We could pontificate all the finer details but in reality it’s the same as it always is. Wheels, tires, rake. get that right and not a lot of other things matter.
Personally I have always been a big fan of "swoopy" fenders! Gimme 20's and 30's full fender cars with the running boards! Give me a swoopy fendered Delahaye, a Dusenberg, a Cord, a Model T or A with fenders and running boards but that's just me! And I certainly like fender less but I'm mostly in the fender camp as shown by my profile picture.
I like them full fendered and this one does check all the boxes....Joey knows..... that said, a highboy sure is easier to walk up on to work on the engine....
I'd bob the rear fenders just enough; lose the bumpers; drop the headlights just a bit; tire rake and mild dropped front axle. Never been a fan of that style header.
I love it, very cool. I think the fenders are awesome just the way they are. Kinda like a mudflap to collect the burnt rubber.
Very cool. I’m with Bandit Billy on bobbing the rear fenders a bit, but I don’t think I’d change anything else.
The headers work on that car and are very traditional in my opinion. I think a lot of home built headers are of that style. Dan
Agree with the bobbed rear or tail pan to reduce the weird overhang created by eliminating the bumpers.
Very tasty for my liking. There are just certain touches that set our traditional first love affairs. I love this roadster.
I like the headlight buckets. They look more pointed than rounded, like 28-29, but the lenses aren't flat, nor are the stainless/nickel rims. I really like that combination. Of course the rake is just right.
"Paul had things figured out. Although it does make you wonder what this car would look like as a highboy…" —Joey Ukrop Hello, Model A roadsters are one of my favorites in photography and artwork. I like the stance and grill combination. It is not the huge 32 grill some folks put on that destroys the original concept. Although the roadster in question has a 32 grill, I changed it back to the original. I had drawn many different Model A Coupes, Sedans, Roadsters, Sedan Deliveries, Woodies and Trucks. So, I went back into my files and found one I could modify to create a similar look of Paul’s roadster with no fenders… and I sneaked in a Model A grill. If one looks fast, it looks like a 32. ( sort of…) Jnaki Everything about the Model A Roadster can be said that in the line from the factory, it took off on the original roadster concept and moved it into the solid car design that started it all for most hot rod builders. I liked it so much that I found a Model A Coupe for my brother and that was our first attempt at doing a hot rod build. (although it lasted two weeks in our backyard garage) YRMV My brother had other ideas during that time and wanted to get involved in drag racing, right now… so, “right now” meant a new 1958 Chevy Impala with 280 hp and being a fast car from the factory. The 1951 Oldsmobile Sedan and Model A Coupe disappeared in a flash and the Impala was sitting on our driveway after school one nice fall day… yikes! Since it is December, the theme of RED is prevalent color of the month. A red Model A Roadster always makes the heart flutter…
Fenders all the way for me. It just gives personality and dimension. Never been a big fan of 32’s. But 33 and up are my favorites.
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