The body was dechromed and finished in '85 GM Truck Red, while the interior is trimmed with black Naugahyde and gray tweed. The door panels and all interior tinwork are finished in gray to match.

With the stock running boards removed, new doorsill plates and rocker panels were created to clean up both door openings, and the bottom corners of the doors were rounded.

He also whipped up a set of leather door inserts for the door panels that Joe had made. Nearly all of the interior panels, including the rear seat area, are upholstered in the matching leather.

When the term “Street Rod” came about many decades ago, the scene was filled with T-Buckets, fat-fendered Fords and obscure combinations of engine, body and suspension that only a gearhead ...

Scenes from the Glacier Street Rod Association's 40th Anniversary Car Show at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Oct. 9.