Found. Eric Arnette had no idea a 1932 Ford coupe he bought in an Arkansas barn hid a special heritage stretching back to the late 1940s and the very roots of the hot rod movement in California.

When it comes to famous race cars or well-known hot rods, say the Pierson Brothers' coupe, it's easy to trace the car's history through its various owners and accomplishments. But when the car in ...