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While this custom 1951 Ford Coupe looks cool, knowing it cost $1.4 million to build is shocking. After all, we know what kinds of supercars or hypercars you could buy with that kind of cash and that list is impressive, to say the least. But none of those are quite like this ride.
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A creation by Wicked Fabrication, this car has been featured in magazines, appeared at the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, was on Jay Leno’s Garage, and won big awards, capturing the hearts of gearheads all over. You might have seen it before, but this review of the Ford by Autotopia LA helps dive into the details.
And there are plenty of details on this ride. As they say, that’s where the devil resides and that’s certainly true here. We’re fond of saying it’s the small things that separate the good builds from those that are truly excellent.
After the car made the media rounds, it quietly disappeared. It wasn’t until years later the current owner just happened to be perusing a boutique car dealer’s inventory, noticing this ’51 Ford sitting among far lesser rides.
If you look at the car versus other ’51 Ford Coupes, you’ll notice it looks far different and quite frankly much better. The top isn’t chopped, it’s been pancaked about 1.5 inches. Wicked Fabrication did wedge suction the car, cutting out 5.5 inches from the front and 2.5 inches in the rear, which is in large part why it looks so much sleeker.
The shop fabricated a new hood out of aluminum, which also takes some of the bubbly ugliness out of Ford’s original design. Other details were added to gain the appearance of a period racecar.
They absolutely nailed it, but apparently after it left Wicked Fabrication the car was neglected. The current owner put in the effort to bring it back up to show car standards and it looks absolutely amazing. If you watch the video, you’ll learn about so many of the details, it’s a good way to spend half an hour.
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