Looking for "Roothawg"

I was notified by someone on the R & C board that you might be over here.

Saw your car in that magazine but questioned why they didn't give more views. I am trying to determine if the body was made from all coupe panels or just the cowl and doors.

Reason:

Bumped into a long legged red head female-type driving a roofless 27 Ford coupe from Western Ohio and decided build a "rat rod" along those lines (the car's, not the driver's). My starting point will be 1924/25 Ford coupe rear quarters which I have obtained.

Originally wanted to build a coupe but pre-1926 Ford closed car body parts are scarce in this area. If I go the rat rod I am torn weither to wait for a reasonable Model T coupe/sedan cowl OR take the easy way out and use a 'glass roadster/touring cowl. (Doors would be custom made from either 'glass or aluminum.)

However, going that latter route means I would have to cut away the top of the coupe quarters to fit the open car's lower top edge. I sort of like the current straight edge cause it makes it look like I'm sitting low in the car body.

From what I can see in the photos of your car I am not certain if the rear section was originally roadster or earlier Model T coupe.

Are you willing to spill the "secret"?

 

What car are you referring to? I have a lot of em.

 

You are looking for SamIyam. He is Sam Strube.

I went to the R&C messageboard and read your post. I am sure he wouldn't mind telling ya. As far as I know he just cut the top off of a Tall T. and made his own beltline out of roundpipe.

 

Okay, minor misake in "who's who".

Seems to me that the pre 1922 T coupe did have the beltline like on his car but if that is what his car was made from it seems the trunk (which was seperatre on those coupes) may be from another year.

In the good ole days of R & C the editors managed to run full side view photos for those of us who wanted to know how a certain car was built. Ever notice at swap meets how the Oct. 1968 issue of R&C always seem to have pin holes in the photo in the upper right corner? I was one of many who built a "lakes modified" by scaling the photo (HRM Dec. 75 coverage of NSRA Memphis, bottom of page)