Hi, Has anyone got the chassis measurements or plans for a speedster chassis , I want to build my own but I don't want to use a model "A" frame. I saw one I would like to base my build on in Hop Up special no 5. based on a period sprint frame but it just gives the basic 16" wide 95" long. Is it just straight rails or are there "kick-ups" ? Hope someone can help. Many thanks, Nige
When I weighed 25 lbs less and had brown hair I built a T frame for my C cab. I think it's a straight frame with no kick up. It is a rectangle shape. Terry aka dirt t
The great thing about building a "speedster" is that the only carved in stone thing about speedsters is that they should look period correct. Here in the Pacific Northwest of the US a lot of the Model A speedsters were built with Model A restorers left overs. The Northwest vintage Speedster club based around Portland Oregon has some very authentic period correct ones and some that are far more fun than correct. Northwest Vintage Speedsters Club (nwvs.org) That is a good site to poke around on for ideas and maybe what not to do things too. I think that If I live in the UK I would be looking at building with common UK pieces that may be restorers cast offs rather than being all that caught up in building a car based on an American car unless that is just how you feel you have to do it. Meaning using reasonably available and affordable British parts from the 20's/early 30's and building your version of what a guy would have built in the early 30's. Something bigger than the trials cars but smaller and less expensive than a home built Blower Bentley.
I think that a lot of the guys who have built them didn't follow anybody's dimensions or plans other than their own.
In my book, that is an exceptionally well done and relatively easy to replicate speedster build. Thanks for sharing! ~Peter
T frames are 23” wide and are commonly considered to be narrow. A 16” wide car might require a jockey to drive it…?
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