Hot Rods Model a gasser

That car is amazing. I remember seeing pics of it years ago. The rear trailing arm mounts scare me a bit, though.

 

If that scares you, you don’t want to look at the rest of the car haha.

 

It is cool just to get it going, but man if you could find out the history and get it looking like its prime that'd be pretty sweet.

 

I talked to a guy on Facebook that told me the car had been built in his dads shop, and a bit of information on it. I was hoping to get some photos but they were all lost in a house fire. Here’s some of a post I found on Facebook about it.

The little black primered coupe got a lot of our attention with the bunch of us often riding our bicycles before we had a driver’s license to work on it, well both of them. One night at Linville’s house, we got the headers finished on the supercharged coupe and decided to start for the first time. The car was not finished, it had no throttle linkage, no firewall, and one seat for the driver and the roll cage was started but not finished, but it ran. The Tubohydromatic transmission an Oldsmobile four speed automatic was the transmission of choice for these types of cars, you have to remember this was ten years BEFORE the Lenco was invented. The driveshaft was connected to the diff and there was air in the tires and the motor runs so we are gonna take it for a hop aren’t we. Linville drove it out of the little garage at his house and across the little bridge across the stream in front of his house and out on to the highway which had no traffic on it. I was sitting on the floor next to Linville and he looked over to me and said, “are you ready?” I said “Sure” not really knowing what that meant but I am gonna find out. Danny was watching from the side of the road when Linville pulled on the wire we had rigged up to the throttle linkage. The car lurched forward aggressively and I remember the road and the trees disappearing and all I could see was ….. sky. Linville released the wire and the road and trees reappeared. He shut the engine off, yes sitting in the middle of the highway (no traffic) and Danny came running up telling us that it went so high he could have walked under the front wheels. The homemade tube front axle had been straight but now had a very nice arc to it but the front wheels had about a 15 degree tilt in at the top. Linville started the engine and backed it up all the way back to the driveway, across the bridge and back into the garage.

 

Great story on the car. Thanks for sharing that piece of historic information. You may have to make some old school wheelie bars.

 

Back in the day the 3 window would've been an Altered not a gasser

UPDATE--I've just been informed that I misread the class designation on Rebel Rouser. The designation is B/C not B/G so it is an altered

 

Not sure I’ve ever seen an altered with 4 fenders and a stock wheel base.

 

I think he was referring to the Rebel Rouser in the picture from the Meltdown drags, not your coupe.

 

The Rebel Rouser looks to be a ‘31 Plymouth.

 

There's only one 3 window in the picture and it sure isn't yours. Altered had nothing to do with wheelbase it was motor set-back. They could be full fendered and stock wheelbase. They also weren't required to have many of the required equipment that the gassers were

 

That car was built when chrome was thick and women were straight. And men drove wooden ships. When guys spent their hours in the shop and girlfriends were pissed. And no my post probably doesn't matter, but it's a bitchin model A. Lippy

 

I read the WHOLE thread.
(4 pages)
Cuz the car is badass.
And historic.
And cool.
And I'm happy for Brent.

Gasser? Altered?
I honestly wouldn't know. And I don't care. So how about we get back to the main issue here...

... my peeper feels funny.

 

That San Jose Speedway banner hang behind your coupe brought back memories. Oh and if you need anything and I can help, I'm local.

 

I guess you're referring to my post #98. There wasn't anything there about/against Brent Maggis coupe. As said the car is badass and it would've run the gas class back in the day.
I simply commented on the fake 3 window B/Gasser. Others can't read/comprehend and took it wrong. One even commented he has no idea of the difference. So maybe some education is needed for the less informed. You don't like it don't read it.
UPDATE--I've just been informed that I misread the class designation on Rebel Rouser. The designation is B/C not B/G so it is an altered

 

The welcome to sj speedway is a wood painted sign! Thanks I appreciate that

 

You are going to shine up the wheels aren’t you? Please?

 

I'd love to see some detail pics of the underside or wherever else we'd see interesting details. The roughness and ingenuity of these cars is wonderfully inspiring.

 

Awesome! Thanks.

It has Maratta Missile (AKA The Rake) vibes. I love it.

 

Yup.... she's an Original Hot Rod underneath .... have you got it ready to drive the roads again?

 

I need to buy licenses plates and register It. Shouldn’t take too much more to get it driving once I have the motor back and figure out the trans. A little plumbing and not much wiring.

 

@BRENT MAGGI I sent you a PM, did you see it?

 

I just found it. Pm sent

 

Brent. This is exciting. Another old Model A drag car out there doing it's thing. Just like mine. I am very happy you are getting this car running and driving. You will have so much fun that it should be illegal. LOL

 

Still need to mount the grill shell and radiator better, but the roller is about as done as it’s going to get.

 

Looking stellar man. Glad you found what you were after.

I cant imagine working on a floor that clean...... Here I was thinking my painted concrete was too nice...

Keep up the good work man...

 

Wicked! Looks like it will chew your leg off if you get to close. LOL.

 

Please do. This one is way beyond patina and has entered the neglect stage. Put it back to its glory days. I'd much rather look at a restored race car than some old crusty "survivor" Life take effort.

 

Then go look at restored race cars, pretty simple? Lol