1939 Lincoln Zephyr Custom - “Scrape”

\"Scrape” began in January of 1993 when Terry Cook found a nearly complete 1939 Zephyr coupe in a barn in Farmington, Maine. It had been there for twenty-two years and was covered with pigeon droppings. Cook bought the car and delivered it to Rams Rod Shop where it spent 4½ years and 4,500 hours, cloaked in total secrecy, before emerging as this stunning custom car.

The frame and running gear are from a 1978 Chevy station wagon with a small block 350 Chevrolet V8 for power. The coupe body was removed from the Zephyr frame and channeled over the Chevy frame rails. Both were placed flat on the ground and welded together. The car was then built from the floor up with hydraulics controlling the ride height.

Terry Cook has a passion for elegant automotive styling. His idols are the 1930’s Italian coachbuilders Giuseppi Figoni (the designer) and Ovidio Falaschi (the financial backer) of the Paris-based Carrosserrie Automobile....