Joey, that roadster is very similar to mine. It has a Standard model " A " windshield and posts like my roadster does, most guys went for the Deluxe windshield as it is lower. I had someone call me and asked if my roadster was for sale, but it is not. This roadster, like mine is a great example of 1950's east coast styling. If I didn't have my roadster, I would definitely buy this one if I was first in line.
If I were a doctor and had a patient with no energy, I'd be so, like dude take this prescription. Thanks J. for the look, see
The only thing I didn't like about it; and after driving a channeled '31 roadster for 15 years I've come to the conclusion that it's one of the worst things you can do to an A. Looks cool but... sitting on the floor with my knees at ear height no longer works for this old guy.
I have driven my chanelled roadster for more than 20 years, and it feels good every time that I do. You can put up with a little discomfort for the "Kool" factor.
Neat car, BUT I really have enjoyed the journey that you have taken, Joey. I'll bet that being a caretaker to a true vintage rod, even if it does check all your boxes will not be the same as selecting, massaging and fitting each component to your own car, as you have. You would have researched the car and it's components, rebuilt parts and had stuff done, but would be constantly asking yourself, should I keep this as-is or refinish/update/change every bit of it. Your car can be your vision, this is going to be either the vision of the past, competing with other originals some of which end up restorations at Pebble Beach, or a revamping that some will see as a loss of the original. Pat Ganahl had his own builds and restorations of famous cars. Wait until you have the garage space to expand your fleet!
I saw the link to that car on FB the other day and it spun my wheels then. I'd be the guy who would piss a lot of folks off by blowing it apart and giving it a period correct restoration without making any changes except for rebuilding parts or replacing them with exact reproductions and painting it back as close to that exact same color as possible. Not one of those world class hot rod shop paint jobs either, Just nicely done as the local good painter would have done in the 60's.
I like yours better joey, this is a great exanple from back in the day and i love the history but guys built em allll different types of ways and yours is YOURS. Thats what hot rodding was really about, fumbling your way through (in the best of ways) with what you could do with the parts you could come up with. Your build is a sweet modern day representation of that and i dig it
Some of us old model car builders have seen this before (in our Youth). With a little sleuthing, I found this!!
Nice Hotrod...a great stepping stone...back to the good ole days...yes the channel would limit the audience but I get the car was built to someone's vision just as mine was...Mine just works for me... That doesn't mean there's not wiggle room to fit those who may take it on without f'ing up the look...setback and floor mods could get one there... Hopefully it revisits here under the new ownership...
I almost sent that to you when I first saw it, but didn't want to fall in love with it anymore than I already am. Haha
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