Mike Shelley's 1934 Ford

A photo of Mike with his coupe in 1957. He was 18 years old when the photo was taken. Photo courtesy of Mike Shelley.

1934 Ford 3-window coupe owned by Mike Shelley of Oakland, California. In 2017 Mike told Kustomrama that he believes he bought the car in 1955; "It was a basket case. I also found a second one, another basket case, to completely build the first one. I channeled the second one and made it my street rod, with a Chrysler Hemi with six two-barrel carburetors and an automatic transmission. I would take bets from other guys that their car could beat my 34, then bring my street rod to the race. Most guys backed out when I arrived."

6 tickets

One summer night the police caught Mike drag racing on the street and wrote him 6- tickets with 2-violations a ticket. The violations were:

1. Drag racing on the street.
2. Having a 4"- dropped axle.
3. No license plates on the front of the car.
4. Headlights at the wrong level.
5. No windshield wipers.
6. Sitting too far back in the cab out of site.
7. Rear fenders cut to high.
8. No mufflers.
9. Excessive noise.
10. Seats not bolted to the frame.
11. No mirrors.
12. No emergency brake.

Sold and Gone

Mike believes he sold the coupe in 1969, for $700.00. He can't remember who he sold it to.