It looks like a good product, but I haven't seen any finished or even in-progress. Anyone here working on one? I'm finally at a point where I can (get ready to) start a project. I was thinking of a belly tank lakester, but I think a street rod would be a better idea, for me, anyway. A LSR would have lot of blood, sweat, and dollars tied up in it, in addition to a tow/push vehicle, trailer, and crew to operate it one week a year. I'm a huge fan of the '29 closed cab pickup. I'm also a huge fan of the "Ice Truck" show rod. I would love to build something very much like it, but I would want to drive it on the street. Not sure something that wide would be a good idea, and I don't have the money or space for a show-only car.
Why not build up a 28/29 from everyone's discarded parts, I'm in the process of doing this now and finally have a complete cab in parts. Cheap way to go and adds history to the build The cowl sides I have are home made repos but all else is original Henry. Why spend so much money on a complete body when the big part of building a hotrod is finding parts and building it to your dream.
1st roadster ute was 32 (Australia only). Are you thinking 28/9 roadster pickup? On the other hand from belly tank lakester to street rod to Ice Truck show car, man, you're all over the place!
I was thinking of the Roadster Ute body because it can be had in "extended cab" version for no extra charge. A little more room inside would be great. Being all-new sheetmetal is a huge plus, too. There's no way I could get original steel stretched a bit for the same price. My daydreams are indeed all over the place. I was flat broke for several years. I'm a plumber and the economic downturn hit pretty hard. Being broke like that can really mess with a person's head. (I hardly drink any more. A friend is always asking me to join him for a beer, but I just don't do that any more. I drink maybe a 12-pack a year now.) Thankfully, things are really looking up now, with the economy and with my career. I'd love to do the lakester idea, but again, there's so much that goes into running a car one week a year, in addition to getting several guys to take a week of vacation at the same time. I've never built a car before. I want something that's cool and can be driven any time I want.
It would really help if people knew who and what you are talking about. http://www.roadsterute.com/ http://www.roadsterute.com/shop/1928-1929-ford-model-a-closed-cab-body Roadster Ute Inc. 2901 E Miraloma Ave, Unit 10 Anaheim , California 92806 PHONE 714.306.4929
Americans call them phoneboth 29 for cabs and you call me roadster ute, how confusing. But a nice looking body. Go for it.
Check around and see if there are any 28-29 AAs for sale in your area. Stouter frames (you won't need to box it), same phone booth cab and plenty of aftermarket repop stuff out there now, plus you can put any engine/trans combo you can think of in it. Dipping one that's rusty would be a lot less costly than a new version, even after replacement panels.
AH...yes, well that's a 28/9 closed cab pickup body, not a ute, despite the company's name. Still made in Au. They do also make a 34 roadster ute per original, hence the company name. Glad we got that sorted out!
The Ice Truck is a C-Cab panel truck. Not super-practical, but then it is a show rod. What about a '28-'29 Closed Cab DIY panel truck. If you split the existing cab corners, you can move the back of the cab anywhere you want. Of course, a whole lot narrower, for street use. I have a chassis coming together to go under parts of a '29 Closed Cab. Much of it will be OT for here. No reason you can't go totally nuts, and still drive it. Mine has the engine behind the cab!
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