Mr Henry J

Price: $25,000

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1951 Other Makes : All Models

Item number: 2483557592

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Item location: Belvidere, Illinois
United States

Description

Item Specifics - Automobiles
Other Makes :
1951 Henry J ~SHOW QUALITY~ Gasser

Miles: 200    Doors: 2 doors or more
Transmission: Manual    Interior: Black
Engine: 8 - Cyl.    Year: 1951
Exterior: Yellow

1951 Henry J SHOW QUALITY Gasser. This is a one of a Kind Vintage Style Gasser that was well engineered using all of the Highest Quality Parts with incredible attention to Detail. The car was completely custom built and was very recently completed using either all new or restored original Nostalgic Performance Parts. Many years went into this truly amazing example of classic nostaliga combined with state of the art engineering. Turn key show / street / strip car, what a ride..... Very solid engineering, best of everything, not a hodge podge rattle bucket.

Vehicle Condition

BODY
The Body is a Frame Off Restoration with a Stock Henry J Frame which has been Boxed and reinforced for Strength. It has Radiused Rear Quarter Panels which have been nicely reinforced for Strength and Rigidity. The Firewall has been Recessed and Custom Built as are the Floors and Custom Transmission Tunnel and Filled Dash. It has a Custom Hood Scoop for Clearance with the Vintage Crossram Induction, Filled License Plate Holes , Custom Rear Bumper. This Vintage Style Henry J Gasser is Painted in Dupont Chrome-Base/Clear in 1960 Chevrolet Light Yellow. The Grill and Rear Bumper are Custom Painted in Viper Silver Metallic. New Windshield and Door Glass with New Window Channel, New Window Weatherstripping and New Window Fuzzies. Nice and straight, no scratches, dents, or dings, paint looks like glass. Fresh vinyl graphics are based on an old gasser from way back when.

INTERIOR
The Interior Panels are Painted to Color Match the Body Color with a Custom Built Filled Dash with Custom Floors and Transmission Tunnel and Custom Console. The Custom Dash is Filled with NOS Vintage Stewart Warner Gauges and Steering Column Mounted Moon 1/2 Sweep Tachometer. The Interior sports a 4 Point Roll Bar with Custom Racing Bucket Seats with 4 Point Racing Harnesses, Tan Carpeting , New Tan Headliner, All New Interior Windlacing, IDITIT Custom Steering Column with Custom Mount and Drop, All New Painless Style Wiring Harness with easy Access from Custom Panel in the Custom Console, Working Dash Lights , Headlights, High Beams and Parking Lights , Turnsignals , 4 Way Flashers, Custom Console Mounted Ignition with Independent Switches for the Dual Holley Electric Fuel Pumps, Console Mount Electric Fans, Vintage OFFY Aluminum Gas Pedal with WILWOOD Custom Pedal and Dual Master Cylinder Assembly. MINT Original Henry J Alligator Skin Door Panels throughout the Interior with Rear Mounted Battery with Custom Battery Box and Rear Under Bumper ON/OFF Switch, Console Mounted B+M Racing Shifter with Nostalgic Gold MetalFlake Shift Ball, Vintage Style Gold MetalFlake Steering Wheel, Gold MetalFlake Interior Console Mount Magnetic Wiring Harness Access Panel.

ENGINE
THE ENGINE IS A WILD 427 BIG BLOCK CHEVROLET 4 BOLT MAIN, BORED + .030 STEEL STD./STD. CRANKSHAFT , TRW DOMED FORGED PISTONS , PLASMA MOLY RINGS , EAGLE I BEAM RODS , FULL FLOATING PINS ,LUNATI HYDRAULIC CAMSHAFT .585 LIFT .320 DURATION , RECTANGULAR OPEN CHAMBER HEADS WITH 2.250 INTAKE AND 1.880 EXHAUST STAINLESS STEEL VALVES , FULLY PORTED AND POLISHED BY DAVE CRANE OF BATTLE CREEK MICHIGAN , 3/8 HARDENED PUSH RODS WITH GUIDE PLATES, HIGH VOLUME OIL PUMP , 8 QUART OIL PAN , VINTAGE EDELBROCK CROSSRAM INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH TWIN 600 C.F.M. CARBURETORS TOPPED WITH VINTAGE FINNED ALUMINUM AIR CLEANERS THAT FIT NICELY INTO THE CUSTOM SCOOP WITH FRESH AIR FORCED INTO THE CARBS , WITH 1965 VINTAGE ANSEN POLISHED FINNED ALUMINUM VALVES COVERS WITH CUSTOM VINTAGE 427 HIGH PERFORMANCE PLAQUES , RARE CYLINDER TO VALVE COVER ALUMINUM SPACERS FOR ROCKER CLEARANCE , SHORT ALUMINUM WATER PUMP WITH SINGLE DEEP GROOVE PULLEYS WITH CORRECT BRACKETS AND SINGLE WIRE CHROME NASCAR STYLE ALTERNATOR, COMPRESSION IS 12 1/2 - 1 THE TRANSMSISSION IS A TURBO 400 REBUILT WITH FAIRBANKS RACING SHIFT KIT, DEEP TRANSMISSION PAN, WITH A 3500 STAHL CONVERTER, LARGE FRAME MOUNTED TRANSMISSION COOLER AND B+M SHIFTER AND DRIVESHAFT LOOP. NOTHING LEFT TO DO!!!

