A Cat In His Coupe

Here, in lighthearted fashion, is a cat in his idealized "Deuce" coupe, a 1932 Ford that has been modified for both "show and go." (Man, can it go! Up to 160 mph if the owner wants.) The original purchase price was only $100, but besides the costs indicated in the drawing—to say nothing of the approximate 3,000 man-hours invested—the owner would have spent $100 for miscellaneous body work, $100 for the transmission and $650 on chroming the undercarriage. The club plaque, up front for illustration purposes, cost $5 from a mail-order house. The tab for the cat's coupe: a whopping $5,010, not counting $1,000 a year for such jazz as maintenance, insurance and club dues.

REWORKING GRILLE SHELL, $45
"BLOWER" (SUPERCHARGER) WITH ENGINE MODIFICATION, $850
LATE-MODEL V-8 ENGINE, $300; INSTALLATION, $150
HANDMADE FIRE WALL, $80
CHOPPED ROOF, $190
GLASS WORK, $60
"ROLLED AND PLEATED" NAUGAHYDE UPHOLSTERY, $350
"BOBBED" FENDERS, $100 SET
REAR RACING TIRES ("SLICKS"), $100 PAIR
CHROMED REVERSED WHEEL RIMS, $150 SET
COUNTERSINKING DOOR HINGES INTO BODY, $150
BODY CHANNELED OVER FRAME RAILS, $500; FRAME ALTERATIONS, $200
CANDY-APPLE-RED PAINT JOB, $400
HANDMADE EXHAUST PIPES (HEADERS) WITH "LAKES PIPES" EXTENSION, $200
MODIFICATION TO RUNNING GEAR, SUSPENSION, ETC., $150
"NERF" BARS (BUMPERS), $80 PAIR