" Art Lenher's 1939 Ford was featured as "The Fadeaway Ford" in the March 1959 issue of Rod & Custom magazine. Bodyman and bodyshop owner Art Lehner built this car in order to advertise his busines and to give his son something he could show off at auto shows.
Art's Ford was chopped, channeled and fitted with Fadeaway Fenders. The Fadeaway Fenders were handmade by bending sheets of metal around an oxygen bottle. 1940 Ford headlights was used up front. In the rear, hoodscoops from a 1957 Chevrolet fitted with 1953 Chevrolet tailligth lenses was used as taillights. Bumpers are 1949 Plymouth, and the grille bars are cut down 1950 Chrysler bars. The car was painted purple, with a bronze and naugahyde interior by Gaylord. It took 6 years and more than 600 hours in Lehner's body shop in Hollydale, California to complete the build. The car was powered by a chrome-trimmed 1958 Chevrolet 348 V8 engine. "
