Ford windshield to the cowl. Stan mixed the custom candy paint colors and Paul Knierim applied the beautiful yellow and blue candy paint job. Von Dutch did the striping and Don Edmunds, longtime sprint car builder fashioned a pair of aluminum bucket seats and the car was turned over to Whitey in Seal Beach to trim the interior. Featured on the cover of Street Rodder March 1981, Bill Hebal has owned the car for nine years. Bill has decided to sell the car, and he is now looking for a new caretaker for the historic Bantam. The car is located in Door County, Wisconsin.

05.14.2020 - Ron Maxwell's 1934 Ford 5-Window Coupe. Old Salt Lake City, Utah hot rod originally built in 1954. Located in Westwood, New Jersey, the car was advertised for sale on eBay in May of 2020. The car was listed with a US $150,000 Buy it Now price. Click here to check out the eBay ad.

04.03.2020 - 1932 Ford Pick Up. Wyoming survivor hot rod built in 1955. Rarely driven before it was parked in 1982. Everything left exactly how it was originally built. 1949 Ford 8BA Flathead. Edmunds intake. Crestliner steeringwheel. Located in Redding, California the car was advertised for sale on Craigslist in April of 2020. The asking price was US $27,000. Click here to check out the Craigslist ad.

04.02.2020 - Jim Cooper's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster. Survivor show rod known as The Cockroach. Built by Jim Cooper of southern Illinois between 1959 and 1965. 4 inch chopped windshield. Body channeled 8 inches over a chromed 1932 Ford frame. Chrome galore. Firewall and whole underbody chromed. Original paint, very good for its age. Interior still in great shape. Carpet redone. 425 Nailhead and a GM400 transmission. Mechanically perfect. Located in Lodi, California, the car was advertised for sale on Craigslist in March of 2020. The asking price was US $69,000, but the seller was also considering trades. Click here to check out the Craigslist ad.

04.02.2020 - Survivor 1931 Ford Model A Coupe Hot Rod. Build started by a 15-year-old kid in 1953. Channeled body. Molded fenders. Powered by a bored and hopped up 331 ci Cadillac engine. 1937 LaSalle transmission. An East Coast time capsule. Located in Morgantown, Pennsylvania the car was advertised for sale on eBay in March of 2020. Click here to check out the eBay listing.

03.31.2020 - Robert & Richard Souza's 1929 Ford Model A Sport Coupe. Built between 1958 and 1962. Same owner for 56 years. Never restored. Fully documented. Featured in Rod & Custom July 1963. Award winner at the 1963 and the 1964 National Roadster Show. Located in North Portland, the car was advertised for sale on Craigslist in March of 2020. The asking price was US $75,000. Click here to check out the Craigslist listing.

03.03.1960 - Ed Roth's Outlaw. Mr. Roth advertised his Outlaw for sale in Hot Rod Magazine March 1960. The price was not listed, but Bill Whetstone told Kustomrama that he went from Detroit, Michigan to California late in 1959 to have his 1960 Ford Starliner upholstered. After having it upholstered in Tijuana, he went over to Roth's place. Roth, who had just finished up the Outlaw, came out and looked at Bill's Starliner. "He was asking 2500 dollars for the Outlaw at that time, so he offered to make me a trade. He would trade the Outlaw even for my Ford, which would have been a great deal if I had a tow car and a trailer, but I didn't." After checking out the radical show rod, Bill told Roth that he couldn't afford a tow car, "so I never did make the trade." Thank god for that, as Bill returned to Michigan where he commissioned the Alexander Brothers into turning his Starliner into the Adonis.

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