This ’31 Ford five-window coupe was custom built between 2018 and 2020 around an original Henry Ford steel body that was reimagined, fabricated, and chopped 4″ by Bobby Walden of Walden Speedshop before being refinished in black. The build further incorporates a custom chassis with ’32-style frame rails, a Winters quick-change rear end, and a flathead built by Mike Sala and featuring a Winfield camshaft, a Tom Roberts intake manifold with four Stromberg-style carburetors, Edelbrock aluminum heads, a custom Tom Roberts front accessory drive, MSD ignition, and aluminum oil pan by Bob Lee. The running gear includes a polished and black-anodized Super Bell aluminum front axle, Ridetech Q-Series front shocks, Ridetech adjustable rear coilovers, a Flaming River steering box, Johnson’s Kinmont front disc brakes, and Wilwood rear disc brakes, and the car rides on 15″ steelies with ’46 hubcaps and big-and-littles. Built by the owner, this hot rod is powered by a 239ci Flathead V8 paired with a Richmond T-10 four-speed manual transmission and is now offered at no reserve by the seller on their behalf with spare parts, a car cover, and a clean California title listing the car as a 1931 Ford.

According to the seller, builder Bruce Douglass sourced an original 1931 Henry Ford steel body and commissioned Walden Speedshop and Walden Hammer Works to perform approximately $160,000 in metal fabrication and frame work as part of a build totaling more than $300,000. Construction began in January 2018 and was completed in mid-2020. The seller states that all body modifications were performed in metal with no body filler used, and that all bare metal surfaces throughout the vehicle have either been painted, Cerakoted, powder-coated, or anodized, as depicted in bare-metal build photographs included at the end of the gallery.

The steel body is finished in black lacquer and features a four-inch chopped roof, rolled body seams, a tilt-out windshield, a windshield visor, and beveled and polished glass. The vintage CLC Safety headlamps have custom-machined brass-style hardware as well as hand-finished nuts and bolts made to look like factory rivets. Additional custom fabrication includes a one-off grille shell by Larry Storch with integrated structural tubing and a vintage Motor Monarchs Ventura badge mounted to the grille.

The Walden Speedshop chassis utilizes 1932-style stamped frame rails, a polished and black-anodized Super Bell aluminum front axle, hairpins and ladder bars, Ridetech Q-Series front shocks, Ridetech adjustable rear coilovers, a Flaming River steering box, Johnson’s Kinmont front disc brakes, and Wilwood rear disc brakes.

Steel wheels with 1946 Ford hubcaps are mounted with 5.60-15 front and 8.20-15 rear Coker Firestone tires.

The cabin features low-profile bomber-style seats and powder-coated interior metalwork designed to highlight the Walden roof chop, rolled seams, and CAD-designed, CNC-machined wood framing. Interior appointments include a custom floor structure by Larry Storch, restored and powder-coated door structures, hidden wiring throughout, and a floor shifter.

A leather-wrapped sprint-car-style steering wheel is mounted to a LimeWorks steering column, and VDO instrumentation consists of a 7,000-rpm tachometer and gauges for oil pressure, coolant temperature, battery voltage, and fuel level. The seller states that approximately 500 miles have been accumulated since completion of the build. Total mileage is unknown.

Built by Mike Sala, the 239ci 8BA engine features a Winfield camshaft, Edelbrock aluminum heads, a custom Tom Roberts front accessory drive, MSD ignition, aluminum oil pan by Bob Lee, Walker copper-brass radiator, Moon aluminum fuel tank with an internal Aeromotive fuel pump, AN stainless fuel lines, custom distributor and alternator mounts, a gear-reduction starter, Chevrolet valves, and stainless-steel headers, mufflers, and exhaust. The seller also reports that ARP hardware was used in the build, and that the stainless fuel, engine, and exhaust tubing feature welded, ground, and hand-finished joints.

The Tom Roberts intake manifold with four Stromberg-style carburetors.

Power is sent to the rear wheels through a Richmond T-10 four-speed manual transmission and a Winters quick-change rear axle with vintage bell tubes and big bearings.

Photographs of the car taken mid-build are provided at the end of the gallery.

Spare parts convey as pictured.

The car is titled as a 1932 Ford using VIN A3434030. The car was most recently registered in 2025.