It’s been a while since the phaeton has been seen much on the hot rodding scene. Over the past few months, we’ve shown you how Art Fortin of NorCal put together his ’31 Ford two-door highboy phaeton over the past 10 years. The build articles by Gerry Burger showed us how the Deuce chassis was fabricated and outfitted with many traditional rodding fair (MR Apr. ’22 and May ’22; inthegaragemedia.com/build-a-deuce-chassis-for-a-1931-ford-model-a-phaeton-tale-of-a-tub/ and inthegaragemedia.com/1931-ford-phaeton-vintage-tin-model-a-deluxe-tale-of-a-tub/). He wanted the traditional build to mimic something that would have been around in 1959 or 1960. From there it was onto the body- and paintwork on the original steel ’31 Ford DeLuxe Tudor phaeton. Our build coverage is wrapped up so onto the results.
If Art’s name sounds familiar it should, especially to those rodders around the Bay Area. He’s no stranger to hot rods of all makes, years, and styles. He
