I am Tom Klein. I am now 70 years of age. I’ve been into all kinds of performance cars and motorcycles since the 1960’s (boats and airplanes too). I built my first Hot Rod during 1963 and ’64 while in high school, a 392 Hemi powered 1933 Plymouth 5 Window Coupe.Muscle cars and Corvettes soon followed and later BMW’S & Porsche’s. I’ve built, driven, raced and restored pretty much all of the above and more.This offering is my
1934 Dodge Pickup Street Rod
A Hot Rod. Not A Rat Rod!
PUREHOT ROD & DOLLAR FOR DOLLARMORE FUN THAN ANY THREE MEGA-BUCK$ FIBERGLASS PLUSH-RODS ON THE ROAD!
A several year evolutionary build done the way we built them back in the ‘50’s & 60’s. This is a real HOT ROD for a Real Hot Rodder!
1934 Dodge Cab. Suicide doors. Body channeled 4 inches overacustomHot Rod shop built frame. A now unrecognizable 1937 Studebaker pickup bedchanneled 4 inches, narrowed &shortened 18 inches with 1960 Chrysler New Yorker fin’s, tail lights and trunk lid expertly grafted on.1934 Chevy Grille. Genuine originalmid '30's Ford Headlights.A center tail light, additional to theChrysler tail fin tail lights, is a unique two into one customized unit made from 1959 Chevy tail lights. The Rod is wired with an E-Z Wiring Harness & Fuse Box. The flames are rattle can by yours truly and the pin striping by pro pin striper Darin Allen of Killer Designs by Darin, Flatwoods, KY. Darin isa GoodGuys Events Pin Striper.
The engine is a fine runninginternallystock early 1980's 350 four bolt main small block Chevy painted and dressed to 1960’s appearance withan early Edelbrock “Patent Pending”aluminum high performanceintake manifold & the original Quadra-jet carb.HEI High Performance Electronic Distributor. Ceramic Coated Headers & Aluminized Cherry Bomb Side Pipes. The transmission is GM’s excellent 4 speed overdrive700R4 . A Lokar shifter selects the gears.A Ford Mustang radiator keeps it running cool at 180-190 degrees. This Hot Rod runs great on 87 Octane but I generally use 93.
The front axles is a real dealoriginal unbent 1930's Henry Ford manufacturedaxleand trailing arms with original stampings. Front suspension is stock Ford leaf spring with Monroe air shocks (good for adjusting ride height), plus GM power Rack and Pinion Steering and GM front disc brakes! Stock 1999 Chevy S-10 pickup differential with drum brakes and a cab mounted brake bias valve. The rear suspension is chrome coil over shocks, fully adjustable for ride and ride height plus a pan hard bar and radius rods. 15 Inch Chrome Smoothies all around with Firestone 255 70R 15’s front and 215 70R 15’s rear.
This Hot Rod was built to drive and set up to run the twisted Blue Ridge Mountain roads of western North Carolina.It frequentlygets drivenyear round.
INTERIOR: Is basic with bead rolled, seam sealed & carpeted floor and carpeted door panels only. The rest is bare metal, as it should be to keep it light (2,400 lb wet weight). Black leather bucket seats from ‘99 Chevy S-10 Pickup.Competition lap belts (shoulder belts included but not installed).Blue Metal Flake steering wheel matches custom blue metal flake tuck 'n roll upholstered removable sun roof. Pro-Comp Indi-glo gauges in the dash. Lexan light weight door windows done the old school way with straps and snaps to raise and lower to desired height. Mojave 12,000 BTU heater keeps it comfortable even on the coldest days. It's been on the road when the tempwas in the teens many times.Driver’s side electric windshield wiper.
This Hot Rod is legally North Carolina titled as a Dodge Street Rod, which was properly done through my regional DMV Inspector. It runs, drives, stops, turns (turn signals)and handles great on the twisted Blue Ridge Mountain roads here in western North Carolina and liesurely cruises down the Interstate at 70 mph. For almost 10 yearsit hasbeen my project and my pleasure tomake it what it is, totally a one of a kind. She squeaks and rattles a bitlike a real rod should but it has been utterly reliable and never fails to be a blast to drive. Also draws a crowd anytime she’s parked for more than 2 minutes.
No cookie cutter fiberglass or steel replica aftermarket recreation here, this Real 1930's Steel HotRod epitomizes the wayreal Roddersscroungedsalvage yardsfor parts and bare knuckle built and drove 'emway back whenI was young and a bit more crazy.I may not be so young anymore butI am stillyoung at heart,andcruisin'this Rodaround makes me feel like a kid again.I have owned many Corvettes (still do), Porsche 911’s, and Muscle Cars and love them all, but honestly, I have gotten more raw pleasure out of this Hot Rod than any other. It takes me right back to the 1933 Plymouth Coupe a buddy and I built, drove and drag raced whilein high school.
This is a one-of-a-kind that couldn't be duplicated if you tried. ThisDodge-Studebaker-Ford-Chevy Classic Hot Rod can be yours for a third the price ofa same old, same oldcookie cutter, and believe me, it's twice the fun!Anyone who has built one like this knows what it takes and what it costs to just find and procure all the original classic parts. Then you have to build! This Rod was lovingly built from scratch from the ground up, including the frame. Countless man hours and a lot of busted knuckles, not to mention $$$ went into her. It wasn’t show car time, money and parts but she can be driven without worry of getting scratched or dirty. Been there and done that show car thing. Hot Rodding should be fun, not stressful!
I have put what I consider to be a very reasonable andnon-negotiable price on her. She’s worth all of it and more and she won’t go anywhere until she’s worth that much to someone else. As mentioned above Ihave owned and enjoyed this Hot Rod for almost 10 years. The only reason Ihave for offering it for sale is because I must be crazy. However, I did just buy a new 2017 Corvette and have run out of garage space, so that might have something to do with it.
Be sure you know what you are doing before selecting Buy It Now and committing to your purchase because there is no taking it back. Payment of cleared fund in full is required within 5 business days, preferably via Bank to Bank wire transfer. You must also take delivery within 14 days.
Before you buy I will be more than happy to discuss this Hot Rod at length and answer any questions. You are welcome to come see and drive it.I can also provide a serious potential buyer witha link to additional photos. but only after we have discussed the car on the phone.Please call between the hours of 8:30 Am and 6 PM Eastern time. 336-372-7400 is my cellnumber. It goes with me everywhereso you can always catch me during those hours.
Thanks you for your interest. I can assure if you buy this Hot Rod you will assure yourself a very Happy New Year!