Attached is a photo of my 1930 Model A Ford Roadster. It currently has a four inch dropped axle and I'm considering going to a gasser look with the front end raised. Comments, please
The only comment I have is, that is a pretty damn nice car. Build it or change it as you see fit. Dale
Your car has a nice stance now. If your car was a coupe I might think about it but a roadster just doesn't look right that way to me.
If you go gasser style, you will need to go all the way to pull it off. I never saw a roadster like yours as a gasser, but it would definitely need a roll bar, a crazy induction like hilborn with tall stacks or a blower, zoomy headers, wide cheater slicks, and a chute and/or wheely bars out the back. Even with all that, I think it will be kind of odd as it is not recognizable as a gasser like a 40 Willys is. In my opinion, there are way cooler things you can do to that car. Personally, I think the whole gasser thing is a bit of a fad (except for real ones), and that look will not add any value to what is already desirable as it is. Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone & iPad
It will be more stabile to drive with the lower front. The fenders act like airplane wings. Charlie Stephens
You need to pick a theme and stick with it. As HRP said you have 2 things going on. Semi street roddy semi drag racer full nothing!!. It looks to be a nice car put some steelies with rings and caps and drive the hell out of it!!
easy to raise easy to put back ---photo shop it---it looks really good now---but what will it hurt...
No to many many wana be gassers all ready Thats a sweet car you have . If your boared with the look change wheels and tires. Wide Whites and Steelies will do it .
Model A full fendered coupes look great as a Gasser, one of my favorites. A roadster not so much. Nice car.
Very nice roadster. I can understand you wanting to change it up. Sometimes people get tired of style or look, and have a need for something fresh. Rather than going the gasser route, with the time and expense involved, how about something simpler. A 3"-4" windshield cut, and a wheel change (maybe even back to the chrome reverse you have), possibly a multi-carb setup, would give it a more hotrod, rather than streetrod vibe IMO. It's a very nice ride as is, but as a gasser, I dunno, might be a stretch.
If my memory serves me right that car would never have fit the '64 and earlier NHRA rules as a 'Gasser' - it would have been classified as a 'Street Roadster' = /SR As for my opinion - leave it alone....
Uh.... No. I would change to steel wheels, caps, rings and enjoy it as Hot Rod. If you want a gasser, trade it for one.
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