Dick Bushell of Western Australia built this 1933 Ford coupe.
The Australian-bodied five window coupe was channelled about 5″ over the chassis, and remained unchopped. It was painted a bright orange and had pinstriped lines on the exposed chassis, panels and guards.
It was powered by Ford Falcon XT GT running gear, including a 289ci Ford Windsor V8 which exited through twin exhaust pipes.
It rolled on chromed Ford GT 12-slot wheels shod in Bridgestone rubber.
It had Fiat tractor headlights initially in the ’70s however once the car was painted black in the 1980s, these were changed to more conventional round headlights. The GT wheels were also replaced with steel wheels and Ford LTD hubcaps.
The car has survived over four decades and was rebuilt by Rod Henderson of Western Australia in ’99-’00.
It is still black, but now supercharged and has custom billet wheels sized 6×15″ and 8×14″ front and rear, shod in white wall tyres. New fibreglass guards are mounted to meet WA road requirements and the original guards are bubbled-wrapped away in storage. [1]
Achievements
Featured in Street Machine Hot Rod Annual, 2007 (owned by Rod Henderson)
Registration Plates
FB-7?? (Western Australia)
LYC-237 (New South Wales)
CUSTODN (Western Australia)
Dick Bushell’s ’33 coupe images scanned from a magazine, circa 1971 or ’72. Courtesy of Rod Henderson
(top to bottom) Tom Ryan’s ’27 Chevrolet Tourer, Dick Bushell’s ’33 Coupe, Darryle Kuhnimann’s ’28 Tudor and Peter Rhode’s blown, Customline-powered ’34 Coupe
Dick’s coupe loaded onto a hauler in front of Phil Buchanan‘s ‘Tilted T’, sometime in the 1980s. Image courtesy of Matt Dillon
Dick Bushell’s coupe as it appeared in the ’80s, painted black and with a few modifications. Image ourtesy of Rod Henderson
Dick Bushell’s coupe as it stands in 2016. The larger fenders are fibreglass and mounted to meet WA road laws. Image courtesy of Rod Henderson
References
[1] Rod Henderson, via Instagram (@60s33)