I recently bought this 1930 coupe in MI near bliss field. guy says he got it off the original builder and that it was hot rodded in the mid to late fifties. it is unchopped with at least a 5 inch channel. looks like it was black and maybe yellow at one point. it has what looks to be Bobbed A fenders in the rear. The story I got was it was raced at Milan and Detroit. the car has a unique frame made from the front 3/4 of an A frame with later Ford rear rails. it has an Open drive banjo and model A rear cross member. it needs alot of body work but I'm very excited and honored to own one that remained untouched for so long.
Wow !! Great Find - I hope your plans are to rebuild it back similiar to the way it was ! Love the channel & bobbed fenders !!
The fenders we're poorly done . I have them off currently and don't intend to junk um. after some tires and bodywork, I may see how they look.
I like your plan, what in the world is going on with the tie rod? is that just something to make it tow straight or is that the way they ran the car? I, unlike others like the spring in front set up it has. will you keep it? what motor is in the plan? you know, with that spring in front thing, it shortens your wheel base. but that is good you can move the front crossmember forward to get more engine room and get the wheelbase back to where it should be. I run the spring in front set up in my tudor sedan but streached the frame to get the Y block in without cutting firewall. Glad I did as there is little leg room the way it is.
It was supposedly a y block car. it is stretched. and kinda looks like the wishbones are upside down to run the spring perches inward. I can't tell for sure but it looks to run a stock model a spring front and rear. the Cars stance is perfect to me. but the steering is very scary. ita all 5/8" round stock bent and welded into weird front style steering. the axle is even scarier. it looks to be a model a axle miter cut and welded back together giving it a huge drop. the tea is suspended with very short radius rods triangulated to steel stop and suspended with hitch tongues and a hitch ball. basically a ball and socket lol. I guess it would work fine but I'm not trusting me or my 4 year old boys life to it. pics to come.
I see what you mean with the radius rods being swaped side to side, the shackle angle is way off they should be at a 45* angle. but anyway, you'll get it all sorted out. It is crazy to see some of the stuff that people ran back in the old days.
That thing is a death trap...... .....I love it!!!! Sent from my SM-G900T using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Doing some swapping in the am, found a 35 front axle with unsplit bones, spindles and a 35 rear axle with bones and spring. it's at a friends shop. he also has a nice stock A frame and 292 y block with an auto behind it. I'm toying with the idea of putting back on an A frame but don't wanna take away to much of the original soul of the car. but I want it safe.
Neat car, hope you're able to fix it up nice but retain the cooler elements of the original build. I like the bobbed fenders myself, I'm sure they could be put back on in a cleaner install. I agree that the front axle will make a nice wall hanger and that rear suspension is hilarious!
Scored this today. came with the steering tube with column drop and horn buttom. the guy says it's from a 38 sedan.
Why did they always weld the trunk lid shut?...... I'm with others ditch the suspension and steering. Wonder how safe the rear kick is on the frame?
Seeing that axle and steering and such tells why it is not on the road still. Amazing what might have worked and was "drivable" way back when. Yep, get rid of that stuff and keep going the way you are going. Dave
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