Voodoo Magic: Jerry Gardner's Voodoo Special

33 Part III — The Modern Story I Found It On eBay I saw the ad on eBay in April, 2011. It was titled, “ 1952 Other Makes Hot Rod – 50’ s Style Cadillac Powered Hot Rod / Sports Car – 1 off. ” “ Cadillac? ” I thought to myself. There ’ s no substitute for cubic inches, so I read on curious on what I would find. Here ’ s what the eBay ad said: “ Back in about 1952 Jerry was a young guy into cars and speed. He was extremely creative. He began to build a dream. He saw this exotic sports car in his mind. He knew about performance and handling and started there. He was driving a 1940 Ford so his project started with that. Body removed, he began. He decided it needed to be low so he Zee ’ d the frame front and rear. He shortened the wheelbase to 99 inches. He wanted performance so the Ford flathead was removed and replaced with a 1942 346 cubic inch Cadillac Flathead and a 1940 Lincoln Zephyr transmission with Columbia 2 speed rear. He was making progress but soon realized that this special car deserved a special body. He started with a wooden buck and molded a fiberglass body. The VooDoo Dream is still a dream because sadly time and life got in the way. He will never be able to complete the dream but you can. Jerry ’ s family has reluctantly decided to sell this project to help with the costs of Jerry ’ s constant care. This is a project for a special person. Someone who can visualize Jerry ’ s dream. This is a once in a life time opportunity for some one of talent and vision. Make the Voodoo Dream a reality. It has been in storage over 50 years. Motor turns. Not running or drivable. You must arrange or pick up. ” This sounded like a job for ….. Undiscovered Classics! Of course, I had to learn more.