any one that goes out to PIR on wed. nights has seen and heard this thing. its a truly bad ass pre war hot rod! sound effing amazing!
That thing looks like it would be driven in one of those old silent films by a guy with a pointy mustache and a monocle. You know the villains who tie girls to railroad tracks. Oh and I mean that as a compliment.
Re "underslung brackets", I just came across this... http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/80257/91559.html?1242263469
I've looked at the pics of this T about 12 times today. The only thing I would change is putting my fat head behind the steering wheel. It's purrfect.
I seen his thread pop up a couple months ago and I thought "now there's something fresh". That car is so dark and mean looking, nevermind that it's probably not as fast as most of the cars on this board. What is lacks in speed it makes up for it in style and it's rad factor. I would drive the shit out of that thing.
I really like this car, I really got into reading his buildup awhile back. I think what I liked the best is that it is a true Hotrod being built with found parts that work well together. I remember thinking how did he find all variaty of parts that he used in this modern day build, What I mean by moderm build is the car has only been together for a couple of years. I agree with Ryan, I was amazed at how he got the " look " of the car right on. I was also in amazement at the list of parts that went into the car, Cadillac, Willy's, Dodge, Buick, and of course Ford. I suggest if you have time you should read the build up of this car and it's 23 year old builder. CBB
This car is DA BOMB! I agree with the sentiments of most posters on this thread, this is the witches britchers. I know where a 27 roadster body and chassis is sitting in a shed near here...........gotta go!
I would like to thank all of you for the wonderful compliments on my lil' roadster! It is very flattering to to get such a positive feedback , especially since this was my first build. I just started building and adding things that I liked and had NO idea it would be this popular. Ryan, That write up was fantastic For those interested in the parts used, here is a quick breakdown of the major stuff: Steering Column: 1922 Willy-Knight Other Steering Components: 1925 Buick, 1917 Dodge Front "Dumb Irons"/ headlight forks": 1912 Cadillac "30" Headlights: 1915 Franklin (I think) I will have to do up a diagram
Clayton, Again, this is one of my favorite cars- it has that timeless look about it!!! How much room do you have in there and how tall are you (I've been "blessed with 6'6" height)... I've been tossing around lots of ideas for my T, but your build keeps popping back into my poor noggin!
Typical of a car that Ryan posts about . Evil, surreal, utilitarian but way too refined, stylistically to have been a period piece. Your taste is like "coachbuilder meets fighter pilot "! Its almost like the car was an accident that just ended up too good to be true by the time it was done...but not.
Sorry man, but you sound like the congresswoman that was asking 10 minute questions of the supreme court nominee during my lunchbreak today... It's a great build and whether he scoured over 1000's of pics and drawings or threw it together, this kid built a fantastic car!
00 Mack Uh? I don't know shit really, but seems to me the success of it comes maybe from this being his first car and lack of experience and NOT trying too hard and thinking it about it too much and fucking it all up because he knows too much. I easily could be wrong, and often am, but I think it is exactly what it looks like it is, except he hit a sweet ass grand slam first time up at bat in the majors while his goal was to just to get a nice hit and get on base. At least that is what it sounds like and I can believe that. He is obviously a very good learner if nothing else. I think his approach of just using period parts and stuff he had or could get and putting it all together a lot like would have been done back in the day is why it ended up looking just like that. No adding super cool brakes, no $15K paint job, no unrealistic leather interior, no metal work that was just way too good to be period correct, completely over the top motor with ultra rare speed parts. Just do it the way it was done back then, using exactly the same kind of parts and method, and some talent and bam, this is what is possible. Now I could also be reading way more or less into, but that is how I see it. Regardless, I don't see much of anything wrong with that car at all whether he intended all that or not. Damn near perfect as far as I can see. Beautiful!
Thats what I meant. What I meant is that the car is brilliant, so brilliant that I cant even comprehend why its so fucking awesome! Maybe i cant figure it out cause I dont know about hot rods.
You guys have nailed it...that thing is perfection...and you can drive it over speed bumps...totally understated totally bad ass...makes you re think a lot of those severely lowered rods.. or rodz??
I saw this "T" at the rose city round-up and was able to listen to "MrModelT" explain how it all worked. I was amazed on his passion and knowledge and love for his hotrod. I could tell he loved to tell the story of his "rolling history hotrod". Thanks Ryan for recognizing and writing about the passion and history of are hobby
Mine has a Hemi. So? Mine is chopped and channeled. So, so?!!? Mine has enough metalflake to make a Bass Boat Salesman envious.................so? SO??? I quit, that simple, yet Badass Roadster has it nailed from the start. Simple, Effective, Timeless...................... WOWWWWWWWWWWW
That is so cool. The whole back story from the '30/'40s that goes along with it in my head is as evil as the car. Love it.
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