REAREND, EXHAUST, CHASSIS DETAILS
THE REAREND IS A BULLETPROOF FORD 9 INCH WITH 3.50 POSI TRACTION CENTER UNIT FOR STREET USE WITH 28 SPLINE AXLES , VINTAGE LADDER BARS , WILWOOD REAR DISC BRAKES , ADJUSTABLE AIR SHOCKS WITH INDIVIDUAL LINES. THE FRONT END IS A NEW SPEEDWAY MOTOR ZERO DROP STRAIGHT AXLE WITH LATE MODEL GM DISC BRAKES , CHROME SHOCK ABSORBERS , NEW PARALELL LEAF SPRINGS , REVERSED CORVAIR STEERING BOX , STOCK FRAME IS BOXED AND REINFORCED FOR STRENGTH , ENTIRE FRONT END IS ALL NEW COMPONENETS , ALL NEW STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES ON ALL 4 CORNERS WITH ALL NEW STAINLESS BRAKE LINES FROM FRONT TO BACK WITH GUARANTEED STOPPING POWER WITH THE 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES. THE EXHAUST CONSISTS OF A SET OF 60'S VINTAGE NOS BIG TUBE FENDERWELL HEADERS RUNNING INTO 3" AND OUT TO DYNOMAXX ULTRA-FLOW MUFFLERS AND THEY DUMP IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRES, VERY NICELY DONE!!!!! THE FUEL SYSTEM CONSISTS OF AN ORIGINAL HENRY J FUEL TANK WITH A CUSTOM SUMP WELDED IN, INTO TWIN HOLLEY BLUE PUMPS WITH DUAL FILTERS WITH 1/2" STAINLESS STEEL BRAIDED FUEL LINES RUNNING INDIVIDUALLY TO EACH NEW CARBEURATOR, EACH HAVING ITS OWN REGULATOR AND PSI GAUGE. CHASSIS IS VERY CLEAN AND DETAILED UNDERNEATH.

The work and time that went into building this Nostalgic 60's Style Gasser is Clearly seen in the Quality of the finished product. The Builder of this Vehicle has had Several Custom Rods featured in Rod+Custom and HOT ROD Magazine and this Vintage Gasser will undoubtedly make its way to a nice magazine feature. The car drives suprisingly well and is a Blast to cruise on the streets. Henry J is Scary Fast!!!! The Motor sounds absolutely Awesome and the Ride is suprisingly nice for a straight axle car. The Interior is actually quite comfortable and although the car looks like its sits a mile high in the front, its very easy to drive and is not much different from driving any other Hot Rod once you use it a few times. Everything on this car has been Custom Built for the most part and the craftmanship is second to none. I Welcome anybody to some and inspect this Cool Henry J Gasser in person. 200 miles on this car since its completion. The car was built to look as though it was used as a Stock Henry J Driver for a few years before being turned into a Drag car. The Builder went through 5 Different Henry J parts cars until he got all of the nicest Original pieces possible to build this car. He bought one car just to get the MINT Original Henry J Alligator Grain Interior Panels. The car has many Original(early 60's to early 70's) and some Reproduction Performance Decals on the Quarter Glass (both sides) which all by themselves are fascinating, a couple are dragstrip decals dated back to 63 & 65. CLEAR 1951 HENRY J TITLE AND AN ORIGINAL 1951 HENRY J OWNERS MANUAL IS IN THE GLOVEBOX. CAR IS READY TO SHIP, HAPPY BIDDING!!