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Luke & Denise Meadors
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back button to return here.) In their own words......
Luke has been a
Motorhead since he was a kid, helping friends with all kinds of old
cars and a few of his own. He and a friend even tried to make
a drag car out of an old jaguar but they finally gave up. Building
his own Street Rod has always been his dream. The idea of taking
a rusted hull of an old car and making it into a Rod was his
ultimate goal. Luke and Denise found a 1946 Ford
Coupe right down street from them but the owner had a hard time
letting go of it. In 1993, they convinced the owner to sell it
to them.
This car was
purchased new in Carlsbad and has always been in Carlsbad.
Luke and Denise are the third owners.
What a job they
took on. The '46 Ford had no engine, no transmission, no
glass, no interior, just a rusty hull. Everyone thought Luke
had lost his mind. But seven years later, Luke and Denise have
their own unique Street Rod.
It looks like a
Ford, but it's heart is Chevrolet!!!!! After dismantling the
entire car, a Camaro front clip was welded on and it also sits
on a chevrolet rearend. All of this was sandblasted and
painted with pewter metallic paint. Sandblasting became an
everyday chore for quite awhile, the entire car had to be
sandblasted and primed.
Once all the
sandblasting and priming was complete came the body work. The
car was fairly straight except for BB and pellet dents all over it.
The front parking lights were used in 1946 only and were left to
identify this particular year model. Then Luke decided to "french"
1959 Cadillac taillights (complete with blue dots) into it.
The rear license plate was also "frenched" into the
trunk. Then came painting the interior Pewter and exterior
Snow White.
The engine is
completely after-market except for the 350 Chevrolet block. It
is now a 331 cubic inch engine.
All of the
glass had to be replaced, including all new rubber seals and
felt channeling. A set of bucket seats was located and
the interior was designed around them. All of the interior is
variations of gray and white.
The latest
additions are a CD player, power antenna, and body graphics.
Weekend
cruises with the club or solo are really fun. You can hear Luke
and Denise coming in their 1946 Ford Coupe with the
Hi-lift Cam and Lake Pipes. It really sounds great!!!!!!!!
1946
Ford 2dr. Coupe
In their own words......
In 1967, Luke
went to work for a GM Dealership and the new 1967 Buick GS was a car
he really wanted. In 1968 he became the owner of his dream car,
the car that was fast with class! Although, Denise wasn't
really impressed with cars that were new, she was impressed by cars
that were new and FAST! It won her over and she married Luke and his
Buick GS.
A few years
later, a friend talked him into selling it to him. Luke always
regretted selling that car. In the late 1980's, Denise, found
another 67 GS in a salvage yard and proceeded to tell Luke and they
purchased it. The engine and transmission were shot and had to be
totally rebuilt. The body was fair but had a lot of bondo.
The interior was really trashed and everything had to be replaced.
Buick
restoration is very costly and parts are scarce. But after
years of searching, all of this car has been restored.
The first paint
job was supposed to be red, but everyone thought it looked like
General Lee orange. It now has a fresh paint job of Springtime
Yellow.
1967 Buick GS
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