Rod Baishiki

August 12, 1945 – July 26, 2018

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1937 Ford Coupe

94 photographs

A smiling adult seated behind the steering wheel in an unfinished coupe.Illustration of a red and gold custom coupe against a black background.Side illustration of a red and gold coupe with curved fenders.Side-profile design illustration of a customized red and gold coupe.Bare gold-colored chassis with engine, suspension, and brake components.A person crouching beside an engine mounted in the chassis.Painted red coupe body with its doors and front panels removed.Rear of a red and cream coupe body elevated on a stand.Front of the red coupe body without its hood or fenders.Oval taillight fitted into a cream-colored rear body panel.Rear panel with two oval taillights and a license-plate recess.Red coupe body on a stand with blue tape around its door opening.A person working on a body panel in the workshop.An illuminated red oval taillight in the cream rear panel.Rear of the coupe body with empty taillight openings.Engine, wiring, and hoses mounted in the unfinished chassis.Lengthwise view of the bare chassis, engine, and rear wheel.Front view along the engine toward the detached coupe body.Red coupe body fitted over the chassis with front engine exposed.Rear three-quarter view of the red and cream coupe under construction.Unfinished coupe with exposed engine, polished wheels, and open door frames.Two-tone red and cream body panel resting on a stand.Detached red body panels hanging inside a paint area.Pair of red and cream car doors suspended for painting.Coupe body with rear fender fitted and its door removed.Bare cabin floor lined with reflective insulation and loose wiring.Rear of the red and cream coupe with its trunk open during restoration.Side view of the red and cream coupe in the workshop.Tan interior door panel with exposed wiring below it during installation.Completed red and cream coupe parked outdoors beside a black trailer.Open coupe door revealing a tan leather seat and matching interior panel.Close view of the Corvette-branded engine cover and polished intake components.Long red hood raised above the coupe’s engine compartment.Overhead view of the Corvette engine inside the red engine compartment.Tan leather bucket seat beside the coupe’s sculpted interior door panel.Rear view of the finished red and cream coupe outside a workshop.Rows of upholstery and color samples arranged on a reference sheet.Blue coupe body with a gray primed door and yellow body filler.Close side view of the coupe’s gray primed door and unfinished window opening.View through a window opening toward a black seat and wooden rear interior panel.Unfinished metal floor and transmission tunnel with loose fasteners nearby.Front of the blue coupe with an exposed wheel hub in the workshop.Black seat beside a wooden rear bulkhead and a paper bag.Black seat beside a blue-topped gear lever and unfinished center console.Side view of the black seat and gear lever in the unfinished cabin.Black bucket seat in front of the cabin’s wooden rear panel.Gray dashboard above an unfinished center console with cardboard templates.Cardboard templates fitted over openings in the unfinished center console.Exposed brake rotor and suspension components inside a wheel well.Gear lever rising from the unfinished floor tunnel beside loose parts.Plywood rear interior panel bordered by partially fitted carpet and trim.Wooden rear bulkhead with a rectangular metal plate fastened to it.Rear of the blue coupe with an open trunk and patches of primer.Blue coupe in the workshop with a person standing beside its unfinished front end.Raised hood and support rods viewed from the side of the coupe.Gray dashboard and wooden interior viewed through the empty windshield opening.Black bucket seat beside a covered steering wheel in the unfinished cabin.Blue front fender above exposed brake and suspension components.Blue hood held open by support rods above the engine compartment.Blue rear fender with a primer patch above an exposed brake hub.Open rear compartment with a wooden bulkhead and fitted dark carpeting.Blue rear roof and window opening above an unfinished trunk opening.Close view of a brake rotor and suspension with the wheel removed.Two adults leaning into the coupe while working on its wooden rear interior.A person leaning through the coupe’s open door while its hood is raised.Blue coupe with the hood raised and a door open in the workshop.Close view of the unfinished trunk side and wooden rear bulkhead.Brake rotor, caliper, and suspension components exposed during restoration.Brake and steering components beneath the blue wheel arch.Gray dashboard above an unfinished black console with white paper templates.Unfinished footwell and center console beneath the dashboard.A hand beside the blue-topped gear lever, with a keyboard on the unfinished floor.Wooden rear platform and curved bulkhead with a paper bag resting nearby.Exposed pedals and metal brackets in the unfinished footwell.Instrument cluster masked with green tape in the gray dashboard.Unfinished metalwork along the cabin floor and center tunnel.Hands positioning a metal panel inside the blue coupe.Two people fitting a metal panel across an opening in the body.Hands checking the fit around a circular opening in a metal panel.Curved metal pipe projecting through an unfinished body panel.A man seated at the steering wheel in the unfinished coupe.A seated man checking the driving position inside the coupe.A man sitting in the coupe beside its wooden rear panel.Close view of a seated person’s knees beneath the unfinished dashboard.Shoes positioned near the pedals in the unfinished footwell.Switches and wiring beneath the gray dashboard.A person working beside a detached gray body panel on a stand.Seated person beside the blue-topped gear lever in the unfinished cabin.Side view of a person testing the coupe’s seat position.Two people working at a crowded workshop bench.Blue coupe body surrounded by tools and parts in a workshop.A man walking past a workshop bench and wall signs.People working near shelves and a ladder in the garage.A man checking the coupe’s masked window frame.