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Clapton's 1949 Ford Tudor Coupe

See larger Dan Laughlin, owner of the Anderson shop that bears his name, checks the positions of blocks underneath the raw steel body of Eric Clapton's 1949 Ford Tudor Coupe.

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Dan Laughlin, owner of the Anderson shop that bears his name, checks the positions of blocks underneath the raw steel body of Eric Clapton's 1949 Ford Tudor Coupe.

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  • A front-on view of the 1949 Ford Tudor Coupe built for Eric Clapton. All of the missing trim and glass were installed later, after transport to Roy Brizio's Hot Rod Shop in South San Francisco, where Eric Clapton picked up the custom hot rod on Saturday, Sept. 12,
  • Dan Laughlin, owner of the Anderson shop that bears his name, checks the positions of blocks underneath the raw steel body of Eric Clapton's 1949 Ford Tudor Coupe.
  • Window detail on Eric Clapton's 1949 Ford Tudor Coupe. Originally made from thin strips of metal, the seamless window frame on this rebuilt car were machined instead from one solid block of aluminum for a better fit and a nicer look.
  • The Roush 402 cubic-inch V-8 engine that will power Eric Clapton's latest hot rod, a 1949 Ford Tudor Coupe.
  • Eric Sanderson and Dan Laughlin, both of Dan Laughlin Customs & Restorations in Anderson, built this one-of-a-kind 1934 Ford Roadster powered by a Ferrari engine for Ferrari collector Larry Carter. The work was contracted through Roy Brizio's Hot Rod Shop in South San Francisco.
  • Ready to Rock 'N' Roll - This 1949 Ford Tudor Coupe, lovingly restored and customized by Dan Laughlin and Eric Sanderson, both of Dan Laughlin's Customs & Restorations in Anderson, is destined for England and the hot rod stables of world-reknowned guitarist Eric Clapton, a recent collector of such vehicles. This is the second hot rod the Anderson duo have created for Clapton through their association with Roy Brizio's Hot Rod Shop in South San Francisco.
  • A 1932 Ford Victoria in classic green paint was the first Roy Brizio's Hot Rod Shop custom car commissioned by Eric Clapton. A good share of the body and paint work on this beauty was done in Anderson, Calif., at Dan Laughlin Customs & Restorations. This photograph, courtesy of Roy Brizio's Hot Rod Shop, was taken just prior to delivery to the world-famous musician.

Guitarist and hot rod collector Eric Clapton's latest purchase, a 1949 Ford Tudor Coupe extensively customized by Roy Brizio's Hot Rod Shop in South San Francisco, spent five months and nearly 1,000 hours in an Anderson, Calif., shop where the body was stripped to bare metal, reshaped, smoothed, cut and fitted to better than new specifications, then covered with six coats of Martin-Senour Merlot Pearl base coat and another three coats of clear for that one-of-a-kind show car finish.
Clapton was on the West Coast to pick up the vehicle on Saturday, Sept. 12, while en route to an appearance with Bruce Hornsby on the Thursday, Sept. 17, edition of NBC's new 'The Jay Leno Show,' airing live from Burbank, Calif.

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