In 1953 this '40 Ford coupe was part of the Los Angeles hot rod scene. Now rebuilt by Hollywood Hot Rods, it's back on the street.

Check out Bill Lalagos's 1940 Ford Coupe with Billet Specialties Wheels and a Flowmaster Muffler, Featured in the 2002 June Issue of Street Rodder Magazine.

They had located the ’40 coupe, still equipped with a flathead Ford V-8 engine, in west Texas in the fall of 2012. “It was a complete car, except for the gas tank,” said Denise.

CRIDERSVILLE — When automotive enthusiasts talk about a car-maker’s best looking vehicle, the 1940 Coupe tops many of the lists of those cars produced by the Ford Motor Company.

STRONG CITY — As a youngster walking to school in his small northern Iowa hometown, Gary Hardinger was fascinated by the "sergeant stripe" taillights on the beautiful cars he saw parked across ...