Features 1940's period correct hot rods

Cool pic!

 

Bttt...

 

1919 T from the innerweb

 

wow thanks J

 

^^^ that little “T” has very interesting rear suspension. Notice the center “a arm” centering the rear axle. Shackles on cross spring look a little to vertical. Working on similar set up with coil springs.

 

Other than the engine trans, everything else fits the 1940s time period parts wise. After being back burnered for several years, I finally drove it to town today.

 

That's a beaut! Well done, have you a build thread?

 

This belongs to a HAMBer, there's a thread on here somewhere. Cool T

Edit @iwanaflattie is the owner

 

No build thread. It is just a rough around the edges ratty beater.

 

It's perfect! What running gear?

 

153” Chevy with a 5 speed

 

Interesting intake. I've got one of those. Mine is the 2x1 model.

 

Cool

 

I didn’t have the one barrels. I needed to use the adapters and put a pair of 81s on it.

 

Couple of pictures pinched from the WWW, but I have seen this in person a couple of times. It is flathead powered and looks like it could have been a custom rod from the 40s, though it was supposedly built in the 60s.

 

From the Hot Rods of the dry lakes era thread.

 

That 205 car looks a lot like Stan Hartles roadster that has been in his family since 58

 

205-Stan Hartle.
17-Streamliner in front is Jim Lindsley.
444-Stod Hensling
From the same thread. Just trying to help revive this thread as there was talk of starting a new one versus continuing this one.

 

@PINEAPPLE

 

Thanks Jimmy! I wanted to figure out what the steering box is cause it's shot. I also wanted to know what the dash looked like as well. It still has the valley custom dash in it.. pretty crude aluminum thing, but all the original gauges but one are gone. Original steering wheel was always a mystery as well. The engine in it still has the Navarro heads, although it is a 3-5/16 bore x 4" stroke 59a block, which is cracked pretty bad and the bores pitted. We did however save it with irontite ceramic block sealer. I rebuilt the original 97's it had on it and straight linked them. Car is still really fast. We took it to RPM nationals 2024 along with a handful of other roadsters from the Denver area. Such a great time.

 

I love this car and got the opportunity to see it at an auction. Built, like you said, in the '60s in Argentina (the same country those beautiful Pur Sang Bugatti and Alfa Romeo clones originate -- they've got some real craftsmen down there), it's essentially a phantom 1930s Ford sports car, combining the body of an Adler Trumpf with the chassis and styling of a '35 Ford. Jive Bomber did a good write-up on it for the Jalopy Journal blog.