I just bought a 1928 roadster pickup. It was delivered this morning. I am still buzzing , maybe too much coffee but still buzzing! The plan is traditional AV8 , fenders , 16 inch wires and leave as much patina as I can. The body is real straight as well as the bed. A few minor issues but far fewer than were on my coupe. Did I say that I was buzzing! Gonna have another coffee then go out and look at it some more.
Boy, that looks awesome. That's a great way to brighten up November day in the 'loops! Keep us posted on the build.
The patina is really cool . I'm thinking some scotchbrite pads with "shine juice" The bed sides and top are very straight as well as the running boards. I think it may have had a relatively easy life.
Just polish it. I’ve used CLR and a mild scuff pad to remove the rust stains. Then polished. You’d be surprised
I had have to put that right in my living room, as is!! "Too bad about the teak coffee table Honey and yes I'd rather look at a RPU than TV!!"
Damn! I would have a BBQ just so I could make all my friends sit around and stare at it too Good find!
It still has the banger but is missing carb / distributor and transmission. I can turn the motor with a wrench but seems tight and rough. I'll put some seafoam in the cylinders just to see what happens. Yeah , tires are 7/8ths good.....(they are only flat on the bottom , and the holes are just in the sidewall)
Very cool, congrats. I've always loved RPU's and that looks like a really great one! ironandsteele.com
Looks good a lot better than the one I bought this summer but it's cobbled together and completely apart at the moment. Looked fairly decent on the internet but have taken care of most of the problems. My avatar is a flathead powered 28 I built in the early 90's and I have a flathead powered 30 Sport Coupe. Flatheads and Model A's belong together.
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