As the detailed list below will tell you,this is an original 1930 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan body sitting on a modern hotrod chassis that has been built in a mostly traditional style. The chassis is made from all high-quality Pete & Jakes and So-Cal components and the drivetrain is a 350ci SBC and Powerglide combo that has been built for fun and reliability with a traditional aesthetic. The chassis is very clean with all shiny powder-coated, ainted, nd chromed parts. The body is just finished in primer and has a little ways to go to before it could be ready for paint - not far though. The interior has been kept simple and clean and is meant to be open to the elements.
This car runs very well. It starts instantly and makes plenty of power - I have a few 100MPH Day of the Drags patches to prove it and the video will give you a taste of what it's capable of doing. It's also astonishingly reliable - I've driven it on two 1500 mile road trips from Austin to Joplin, O for the HAMB Drags and raced it while I was there. If you have earplugs and can tolerate the heat, wouldn't hesitate to drive this car anywhere in the country - in fact, y road trips in this car are some of my best memories. That said, t is a hotrod with straight lakes-style headers, o windows, nd no roof - it's incredibly loud and can scare the hell out of you if you're not careful. The listed mileage is pretty close to accurate for the engine and chassis.
The new owner of this car could easily just drive and enjoy it as-is for years - I get nothing but compliments on it at my local Austin shows and park-n-hangs and most can't believe that I'm going to sell it. That said, t's not perfect and if the new owner decided to improve the car, hey would most likely want to focus on the body. There are still some imperfections that could use work - some of the patch panels need some finish work, he chop-line could use some smoothing, nd some small dents/issues still remain on the lower back panel. I've included photos of these areas and am happy to provide more detail on request.
The Details:
- 1930 Model A Tudor Sedan body - from a barn in Luling Texas - chopped 3 inches and channeled 4 inches. All rust has been repaired with patch panels, urface rust removed, ainted with Eastwood Rust Encapsulating Primer
- 1969 Chevy 350 (rebuilt from ground up - 350HP) with 3x2 Holley large venturi 94s
- Holley E-Street aluminum heads
- '35 Driveshaft style lakes headers
- Rebuilt aluminum powerglide transmission with 2500RPM Hughes torque converter and a Lokar shifter
- Pete and Jake's Model A frame and crossmembers
- Pete and Jake's Superbell 4-inch drop front-end with chrome hairpins and SoCal chrome shock mounts and shocks
- Vega steering box
- Pete and Jake's rear ladder bars
- Heidt's Coilover rear shocks
- Ford 9inch rear end completely rebuilt with brand new Moser axels, ichmond 3.73 gears, nd an Eaton True Track Differential
- '40 style juice brakes with Bendix internals
- Brookville '32 steel grill shell and stainless grill and rebuilt Model A radiator
- '36 Ford truck headlights with SoCal chrome headlight mounts
- '38/'39 Ford taillights
- '40 Ford original 4x16 wheels powder coated with new Coker Firestone bias-ply tires 7.50 (rear) and 4.75 (front) blackwall tires
- '65 Mustang seats reupholstered in oxblood vinyl
- Full wood-kit top
- 8 Circuit Rebel wiring harness
- Full set (with tach) Stewart Warner gauges
- Brookville '32 dashboard
- Spun aluminum gas tank
This is a hand-built hotrod and has imperfections - I will happily post pictures of any details a prospective buyer would like to see but the car is sold as-is with no warrantees
I am also selling the car locally and reserve the right to end the auction at any time.