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“GT-39” ‘39 Ford DeLuxe Convertible
Cindy & Mike Warn
Aurora, Oregon
“GT-39” ‘39 Ford DeLuxe Convertible,
Builder: Tim Divers: Divers Streeet Rods: Startup, Washington
Tucked away in the Cascade foothills of Western Washington State, you'll hear the sounds of metal grinding mixed with AC-DC crackling over the radio. This is where Tim Divers of Divers Street Rods, Inc. and a talented group of gear-heads create.
Raised in Fall City Washington, Tim's young years were spent working at his cousins Model Garage. Along the way building his own hot rods such as a 1960 Chevy Pickup and a 1970 Chevelle, which was later raffled off on a Seattle Radio show for Cherry-Cola.
Divers Street Rods, Inc. has become a competing source in the world of rods. The success behind Tim with Divers Street Rods, Inc. can be found through Tim's own personal integrity. “I would not, under any circumstance, allow a vehicle to leave my shop unless I was willing to put my family in that car. Safety first.” The tag-line for Divers Street Rods, Inc. is: a) Think out of the box b) Dare to be different c) If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room. Divers' customers range from the East Coast to the West, including the Hawaiian Islands; returning again and again for this type of performance and the knowledge that the end product will not only be pleasing to the eye but safe...and 'outrageous'.
The GT39 was originally built by Divers back in the 80's when it was featured in Rod Action as “Warn's Weekender”. Twenty-some years later owner Cindy Warn decided it needed a face-lift. This started in 2006, but had to take a backseat to her husband Mike's project.
In 2008 Divers Street Rods, Inc. took Mike's project, a 1960 Rambler with a 2002 Ferrari powered motor to the Detroit AutoRama Show. “Ferrambo” took the industry by surprise with its ingenuity, craftsmanship and creativity, walking away with the coveted Ridler award.
After the show work focused back to Cindy's GT39. Re-done with a Ford GT Motor under the hood, which lead into a stretch here, a nip and tuck there, resulting in only 20% of the original Ford tin was left. A complete body modification that has resulted in an absolutely stunning street rod.
Divers Street Rods, Inc. continues to create, the next projects due out of the foothills are a '54 Chevy with an all aluminum big block, a '57 Cadillac Brougham with a Duramax diesel, and a '72 Volkswagen Bus with a Subaru STI motor (yes, you read that correctly).
All these these projects and more can be viewed at http://www.diversstreetrods.com
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