A Studillac would be fine, too. That's what we're looking for. We are specifically referring here to cars that received an engine transplant from a truly fabled shop, Frick-Tappett Motors, which was located along Sunrise Highway on New York's Long Island. This shop deserves to be as well known as any hot rod shop in post-war Southern California, except that because it wasn't located in Southern California, it wasn't.

The photo at left is copied from a 1950 Sunday supplement that shows Bill Frick (left) and Ted Tappett installing a brand-new Cadillac OHV V-8 in a 1950 Ford that was also brand new. How many Fordillacs and Studedillacs did Frick-Tappett produce, and during what years? Do any survive? How are they documented? Where are they located? And most importantly, do you have photos of the car?

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