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36 Chevrolet Master Deluxe
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1936 · Full custom build

IN PROGRESS

36 Chevrolet Master Deluxe

1936
CLIENT — CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
ONGOING

§ 01

THE BRIEF

The body of this 1936 Chevrolet Master Deluxe four-door sedan arrived at Hammer Fab on September 18, 2026, from a client in Corpus Christi, Texas. This is a full build in our Modern Mobster style. The plan is a low-slung stance on a Roadster Shop chassis with air ride, keeping the period character of wide whitewall tires and artillery wheels much like the car originally wore. The rendering shows the intended direction; the build is just getting started.

§ 02 — Note from the shop

"A four-door with old-world presence, dropped low and built for the road ahead."

§ 03 — Build journal

The updates.

A living log of every meaningful moment on this build — new photos, short notes, and the milestones worth marking.

4 UPDATES · 3 MILESTONES

Milestones

  1. OCT 3, 2026— Stripped to bare metal
  2. OCT 1, 2026— Off the chassis and onto the rotisserie
  3. SEP 18, 2026— The body arrives

UPDATE 01 / 04LATEST

Oct 3, 2026

PREP MILESTONE

Stripped to bare metal

The sand blaster came out to strip the body. Body panels are next. Then we will immediately spray the interior and various parts with epoxy primer while the exterior will remain in bare metal while we do all of the metal repairs and modifications. The original chassis is not getting prepped for anything — it will be leaving and get swapped out for a new Roadster Shop chassis.

The sand blaster strips the body under the canopy.J001
The sand blaster strips the body under the canopy.
The original chassis, headed out — a new Roadster Shop chassis takes its place.J002
The original chassis, headed out — a new Roadster Shop chassis takes its place.
Original fenders and body panels laid out — next to be stripped.J003
Original fenders and body panels laid out — next to be stripped.
The body on the rotisserie, waiting to be stripped.J004
The body on the rotisserie, waiting to be stripped.
Bracing through the trunk keeps the shell rigid while it rotates.J005
Bracing through the trunk keeps the shell rigid while it rotates.
Cross-bracing across the cabin, protecting the wooden inner structure.J006
Cross-bracing across the cabin, protecting the wooden inner structure.
What the original wood looks like after sand blasting.J007
What the original wood looks like after sand blasting.
Looking forward from the rear cabin — bracing over the original dash.J008
Looking forward from the rear cabin — bracing over the original dash.

UPDATE 02 / 04

Oct 1, 2026

PREP MILESTONE

Off the chassis and onto the rotisserie

The body has been removed from the original chassis and positioned on our rotisserie for sand blasting prep. Due to the fragile nature of this body — the original inner structure is wooden — we braced it thoroughly to prevent unnecessary damage while rotating the car body in mid air.

The Master Deluxe body separated from the original chassis.J009
The Master Deluxe body separated from the original chassis.
Positioned on the rotisserie for sand blasting prep.J010
Positioned on the rotisserie for sand blasting prep.
Thorough bracing inside — the original wooden inner structure needs full support while the body rotates in mid air.J011
Thorough bracing inside — the original wooden inner structure needs full support while the body rotates in mid air.

UPDATE 03 / 04

Sep 18, 2026

ARRIVAL MILESTONE

The body arrives

The 1936 Chevrolet Master Deluxe four-door sedan body arrived from our Corpus Christi, Texas, client. This full Modern Mobster build is planned around a Roadster Shop chassis, air ride, wide whites, and artillery wheels. The rendering captures where we're headed; work on the build is ahead of us.

UPDATE 04 / 04

Jan 1, 2024

BEFORE

Where it started

The Master Deluxe as we first saw it — a solid, honest survivor still wearing its black paint and artillery wheels, photographed in 2024 before the Modern Mobster build began.

As it sat in 2024 — before the build began.J012
As it sat in 2024 — before the build began.

§ 04 — Process

Chapter by chapter.

Every build is documented as it moves through the shop. Here's how this one came together.

The Modern Mobster directionC013
BUILD RENDERING — PLANNED STANCE AND WHEELS
01CHAPTER

The Modern Mobster direction

The plan pairs the Master Deluxe's four-door silhouette with a low-slung Roadster Shop chassis and air ride. Wide whites and artillery wheels keep the period look at the heart of the build.

§ 05 — Gallery

Frame by frame.

1 FRAMES · BUILD RENDERING

36 Chevrolet Master Deluxe — frame 1G014
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