This Dodge Coupe was owned by the late Jim Lawler in the early 70's.
It was
obtained by swapping his A Ford Bucket for the 39 Dodge owned at the time by
Frank DalSanto. It had originally been built
up by a Victorian rodder. The rear mudguards had been moulded to the car and
the front mudguards had received twin headlights and a custom grille, all
work had been with lead making it a true early custom rod. The interior
consisted of tuck & roll upholstery. The original type side valve 6 cyl
engine had been fitted with a homemade log type twin carb manifold and headers.
Sometime during Jim's ownership the car was involved in an accident
and the front sheet metal was demolished.
After Jim's death the car was
put in storage for a while before being bought by Jim's
younger brother Malcolm Lawler.