Doug's Wheels in the 1960s

While in high school, one of the other gear heads I met

was Doug Maloney, from Glendale, Queens.

He had been building a '32 Ford coupe during the same time

I had been working on my '50 Merc (see the first post on this blog).

Around the time we graduated, I stopped over to his

house to see his car and grabbed some photos.

Still a work-in-progress when I visited,

the five-window coupe had been channeled 11-inches;

juice brakes and a '56 Ford steering box were installed,

along with a dago-ed front axle.

 

The engine was a completely rebuilt '56 Olds,

running nearly stock, with lots of chrome;

transmission was from a '39 Ford and the rear from a '40.

I was with Doug the first night he took the car out on the road;
among the first destinations was the White Castle on
Union Turnpike, in Fresh Meadows (that place no longer exists).

 After selling the '32, Doug bought a '41 Ford coupe
and started working on that. He showed up at
my house one day and I got a few photos of it.

 

 The body was basically stock but he installed

high-compression heads and a Mallory ignition on the engine.

Before he could complete any other modifications to the '41,

he blew the clutch,  sold the car, and bought a '57 Chevy convertible.

(All photos were shot in front of my old Richmond Hill home.)

 

The Chevy ran a stock six (in spite of a "V"

on the continental kit spare cover).

Doug's next car was another '57 Chevy;

this one was equipped with the 283 V8 "Power Pack"

(four-barrel carb and dual exhausts)

and a Turbo-Hydromatic transmission.