I agree Joey. It the simplicity that attracts me more than anything. I could walk past well done 50-60,000 dollar 32 fords all day. But put out a simple no nonsense model A and it will stop me in my tracks. Running and hiding a four cylinder later engine is a great idea. Hotrodprimer Danny recently had a 32 he sold in this style. I would have given a left nut for it.
I have a nice simple A -the engine is a wee bit hopped up but everything else is simple easy hot rodding
Work in progress. Took me 5 months to make it roadworhy. Basicaly how i bought it with all stock mechanicals, i just updated the electrical system, interior and wheels. Some historic mods done decades ago like the tail lights and Guide headlights give it vintage charm. The stance needs work and a few other features but its driveable. I didnt realise you could have so much fun at 50mph!
A clean, tidy roadster there. It's amazing how 1" makes such a big difference. The wheels, I'm talking about the wheels.
Fantastic post and read - thank you all kindly for sharing - keep this post and pics going - me lykes
Awesome car, and I would not even mess with a vintage mill in something like that. A pal has one with a 2.3, can drive across the States at 80mph and get 28mpg
There was a body for sale by Chicago last winter that was a very similar color to this one. Wonder if this is that body?
WOW! Great looking car. Built my first 32 highboy roadster 50 years ago with a Chevy 4 banger and early Ford wires.
Tim; All my photos of the roadster are a box in storage. After I built the car I drove it a couple years while building a 32 sedan and sold it to a man in MO, Dub Adams who had it a few years then it went to CA to Paul Goimi who changed to a SBC. The last picture I saw of it was on the the thread RIP Paul Goimi which shows it at the drags. It still had the 35 Ford wires I ran. I had widened the rears several inches and they were still going strong. Car was built with original rails, firewall, hood and grille shell and one of the first fiberglass roadster bodies produced by Speedway, It came in the form of a jig saw puzzle for me to assemble. At that time I probably could have easily found an original body but I was a rookie with a dream.
Love this post... My '27 T Touring is now getting 're-arranged'...More to the 'Hop Up' late '40s era. Talk about constant 'changing'... Haven't even driven it yet, so far has been set up with my DeSoto, Chrysler, and a 59L flathead! (almost got MY 4 banger, a 'disguised' 2 liter BMW w/ sidedrafts)
Built a 30 pickup in 1999 with a B motor, Winfield head, Ansen manifold with a Holley 94 and a header, used it as a daily driver and finally sold it about 4 years ago. Finished my flathead powered 30 Sport Coupe and didn't have a project so bought a 1929 Roadster Pickup off Craigslist, unfortunately it looked better than it is. Nothing drastic just cobbled together and will have to come completely apart, planning on a Snyders high compression head, better distributor, Burns intake with a Holley 94. Already has 16" wires and have rebuilt a 29 steering column to replace the 30-31 that's two inches too long, dropped axle laying on the floor next to it. Hemmings Classic Cars had an article about Gow Jobs and that's the plan for it.
I see green hot rods like the two above and I start leaning back toward a 60s green color for my coupe.
What! No 32 grill shell! Just kidding......yes simplicity is many times the cats meow...I guess if you call it period 40s an applicable V8 or 4 banger would round it out and make available a mill for another application...thanks for sharing. Joey how's the other pic...please do share...
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