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Projects hauled another one home yesterday.

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by hillbilly4008, Nov 21, 2010.

  1. hillbilly4008
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    As some of you may have seen I have been toying with the idea of building an early '30s period correct speedster. Yesterday I went out in search of a model T frame, and found it.

    But look what else followed me home. I didn't look it over all that much yet, and dont even know what year it is yet. I only snatched it up for parts. The rear of the body was cut off and converted into a flatbed, also notice the snowplow frame. Im just glad they didnt to all out doodle-bug on this car.

    Future plans are cleaning up the rear of the body and making it into a 5 window truck cab, then sourcing a model A pickup box. I have an 8CM Merc' looking for a new home.
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  2. K and K
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    She looks like she's had a hard life!
     
  3. JIM D
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    looks like a lot of work anyway you go
     
  4. hillbilly4008
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    Yeah, real hard life indeed. Theres no frame left under this car. The T frame on the trailer next to it is perfect though. Strange.

    Believe it or not, this car is in good shape for being from NY.
     
  5. Mr48chev
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    It looks pretty rough alright but I'd bet that someone in your area looks at the photos today and tells him/herself that that's just what they need to combine with what they have to make the coupe they want.
    But I want to know about this speedster project and what you are going to do with it.
     
  6. lockwoodkustoms
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  7. tbill
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    hack the plow frame off that thing, and drop the rest of the car off at my place:D
     
  8. hillbilly4008
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    I havent started a build yet, This model A just ended my parts finding phase. Now i have most all the parts i need to get started. The speedster is going to have an all aluminum boat-tailed body, resting on a T frame, with A springs,axles, steering, and drivetrain. I'll start a build thread once i have something to show rather than a pile of parts.
     
  9. hillbilly4008
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    Make me an offer
     
  10. Black Primer
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    Is there anything a model A can't be used for??
     
  11. plym_46
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    No one is more dangerous than a Farmer with a welding torch.
     
  12. necessity is a mother! at one time that had to be a pretty valuable piece of equipment
     
  13. Man I've been tripping over a T frame here, but you wouldn't have gotten the model A either.
     
  14. jimi'shemi291
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    Half of the fun is the hunt! CONGRATS!

    (Trouble is, once you find something, the disease hits ya. GOOD kind'o disease to have, ain't it? LOL)
     
  15. hillbilly4008
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    Does anyone need banger parts? all i want off this engine is the fan.
     
  16. KIRK
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    That snow plow set up is intertesting. I wonder just how much snow it would have been able to push. First time I have ever seen a set up like that.
     
  17. elcamino65
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    That snow plow is pretty cool i wis i could plow snow in a model a
     
  18. straightaxle65
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    No Kidding! What were they thinking when they did this back in 1947? I can't believe they would build something out of necessity and not realize the hot rod potential.
     
  19. The37Kid
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    That is an early 1931 Coupe, nice save.
     
  20. Silverick
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    Someone's idea of an early 'extended cab' pickup! :D
     
  21. olskool34
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    I would have taken it too. The roof looks good and the doors are savable. Good find. A farmer in 1947 was not thinking about "hot rod potential", he was thinking what he could make out of his old model A to save him money.
     
  22. lockwoodkustoms
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    Where are you located in Upstate NY?
     
  23. hillbilly4008
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    Rome, but i have a shop in Westernville.
     

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