No Your not! But for what ever reason I think they work perfectly on this car. I'm a ****er for a genuine 30s to very early 50s built car when function was still more important than form.
Besides having a *****in roadster AJ is a good guy. I was able to see the roadster at the Throttler's picnic this year and AJ spent time talking to me about his roadster. He must have answered the same questions 100's of time but you never would have known it. He has a great sense of history and nostalgia for this roadster and respect for Mr Bair. It was great getting to meet him and fun to have him tell the story. One of the interesting features to me was the back of the top and the alteration made to the cab space. You can see the shape of the top extends back towards the truck lid. Really neat roadster!
Some of the pictures don't do the car justice, if you could only see the car close up you'll notice details that you might miss at first glace. Like that all the body seams are filled with lead. After the wheels & the window the next difference is that the car is smoothed. No louvers, no seams, no handles. It's a hot rod, but also a custom. The engine is a 41 Ford, but with a 4" 1950 Merc crank. It has the Edelbrock's first heads, and Weiand's first intake.
Oh My, that is one interesting little hotrod. The more you look at it the more you discover. I and I'll bet a lot of others wish Dayton would reproduce those wheels. It goes to show that if you want to build a timeless car keep it simple with a lot of attention to the details rather than adding things for the sake of adding things.
Funny, I've had that blog on my list of favorites, that I check at least weekly, (if not more often) and thought everyone knew about this car. Very well thought out and timeless. That top, is the best I've seen on a swept back windshield, ever. The graph on traffic on your blog is quite funny, the power of the HAMB.
Aj your roadster rules. Hope to see it in person someday. Make's me want to get on the ball finishing mine. Its all apart right now next time its comes out it will be painted and interior and a new motor. Billy
I remember this roadster from the '60's. When I was a kid my father was a very active Model T fan - I grew up with them. Each year a highlight for the "T" crowd was the Long Beach Model T Club sponsored Shell Hillclimb. This roadster was in attendance for several years - they wouldn't let it run in the hillclimb as the engine was not a T; my dad said it was a B or C. In any case I thought it looked really strange with the steeply raked V windshield and wires - I didn't like it at the time; the in style was the T-bucket ie Bill Rowland or Norm Grabowski's T's. Now that I'm a (little) older I think it's the best looking roadster I've ever seen. Good memories. Keep up the great work.
To me the best thing about this roadster is that it is NOT a copy of anything................it stands on it's own. To have this one in your stable would be an honor indeed. Frank
yup, Its true and I cant believe it! Aj lives like 2 miles away from me, and Ive gone over there a bunch of times to take measurements etc. for my roadster. I am proud to say that Ill be running the original seat out of this car! That car has more soul than James Brown.
Thanks OLLIN, for that great description. Yes, the car you read about in the new Rod & Custom's Little Pages is for sale. Check out my blog to read more about it and see additional picture, Hot Rod Disorder. That side-by-side intake goes with the car, the Weiand that is on it, also included.
I've driven this car, it's really fast, it has a great sounding flathead. We drove it a few times to Bob's in Toluca Lake on Friday night and it really turns heads wherever you go! I hope the new owner appreciates it as much as AJ does. Ed
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