I've sort of hit the motherload. Whilst browsing the Hot Rod Magazine website I found a series of posts entitiled "Hot Rod Covers" with all the covers from the 50s through to the 90s stored in there. I can now get the owners names correct for the cars i've been reasearching which should make it easier.
Pierson Bros. '34 Ford Coupe
Bob and Dick Pearson started building this car in August 1949. The Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) had only just lifted the ban on using coupe's at their events as only roadsters were allowed up to that point.
The chassis for the car was based on stock frame rails, but with tube crossmembers added. The tube front axle came from a '38 Ford truck.
The original engine was an overbored and stroked Flathead V8 with Edelbrock heads, pistons and intake manifold. The car ran 3 Stromberg carbs modified to run on alcohol.
With 2.94 gears and 7.50x18 tyres then car managed 142mph. It was then featured and cover car of the April 1950 issue of Hot Rod.
This isn't the end of the story though. In 1950 it was sold to Jim Evans and Dawson Hadley who painted it red and yellow, and went 151mph at El Mirage and 164mph at Bonneville. The car then passed to George Bently, and then to Tom Cobb, who went 196mph in 1958. It then passed through a few more hands and was left in a barn until it came into the hands of Tom Bryant. Tom rebuilt the coupe and ran at Bonneville where it went 221mph. Only pic I can find of it then is a bit pony.
The car was then sold to Bruce Meyer who restored it to the original spec.
Matt
Pierson Bros. '34 Ford Coupe
Bob and Dick Pearson started building this car in August 1949. The Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) had only just lifted the ban on using coupe's at their events as only roadsters were allowed up to that point.
The chassis for the car was based on stock frame rails, but with tube crossmembers added. The tube front axle came from a '38 Ford truck.
The original engine was an overbored and stroked Flathead V8 with Edelbrock heads, pistons and intake manifold. The car ran 3 Stromberg carbs modified to run on alcohol.
With 2.94 gears and 7.50x18 tyres then car managed 142mph. It was then featured and cover car of the April 1950 issue of Hot Rod.
This isn't the end of the story though. In 1950 it was sold to Jim Evans and Dawson Hadley who painted it red and yellow, and went 151mph at El Mirage and 164mph at Bonneville. The car then passed to George Bently, and then to Tom Cobb, who went 196mph in 1958. It then passed through a few more hands and was left in a barn until it came into the hands of Tom Bryant. Tom rebuilt the coupe and ran at Bonneville where it went 221mph. Only pic I can find of it then is a bit pony.
The car was then sold to Bruce Meyer who restored it to the original spec.
Matt
very interesting 
