After 3 years of "playing in the garage" as my wife puts it, my 1958 Star model Customline is on the road.
I've only driven it about 10kms so far just to it it registered and now it won't stop raining so she's not going out again just yet.







I've kept it pretty standard except for a couple of changes - electric wipers, boosted dual brake circuit, dropped the suspension a tad, and some old school mags.
She has a 272 with Fordomatic - The Y is a standard bore block that I came across with a broken oil pump drive.
I suspect the drive broke early in it's life 40 or more yeras ago and the engine was just set aside as it had hardly any ridge inthe cylinders. I honed her out and e-ringed it. The crank needed a grind as it has corrosion marks from sitting so long.
I had to modify the Fordomatic a little as there were no bronze drive plates available for it so it now has fibre plates in each clutch pack and runs a different oil to the original spec.

The kids call her the "Ronald McDonald" car because of the colours.

She will be a daily driver and no show pony

Gary - 1958 Star Customline and 1940 Ford Deluxe Hotrod