1928 - 29 Ford hot rod

1929 FORD MODEL A ROADSTER BROOKVILLE BODY (STEEL ) BROOKVILLE 32 FRAME ,BOXED,PINCHED AND BOBBED,SUPER BELL 4'' DROPPED AXEL AND HAIR PINS,VEGA CROSS STEERING,40 FORD DRUM BRAKES,OLDS REAR WITH P&J LADDER BARS,ALDEN REAR COIL OVERS,KING BEE HEAD LIGHTS WITH INTERNAL SIGNALS ,KWIK WIRE HARNESS ,39 FORD TAIL LIGHTS,CHOPPED WIND SHIELD,ROLL AND PLEAT INTERIOR,BANJO WHEEL,MOON GAUGES WITH TACH, ( SPEEDO SHOWS 1,750 MILES ) STEELIE WHEELS WITH RINGS AND FORD CAPS,OLDS 303 ROCKET 88 ENGINE ,WEIAND INTAKE MANAFOLD,3 STROMBERG 97 CARBS,PERTRONIX ELECT AND COIL IN STOCK DIST,90 AMP POWER HOUSE GENERATOR, SCHIFER ALM FLYWHEEL WITH LONG STYLE CLUTCH SET UP , LAKE PIPE HEADERS,32 GRILL AND SHELL,WALKER RADIATOR, ''TANKS ''FUEL TANK,GM T5 FIVE SPEED TRANS,HIDDEN REMOTE RADIO,PAINTED INSIDE AND OUT TOP TO BOTTOM,HAND PAINTED NOSE ART,

This sweet little roadster was built by John Thawley in 1982 for Buick Motor Division as a concept promotional vehicle for Buick's aftermarket performance parts display. It is the cover car for "How to build a repro Rod", showing Junior Johnson on the cover with John. The car is also on the inside cover of Jim Ruggles' "Buick Performance Guide". The car was purchased by a high ranking Buick executive and has remained in the family since. The car is in excellent original condition and is part of Buicks legendary performance history. Included are thirty custom lapel pins with the Buick "6" logo that was part of the PR campaign.

ENGINE 4.1 V-6, TRANSMISSION GM 350TH with column shift(tends to leak a little when parked for longer periods) CHASSIS TCI Frame, 4" drop SuperBell front axle-transverse spring and 9"Ford rear with ladder bar and coil-overs.

BODY by Polyform, bodywork by "Magoo", paint by Paul Bonanti, Striping by Sam Mc Farland. Ron Francis wiring.

CHASSIS
Frame / Manufacturer 1929 Ford
Wheelbase 104"
Modifications boxed, rear z'd 7"
Rearend / Ratio Currie 9" (Anaheim, CA) / 3.50:1
Rear suspension Speedway Motors (Lincoln, NE) ladder bars, Model A transverse spring
Rear brakes Ford drum
Front suspension Super Bell (Peculiar, MO) dropped axle, split '40 Ford wishbones, transverse spring
Front brakes M/T Car Products (Paradise, CA)
Steering box Ford F-100
Front wheel make, size Kelsey Hayes, 16x4"
Rear wheel make, size Kelsey Hayes, 16x4"
Front tire make, size Firestone ribber dirt track, 16-500
Rear tire make, size Firestone Deluxe Champion, 750x16
Gas tank spun aluminum 11-gallon

ENGINE
Make 1962 Cadillac
Displacement 401ci
Machining / Assembly Fernando Alonso (Los Angeles, CA)
Camshaft Isky Racing Cams (Gardena, CA)
Radiator Mattson's (Stanton, CA)
Manifold / Induction Edelbrock 4x2 / Stromberg 97s
Ignition / Wires converted to electronic by Dave's small-body HEI's (Yerington, NV)
Headers Jimmy White / Circle City Hot Rods (Orange, CA)

TRANSMISSION
Make B&M GM TH350
Trans mods Four C's (Santa Fe Springs, CA)
Driveshaft Wenco (Van Nuys, CA)

BODY
Body style / Material roadster / steel
Body manufacturer Ford
Body mods doors welded shut, door and trunk skins removed, channeled 4"
Grille '32 Ford chopped from Vintique (Orange, CA)
Bodywork owner
Paint type / Color PPG / Black Rustoleum
Painter owner
Headlights / Taillights E&J / '49-51 Ford backup lights

INTERIOR
Dashboard Auburn
Insert / Gauges Auburn / Stewart-Warner Blue Line
Steering wheel Flat Four banjo wheel
Steering column Ford F-100
Upholsterer owner
Material / Color vinyl / black
Carpet black w/silver flake Trinidad

1929 Ford, 2 door sedan, built in the late 60's early 70's- true time capsule.283 chevy /350 training. motor and training have some work done..9 inch ford rear. Car runs and drives beautifully. Drives 70-80 down the highway. Just spent $10,000 on upgrades. Original custom chassis, custom interior, custom paint (all original from the late 60's early 70's).

