Tim Shue`s 1939 Chevy - Street Survivors of Maryland

THE EXAMINER
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’39 Chevy defies its age with every drive
STATS BOX
By Trey Palmisano
Examiner Correspondent
When it comes to buying your
dream car, Tim Shue will attest that
getting intimately acquainted with
the car is not only in your best interest, it might save you unnecessary
headaches down the road.
Shue, an engineering manager
from Pasadena, was in the right
place at the right time — Webmaster for Street Survivors car club
— when he found the owner of a
1939 Chevrolet Master Deluxe street
rod coupe.
“I saw it [the Deluxe] back at a
car show in 2004 and then I saw it
around at a couple local car shows
in Glen Burnie and Pasadena. One
day I was talking to the owner telling him how much I liked it and how
it was a nice car. And he said it was
for sale. So that got my wheels turning on how to buy it,” said Shue.
After a few rotations, he eventually bought the car in 2007. The
multi-colored flame-painted Deluxe
took about four years to restore and
is powered by the legendary Chevy
350 cubic inch small block engine,
which Hasselberger gave a little
extra push. By having the cylinders
» Engine: 350 CID LP185/HP370
» Performance: 2.73:1 locking rear
differentials
» Wheels: Billet Specialties GT Hex
Series
» Tires: Winston Winner GT
» Interior: Cyberdyne digital
instruments, A/C, Billet Specialties knobs, handles, and cranks,
electric windows, JVC stereo,
Sony speakers
bored .30 over, the Deluxe makes
an impressive 370 hp. Resting on a
Mustang II suspension, a favorite
set up among hot rodders, Shue
said the car drives better than most
modern cars he’s ever driven.
To ensure a modicum of creature
comfort, the Deluxe was retrofitted with A/C that blows through
the original heater vents, running
directly through the firewall along
with the condenser and coil. The
tilt steering comes from a mid-’70s
Camaro.
With the exception of chrome
corrugated heater hoses, Shue has
changed very little since he purchased it. However, owning the car
Tim Shue bought this flame-painted hot rod in 2007.
This 1939 Chevy Master Deluxe’s small block has been massaged to produce a whopping 370 hp.
was one thing. Getting to know it
was a different story.
“The first car show I attempted
to take it to after the sale was final, I
started backing out of the driveway
and all of the sudden it started overheating and spewing water all over
the engine after we spent a couple
hours cleaning it,” said Shue.
Thinking an easy fix was nowhere
in sight, Shue tapped friends and
made a few phone calls, eventually
connecting with Hasselberger. Shue
had no idea that the electric fan was
not engaging. And in his excitement
to buy the car, important “hidden
switches” did not find their way into
the conversation. A manually activated switch located on the radiator
overflow tank, which on new cars
figures automatically into the ECU,
needed to be flipped for the electric
fan to cool the engine properly.
Despite small problems, the car
defies its age every time he turns
the key. Shue said he hopes to add
some airbrushed artwork to the
rear panel, even while he splits his
TREY PALMISANO/EXAMINER PHOTOS
What do you drive? A ’39 Chevy Master
Deluxe.
What is your most memorable driving
experience? It was September 2007. My
wife Bonnie and I joined with several Street
Survivor club members and convoyed to
the Pippinfest in Fairfield, PA. Along the
way, we stopped at “The Holy Doughnut”
in Burtonsville, then up through the Ski
Liberty area. We then attended the festival
and afterwards cruised all around in Gettysburg National Park. It was well over a
250-mile round trip that took all day and
was a lot of fun.
Why do you drive it? It’s just an awesome
car. It’s almost 70 years old and it drives
sometimes like a new car with the new
suspension and all the modern conveniences of air conditioning, tilt steering,
cruise control. I’ve had other cars and the
ride just doesn’t compare with some of the
older cars that haven’t been modified.
What was your first vehicle? A 1971
Monte Carlo. It was the first car I had as
a teenager. It was a muscle car back in
the day. It had a 350 with a 400 turbo
transmission. Ever since I started driving,
I liked cars. My dream car was always a
Corvette. I did own a 1964 convertible
Corvette.
What makes this car so special? All the
modifications on it. The paint job. It’s a
head turner wherever I go. I draw crowds to
look at the car. It’s always a compliment.
Everybody I run into loves something about
the car.
What’s currently in your CD player?
Classic rock. I have everything from Eric
Clapton to Black Sabbath.
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MY RIDE
time between the Deluxe and his
1966 Mustang coupe, both of which
he co-owns with wife Bonnie.
And your first ticket? What was it for?
Speeding in my uncle’s ’77 T-bird.
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