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He’d built multiple T-buckets and a track T but was anxious to build a coupe. Luckily, he spotted a guy selling multiple Model T bodies while walking though a Pleasanton Goodguys swap meet.

The one that caught his eye was the extremely rusted coupe body, which got his imagination churning. Time would be tight, so his original plan was to build a quick down-and-dirty rod. Once he started, though, the perfectionist within wouldn’t really allow it, so it evolved into what we see here-a tribute to the show cars of the 1960s.

Bill knew from the start that he wanted the coupe to be as low as possible, and that meant it would get a heavy chop. The problem was Bill didn’t like the mail-slot rear window that went with it. His solution was to remove the rear window perimeter, so it could be chopped separately. He also wanted something a little different than just a straight chop.

When the dust and sparks cleared, the top was about 9 inches shorter at the B- and C-pillars and almost 12 inches shorter at the windshield. A gentle slope chop at the front was achieved by making many vertical cuts in the upper door frame.

These cuts allowed for a smooth curve at the top of the door; all cuts were then welded, ground, and finally handfiled to shape the top of the doors. The rear window was welded back in to retain a proportioned size.

The cowl was filled, and the gauge pods were created from 4-inch mandrel-bent tubing that was reworked and welded in place to extend through the windshield. The pods house the speedometer and a four-in-one gauge cluster. The transmission tunnel was formed from steel using a section of a Chinese wok to create the curved transition at the firewall.

You might not be able to see as much of the chassis as the body, but that doesn’t mean Bill didn’t devote just as much time to it. The frame was hand-fabricated with a kick at the front and rear, and most of the brackets were detailed to carry the flowing metal theme. The engine mounts were custom-designed to raise the engine and keep it safely clear of any hazards.

The interior was crafted to carry that ’60s show car theme from the outside through the inside of the car. Seat bottoms and separate backs, as well as the door panels, were custom-designed and upholstered with off-white pearl and gold metalflake.

The transmission tunnel, seat wraparound, and headliner were fitted with off-white pearl. The Gennie Shifter stick has a custom-made shift knob that matches the interior door handles and the handmade steering wheel.

The resulting coupe might not be the down-and-dirty hot rod he originally planned, but we’d say the bold-and-gold one Bill ended up with was the better route to take.

It’s kind of like the old commercial about getting peanut butter in the chocolate and chocolate in the peanut butter. When two great tastes come together, the combination can be even greater. One example, of course, would be peanut butter cups. Another would be this ‘32 Chevy five-window coupe from eastern Pennsylvania.

Martin Kocevar bought the coupe as a stocker loaded with a lot of the original interior and exterior trim. Instead of eliminating all of those components, he got the idea to build the car in the style of the resto rods he remembers from the early ’60s. The result is a just-right combo of stock original flavor and traditional hot rod flavor.

This is Martin’s second ‘32 Chevy. His first was sold during a divorce settlement. He eventually remarried, but it took him 25 years to find another car. When he did, it was only 15 miles from his home. “After getting my wife’s OK, I left a big pile of cash there and drove the car home,” he says.

The car came with the original inline-six engine, and virtually all of the stock stuff, although there were clues (holes in the firewall and chromed garnish moldings) that his coupe had been modified at one time and then returned to stock. Martin decided to turn the stocker into a rod once and for all.

The transformation started with a 3 1/2-month thrash. Martin replaced the chassis with an IFS assembly for ‘32 Chevys from nearby Martz Chassis, and pulled out the factory Stovebolt 6 in favor of a built-up small-block. The car rolled out of the garage a day before its debut at the NSRA Nats East in York, an hour away.

At this point the car was rolling, but was only about halfway done. It was still wearing the brown body/black fenders paint scheme it had been given 40 years before, and still looked pretty stock. About a year later, Martin tore it all apart again and stripped it to bare metal.

He decided against any extensive bodywork (so any dents are original) before repainting the exterior black with flat clear to get the right shade of suede. It was another year before Dick Gerwer upholstered the original seats and added the pinstriping inside and out. If the orange, black, and white combo looks somehow familiar, you’re probably a rider. Martin spent many years building and riding Harleys and the coupe carries the familiar Harley-Davidson logo colors over to the hot rod world.

Martin drives the car as often as he can. You might see it in the parking lot at his job, or at East Coast events parked near his wife Debbie’s custom ‘57 Chevy. When you see it, take a closer look. Instead of making radical mods, Martin made the right mods, and ended up with a cool ‘32 Chevy that hits the perfect balance between resto and rod.

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