1931 Chevrolet roadster - Mailman Special - John father

Mailman Special. This is a 1931 Chevrolet roadster placed on top of a 1932 Ford frame that was created by John’s father, Joe, who was a mailman. He built it in the mid-50s, and employed ’48 Mercury brakes, a ’48 Mercury rear stuffed with 4.11 gears, and ’22 Model T rear springs. Originally, it had a ’32 Ford flathead, then a ’49 Mercury flattie, and finally a 327 fuelie out of a mashed-up 1963 split-window Corvette. Front fenders were from a Harley, headlamps from a ’34 Ford truck, and taillamps from a ’50 Pontiac.
The showstopper was featured in the March 1960 issue of Rods Illustrated. General Tire displayed Joe’s car at the 1964 New York World’s Fair to help display tires. While Joe was at the Fair, Brian Wilson wanted to buy the car to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show when the Beach Boys sang “I Get Around”. Instead, Joe leased Wilson the car. Sullivan, himself, called Joe to get more rods on the stage with the group.

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