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Greg and friends on the way to Narrandera, in the '70s.
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The
transmission is the ubiquitous Turbo-350 3 speed auto, which has
been reconditioned and fitted with a 1900 RPM stall speed torque
converter. Greg is seriously considering an overdrive auto for the
'32 Tudor, but the Roadster has a 3.00:1 final drive ratio, so it
lazes along at pretty low revs.
The
steering box is an HQ Holden unit; the mention of which allows us to
move the discussion to the vehicle's interior. Darryl
made the steering column, and it uses a comfortable
rubber gripped Grant steering wheel. A Lokar shifter stands out in
this interior, and also provides a good spot to hang your hat.
R & R
Trimmers, of Toowoomba, did the interior in a tan colour, and then
trimmed the Vintek one piece lift-off fibreglass roof in a
Salt-n-Pepper colour. Autometer Gauges "Old Time" series, as sold by
the staff at Superformance, are mounted in the dash.
The
Roadster has American Torq-Thrust D's all around, and they are 15 x
6 up front, and 15 x 8½ on the rear axle; the rears use Kumho
255/70 x 15 tyres, the fronts are Kumho 165 x 15s.
n the mid 90’s, Greg
became a member of the Texas, USA based Deuces Ltd. club, and
decided to start the same concept here in 2002
. Again, Greg was a founding member of Deuces Limited, which now has
26 members, all of whom are as nice a bunch of narrow minded bigots
as you would ever hope to meet.
Greg located
a steel Tudor in Arizona, and encouraged by the lovely Anita, bought
it and shipped it home. Warren Wilkie from Toowoomba Rod Shop has
already panel beaten the car, and it now sits on a Deuce Customs
chassis, with the 'standard' Hot Rod set up - 4 bar front and back,
Magnum 4" dropped I-beam axle at the front and an 8" Ford rear end.
Greg & Anita have two
sons who love (but can’t afford) Street Rods, so they love driving
Dad's Hot Rods. Danny recently married, and used the roadster, along
with Doug Mole's '33 Tudor to go to the
ceremony in style. Chris takes after his Dad in the daredevil
department - being one of the original freestyle
motocross riders in Australia. He can be
seen most weekends hanging from his bike 30 feet
up! ◄
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We asked Greg to demonstrate how the anti-theft device
works, and got a real shock at how simple and effective it
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