progress pics german flathead roadster

here´s some update pics of my 27 roadster. Built the motormounts from scratch. It´s nothing special but I hope it looks o.k. I also built the frame by myself. The original A axle was dropped just 1,5 inches.


tried to get that riveted look with small VW bumper bolts, of course it does not hold the weight of the engine it´s just for the looks.

that´s my german 239cui flattie with 59a heads ,Offy intake and two 81 zenith/strombergs from a french ford vedette.



mounts welded.


nothing fancy til now but I will keep you updated.Winter is coming soon to germany and will need a good heater for my shop

 

Looks reallllllll good. Nice accents with the bolts.

-Rick

 

LOVE it!

 

Looks like you're off to a great start so far! Keep us updated...

Malcolm

 

Cool tip! And the hot rod is coming along quite well. Congrats on the buildup.

Keep posting pics of the progress.

RGV

 

dang that looks great! im gonna have to post some progress pics of my rust-t roadster now!

 

Very cool...

 

I like the simulated rivits, a nice touch. Looks like your making good progress.

Frank

 

thank you guys for the response, I appreciate it.
just trial fitted the 36 dash,it´s only a mock up so please don´t look at the
gap. Bought the dashboard from egay here in germany for 12 bucks !!
Steering Wheel comes from a 30´s Auto Union car, maybe Wanderer.

 

Great picts! Keep us posted!!

 

Very cool. Looks alot like the Ford Banjo wheel.....

 

I like your work,very nice,is that wheel a VW,MG?

 

is that silver paint or an alloy block? ...I like the rivets!!!

 

Nice Build,what Trans Are You Gonna Run Behind Your Flatty?

 

I wish I had an aluminium block ! it´s just silver paint. I was inspired by the Horch ,Audi and Wanderer engines blocks from the 30´s. It matches good with the shiny black heads.
I have a Chevy S-10 5 speed for the flatty.
to alleyoop: Nope it´s not MG or VW. it´s a Wanderer steering Wheel.

 

great car !!!
I love the details , hope to see it on the street next year !

 

That is sweet!
What sort of 'screen you going to run? It would look good with two 30s style semi circle race car windscreens.

 

There are a lot of things I like about it.

 

Really neat stuff. Thanks for posting.

 

Very cool, i like the bolts for the rivited look. Keep up the updates

 

I love those little details. Nice!

 

@DocWatson: yeah, I was thinking the same. They´re called "Brookland windscreens" but I´m not really sure because I have a kinda Hallock style windshield on my mind (from scratch of course..)
By the way I found an ultrarare Ford emblem for the grillshell ornament.
The german made Fords had these during the 30´s and it says "german made/fabricated". Well ,it matches with my german G29T Block !

 

Thats cool...never seen one of those before!

Kev.

 

Here´s a shot of the bellhousing. You can see the FK letters there ,which means Ford Köln(Cologne). The dizzy sits in the back on the german blocks which confuses some people

 

Your build looks great! I love the '35-'36 dash (I have one in my rod as well) Did you get the chrome waterfall for the center when you bought it? It's gotta be tough to find old parts over there... The engine is killer!

Flatman

 

That is going to be a very cool ride. I spent a couple of years in Bamberg many, many moons ago. Never saw a true hot rod like yours on the road the entire time I was there. I was always told the TUV (?) would not allow it. Now, on the HAMB I see that hot rodding is alive and well in Germany and the rest of Europe. Really surprising.

 

Flatman, I have the waterfall and the V8 ashtray.
Bib, you´re right. The Rod scene in germany in the 80´s and early 90´s was full of graphics,radials,Jag axels and pink and yellow cars .
But now you see more and more traditional or I may say authentic rides all over europe.Not to mention the swedes and the brits, they did the trad thing waaay before we germans started.
The TUV Inspection is cool when it comes to well build rods. If the technical and the safetey issues are good and the car is built perfectley,well at least good, it´s no problem nowadays.But it has to be an original old frame or body. Sure we also have people with rat rods and that´s a little problem here in germany because of the police ! When they stop these cars ,they stop every hot rod on the roads because for the cops these cars are all the same ! What a bummer. But the rat rods mostly are trailered to the shows .
Please don´t get me wrong.Don´t wanna offend anybody with rats but in germany we don´t have so many rods so we´re "worried" about our image !

 

Bad as car , dude !!!!
I love it !

The badge should say " Bayrisches Erzeugnis" )

 

BTW i have a french flathead now and german ones have better(bigger)
ports than french ones.German flatheads rock !Plus they ALL have
double bearing pumps even the early ones.

 

....and they come with alloy oilpans !!!!...and dual point Bosch dizzys !!
thanks, Dude, I appreciate it ! "Bayerisches Erzeugnis" that´s a perfect idea!!
BTW Micky, thanks for the ´40 juice Brakes !