IN 2010 Gary Kendall, previously of Rocket Speed Shop (Hamilton), purchased a complete 1934 Ford phaeton (tub) from Bobby Green at Old Crow speed shop in Burbank, California.
When the ’34 arrived back in Hamilton, the “tub” was stripped down, and all the running gear, including front and rear ends, were sold off. Work began on rodding the ’34, which included a smallblock Chevrolet, auto transmission, a dropped axle and a quick change, all fitted to the original frame.
Following Gary’s decision to move to Australia in 2014, the project was offered to Graeme McNeil at Mac’s speed shop and eventually was onsold to Wayne Gibbens. End of story? No. For various reasons, Wayne sold the ‘tub’, and it passed through a few hands ending up with Jim Goulding in…