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A.G. Arao / noyphoto | all galleries >> Galleries >> Smithsonian's "America on the Move" Exhibit -- September 2006 > Built in 1939, this Ford hot rod was typical of many that cruised in the '40s and '50s. Elvis Presley drove it in "Loving You."
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03-SEP-2006

Built in 1939, this Ford hot rod was typical of many that cruised in the '40s and '50s. Elvis Presley drove it in "Loving You."

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A.G. Arao / noyphoto24-Oct-2009 06:14
Thanks for the information, Chris. The exhibit identified this car as a 1939 hot rod, using the year it was built rather than the model year of the body or the frame. I've revised the caption accordingly. Here's a link to a Smithsonian Web page that provides more details about this car:http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_263.html
chris 21-Oct-2009 15:40
That's a 1929 Ford body on a 1932 Ford frame, not 1939 Ford. John Athan did build it in 1939, though, alongside his pal, Ed Iskenderian who built a T roadster. Both men still own their respective cars. Both are also spry characters to this day. Coincidence? I don't think so.