lets see your favorite model-A s

I can add a few favorite photos that I took of mine.

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Here's one my father and I built for a customer.

 

all i got

 

Even though Im not a big fan of radials, but those rear tyres look pretty good on that black coupe @hiboyroadsterboy. What are they and size please? Just being curious, cheers

 

You can read Cooper Evolution on the rear's sidewall. They do look nice.....damn the whole car is super nice. JW

 

Inching along!

 

Yep, and those tires are only available in 16" and up. It looks like 265/70 R 16, one of the sizes Cooper makes that tire in. That's what the text on the tire looks like to me, and a 265/70 has a 7.3" tall sidewall. Compare to the diameter of the center cap, and I think that's most likely what it is.

 

They are 265/75/16's

 

Thank you, we and the customer are happy with it.

 

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A bunch too much billboard on the sidewall for me…like most contemporary tires now!

Yep, super nice “A” Hot Rod!

 

Harold Los Lobos' 31 "A" SLC. Utah

 

Hello,

Walking to junior high school was a fun thing to do. On the way on the residential streets, we would stop at our friend’s houses and together, continue onward, towards the school about a mile away. No bus service at the time and plus, when the bus services came to our school district, we lived too close to the schools. The rule of thumb for most bus services was 4 -6 miles away in order to qualify for the school district bus services. In high school, I would have qualified for the yellow school bus pickup down at the corner of our neighborhood. Whew!

For our hot rod adventures, we had bought a Model A and got it running with the stock motor. (saw it parked under a small canvas cover on the way to junior high school) Then within a few weeks, a two cars got sold and a new 58 Impala was sitting in our garage. So, the Model A became a dream.

My brother wanted a 58 Impala with the most horsepower available from the factory. It was a 315 hp model 348 motor. The local Long Beach dealer said that yes, it is available, but on special order for that dealership and most others in So Cal. It would take too long over 6 months for actual confirmation and delivery. my brother wanted one now. So, he "settled" for a black 58 Impala with 280 hp. The dealer said they would throw in the 4:11 Positraction unit as a gift for compensation.

We went to Riverside Raceway to see a huge Westcoast drag race meet. The race cars in attendance were one for the books. As we walked around the early morning, we saw a Red 1929 Model A coupe sitting in the pits. It was the end results of what ours would have looked like back a few years.

Ever since December of 1959, my brother and I had second thoughts about selling our first hot rod Model A project that we started. The Model A coupe that we bought was in good shape, a little worn and dirty, but a thorough power wash at our neighborhood spray wash place, was all it took to make it look ready for the projected hot rod build.

Once cleaned out, it was all there, as we spent days getting it to start. I liked that my brother saw that I worked hard in getting the motor clean and running, so he allowed me to take the Model A around the block after he drove us over to several friend’s houses.

Although we were young teenagers, we noticed there was not much room for two teenagers in the stock seats. (Elbow room as well as head/shoulder room.) At the time, my brother was 5’8” and I was slightly taller. Yes, smaller bucket seat and lowered attachments would have solved the head room, but side to side, that was still a tight fit for two teenagers.

Jnaki

Then in late 1959, we saw a Red 1929 Model A coupe sitting in the Riverside Raceway pits. It was the end results of what ours would have looked like back a few years.
1959 Joe Pisano Model A Coupe A/G class
My brother was awed at the sight of the Model A Gas Coupe Class racer. Then ideas started moving around his mind as to resuming the “build” from the past. So, for the rest of the time, Joe Pisano’s Red Model A Gas Coupe was a forerunner of what ours would have been, if we had stayed true. SBC motor, Paxton Supercharger, etc. etc…

How about the suspension? Joe Pisano’s Model A was extremely low to the ground. If he got measured by the local police or CHP in Bixby Knolls, he definitely would have been given a “fix-it” ticket or immediately impounded. The body parts were lower than the bottom of the rims. Not legal as far as safety in hot rods. The local gendarmes always let us know by pulling us over. Why? Lowering to legal specs was ok, but put in several teenage boys for a cruise or a double date scene and the car gets lower or as low as the bottom edge of the rim.

1961 Winternationals VS. Grist Brothers/Reath Automotive Willys Coupe


When I saw those black and white photos of Joe Pisano’s Model A coupe later on, I assumed it was a Black paint job. Then I tried a colorization program and it came out a Black Cherry color, assuming the background green trees were correct.

But, my thoughts went back to the original orange color, when we first saw the coupe.

In 1959, it was a Red/Orange color and so low that it looked like the ground sweeper, Chaparral Cars of Hall and Sharp.


Note:

Then, one day my wife sees this old Model A hot rod in a parking lot. SBC, lowered rake, 5 spoke wheels and a nice overall stance. No bulky 32 grille, smooth clean lines of the stock shell that goes with the original styling. So, there are others out there with similar SBC/Model A ideas and cool looking hot rods. YRMV

 

This is my first old hot rod, just finished after 4 years. Except for powder coating and driveshaft I did it all myself in a one car garage.

 

This is my favorite model a which going nowhere fast these days