1930 FORD MODEL A COUPE RAT ROD HOT ROD SURVIVOR
THIS MODEL
A COUPE WAS HOTRODDED IN THE LATE 50'S BY ONE OF MY DAD'S FRIENDS. THIS IS AN
AUTHENTIC HOT ROD WITH PLENTY OF HISTORICAL PICTURES AND MAGAZINE COVERAGE. THE
CAR WAS SHOWN LOCALLY IN THE MIDWEST AND IN 1960 WAS TAKEN TO CALIFORNIA
WHERE IT WAS FEATURED IN HOT ROD MAGAZINE FROM THE POMONA CALIFORNIA
WINTER NATIONALS. THE CAR RETURNED TO THE MIDWEST
AND WAS SHOWN LOCALLY AGAIN UNTIL THE LATE 60'S. THE CAR WENT THROUGHT SOME
MINOR CHANGES DURING THIS TIME (PAINT,TAILIGHTTS,ENGINES)
THE CAR WAS THEN PUT IN STORAGE UNTIL THE 80'S WHEN THEY GOT IT OUT FOR ONE
SUMMER. IT WAS THEN PUT BACK INTO STORAGE UNTIL THE EARLY 90'S WHEN THEY GOT IT
OUT TO RESTORE THE CAR. THE OWNER THEN GOT SICK AND PASSED AWAY AND THE CAR WAS
LEFT IN A HORSE PASTURE UNTIL 2003 WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I PUT THE CAR BACK
TOGETHER AND DROVE IT ONE SUMMER AND THEN TORE THE CAR APART AND REDID PARTS OF
THE CHASIS TO MAKE IT MORE RELIABLE. I SWEPT THE FRAME AND LOWERED THE FLOOR 6
INCHES, REBUILT THE ENGINE, PUT A 700R4 AND A 9 INCH REAR END IN IT. NOW THE
CAR IS MORE COMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. BODY: FAIRLY ROUGH,HAS
RUST IN THE LOWER DRIVERS DOOR AND LOWER PATCH PANELS AND THE TRUNK LID. THE
TOP HAS BEEN FILLED AND ALL WORK DONE WITH LEAD. THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BEEN
SHAVED AND THE CUSTOM ANTENNA
ON THE COWEL WAS DONE IN LEAD
ALSO IN THE LATE 50'S. THE REAR TAILLIGHT COVE WAS DONE IN THE 60'S AND WAS
DONE WITH STEEL AND BONDO AND THE BONDO IS FLAKING OFF. DRIVELINE: REBUILT
CHEVY 350 6 STROMBERG CARBS ONLY THE CENTER 2 ARE HOOKED UP 700R4 TRANSMISSION
WITH 2500 RPM STALL AND A LOKAR SHIFTER 9 INCH FORD REAREND WITH NEW BEARINGS,
WHEEL CYLINDERS, BRAKE HOSES, 40 FORD FRONT SPRING MOUNTED TO THE 9 INCH FORD
REAR END FORD FRONT AXLE WITH 40 FORD DRUM BRAKES
CHROMED IN THE LATE 50'S...CHROME IS FLAKING OFF DUE TO AGE, FRONT END HAS NEW
KINGPINS, BRAKE SHOES, WHEEL CYLINDERS, BRAKE HOSES AND BEARINGS. THIS CAR HAS
ALOT OF HOT ROD HISTORY BEHIND IT. I HAVE OVER 100 PICTURES THAT I WILL GET
COPIED FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THE CAR HAS SEEN IN HOT ROD MAGAZINE JUNE 1961
AND OCTOBER 2005, ROD AND CUSTOM FEBRUARY 2005 AND JUNE 2005. ALSO FEATURED IN MAD FABRICATORS SOCIETY HOT ROD DVD WITH AN
INTERVIEW AND APPROX. 10 MINUTES OF FOOTAGE. THE CAR NEEDS FRONT AND
REAR SHOCKS, SHEETMETAL WORK IN THE TRUNK AND THE STALL CONVERTOR NEEDS TO BE
CHANGED AS YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL WHEN STOPPING AND IT GOES INTO GEAR
HARD. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END THE AUCTION EARLY DUE TO HAVING IT ADVERTISED
LOCALLY. PLEASE E-MAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS AT [email protected]
