History The 28/29 Manifesto

The 22JR (shown on here previously) and Dennis Varni's 29 are at the top of my list.

 

AMBR 1992 being driven across the country in the rain^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Perfect.

 

Yep.

I saw him and his roadster at Indy Goodguys shortly after he won the trophy. I asked and he said he drove it all the way to Indiana.

 

Here's the "HAMB-Friendlier" version of Varni's '29:

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The ol' trusty roadster...

 

I will post some pics of the roadster than my son and I are putting together now. It is made up from 4 different bodies as it is just s****s I have picked up that others discarded over the years. I am only posting now to mark this thread

 

My wife took this the other night..

 

My friend Dan Henke’s…



….Dan even let me take it for a spin!

 

Perfect

 

For me this my my order. So hard to beat a 28/29 but the 33/34 just push them out. This is the same for coupes for me. Ive never been in love with a 32 even having owned a couple.

Model 40 Roadster
29/29 Roadster
30/31 Roadster
T Roadster on A ch***is



32

 

I think someone in CA owns this car. I spoke to the owner at Riverside TROG a few years back. It was built by two brothers. He had all the do***entation and little book features on it. It ran really well with a built 8BA

 

I am held captive by my life experience. The 28/29 reminds me of this, and if you are a pig farmer this is not a good thing. I will concede that they can still catch my eye from certain angles and are better without fenders and with an original grille. My local hotrod elders have explained that the 28/29 is the preferred model, but I am here to pickup the 30/32 s****s until a model 40 comes my way.

 

It was featured in, and on the cover of the February 1967 issue of Rod & Custom, where this image comes from.
I believe I have seen current photos of the same car here on the H.A.M.B.
I really like the way it looks.

 

Luke Castro roadster in colour

 

Jim Nelson AV8

Jim Travers/Fred L****n roadster

Unknown AV8 in Big Bear Ca


John Athans AV8



Kenny Smith

 

Art I did for my aborted A roadster print set

 

Jimmy... love the artwork!

3blap.

 

Nice one Jimmy. So hard to beat a 29 especially with no windshield.

 

I couldn't agree more. They are the best looking hot rods! Here is mine in a couple differnt iterations.

 

2 from the Kennedy Bros that im drawing inspiration from for mine.

 

I make and sell these folding windshield posts, they're here on the HAMB in "Parts for sale"

 

How much chop do you have on your windshield? Great look!

 

Beautiful! How much is your windshield chopped?

 

Um . . . that's not @HOTRODPRIMER's Model A . . . it was built & is owned by Jim "Jake" Jacobs:

Jake's "Banger A" Hiboy Roadster - Under Construction
from page 12 of The Rodder's Journal Issue #79


Jake's "Banger A" Hiboy Roadster at the Outriders Picnic in September of 2022
image from CW Moss Ford Parts


Jake's "Banger A" Hiboy Roadster
on the cover of The Rodder's Journal Issue #86​

 

Never seen this before. Such a cool Model A and banger powered too. I'll have to save these pic's for inspiration for my 29 Model A Roadster and Riley. Thanks for posting.