Modern Rodding

Traditional Lighting/Modern Techniques

ike most projects, our 1936 Ford phaeton has found its own direction. When we purchased the car, we knew this would be a traditional hot rod with a 3/4-race Flathead underhood. Like all hot rod projects, this one seemed to be talking to us and it has slowly morphed into an early hot rod/custom. We have a set of 1941 GMC headlights waiting to be adapted to the front fenders, and of course that got us thinking about the rear lighting. When the 1936 first rolled into my garage I actually thought the stock lights were very cool, long sweeping arms; simple design. However, after permanently removing the spare tire to expose that sweeping back panel those

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