1929 Ford Model A Sport coupe body chopped 2" channeled 4". New 2X4 tubing frame. 4' drilled dropped axle. New after market spindles. 1940s ford front brakes with cooling scoops. fiberglass 3' chopped grille shell. New aluminum radiator with trans cooler. Hairpin radius rods. Reversed Corvair steering box. Newly rebuilt Chevy 305 v-8. HO heads, new crank, high compression pistons, high lift/duration cam, roller rockers. All other internals new or reconditioned. Edelbrock performer intake, speedway Stromberg adapter, two rebuilt Stromberg 48 carbs with working choke and progressive linkage. Gear Drive headers with internal removable baffles. High torque starter. Stock used TH350 trans and converter. Gennie shifter. new driveshaft. 8" mustang rear end with drum brakes, Model A spring over rear suspension with 4 -bar and shocks. New ten gallon spun aluminum gas tank with sender in trunk. 3/4" square subframe built on frame connecting body. sheet metal doors and interior completed.'32 Ford replica dash with Stewart Warner gauges (not hooked up yet. Windshield and window regulators are there. Have wood bows to complete the top. New red upholstered bomber buckets on custom tip up seat frames.

It's a steel body, not fiberglass, and it combines a 1929 Ford roadster body with a '32 Ford grille shell to create an iconic look. Well, the body isn't very stock, it's been channeled and sectioned to look low, and there's a very cool custom windshield with stanchions that give it a unique look. The bright red paint contrasts with a black deck and cowl, which helps it look even lower than it is, and quite honestly, the finish quality is probably light-years ahead of what it wore when it was first built. Clever details include filled fender wells, some shaved hardware, and 1950 Pontiac taillights built into the rear panel, which was a popular look then and even more so today. A black insert in the radiator shell ties it all together quite neatly and if you're a fan of exposed hardware and minimalist bodywork, this car delivers in a big way. Chrome King Bee-style headlights are about the only flashy parts on the entire car, and they work with the old-school look.


You can see 1965 sensibilities inside, where button-tufted leather seats and side panels were all the rage. Perhaps most remarkably, everything inside the car save for the carpets is original, a testament to the care the car has received over the past five decades, never mind the high-quality workmanship that some upholstery shop delivered. I don't know where those pedestal-style buckets came from, but I like them, and with a wrap-around belt rail, the line between inside and outside the car is very blurry. Doors? We don't need no stinkin' doors, not when your car is this low and there is no roof; just jump in and go! A real wood dashboard is full of vintage Stewart-Warner gauges that give a full picture of the engine's health, and the only really modern piece is the leather-wrapped steering wheel, which uses a yellow marker at the top just like vintage race cars. There's also a small trunk out back, but most of it is filled with a new fuel cell and the remote-mounted battery.


For power, this one uses a vintage 1965 Buick Nailhead. Displacing 425 cubic inches, this torque factory flings the featherweight roadster around like it was made of paper, and you'd better be sure you're pointed in the right direction when you crack the throttle. All eight barrels open up and the car lunges forward at any speed. The Nailhead is one of the cooler-looking engines, especially with those finned valve covers and it's certainly distinctive. Chrome headers dump into side pipes that sound outrageous on the go and the transmission is a genuine 4-speed manual feeding 4.11 gears in the Ford rear end. The ladder suspension and frame are basic, but that's this car's entire M.O., and thanks to the recent restoration, it's nicely detailed and ready to rock. Staggered whitewall tires on painted steelies complete the awesome retro look.

1928 Genuine, vintage, antique, steel Ford model A sedan up for grabs
Chopped 4 and Channeled 3 inches
73 Chevy 350 bored 60 over
65 Chevy Malibu Muncie 3 speed
57 Chevy rear end
(2) Holly 94's up top with Frogs mouth scoops (rebuilt and jetted properly to supply)
Zip hi-rise water pump
Tall shifter
all guages and tach.no speedo (who needs it)
lake headers
New labeled wire harness with mini fuses
Stock gas tank (no leaks)

Un 29' sur des rails de 32'


Son moteur

Excellent

1929 Ford Tudor Sedan



Turnkey car. Runs and drives fine.
29 Frame is boxed and 4" kickup in rear.
Body is chopped 6" and channeled 4"
Motor is 302 .060 over , big cam etc etc..
Ford FMX transmission. 3speed auto

Street Rodder Magazine November 2014
Rod and Custom Magazine multiple times



Paint & custom floor pan and firewall
by Starlite Rod & Kustom (Torrance, CA)

Pinstriping by Malex
(Starlite Rod & Custom)



Frame - Dagel's X-member tig welded boxed & stepped 4" front, 12" rear
Original Model A Frame WITH THE ORIGINAL SERIAL NUMBERS ON THE ORIGINAL FRAME



Windshield - 2" chop

Top - Black canvas (Kwik-Top)

Tail Lights - '39 Ford
Headlights – custom sealed beam



Driveline

engine -302 Ford (full roller motor)
Only 3594 miles on rebuild and engine

Trans - C-4 w/ Lokar shifter
low miles since rebuilt



Carburation - 3 deuce Holleys (progressive linkage)

Ignition - Mallory magnetic breakerless



Fuel Capacity - one 10 gallon tank located behind seat, one 7 gallon tank in rear
(Tank switch lever accessible under seat)



Suspension –

front: TCI 4"drop axle
rear: Alden Eagle coilovers
Rear End - Ford 9" with Currie axles - rebuilt with 3594 miles on



Interior
Custom bench -
Dash -'29 Brookeville steel with SoCal gauges
Steering Column - Limeworks column & wheel