At a cruise tonite was this really sweet, low tech Model A Roadster Pick-up. It was a very original and new build...only 48 miles on the clock.

The surprise was under the hood if it had a hood....a warmed over Flathead 4 Banger with a single Stomberg. When was the last time you saw anything smaller than a V8 in a hot rod?

What a clean build with some neat original touches. Check out the license plate floor....vintage NJ tags. Also, look at the back of the cab...the owner cut out holes and that's where he hid the turn signals and third brake light.

The wood work was a thing of beauty, as were the vintage wire wheels.

It's simple and has the "IT" factor. No doubt a Kia Rio would blow this away at the stoplight drags, but that's not the point of this rod.

Maybe I should have posted this in the "What Made You Smile Today" post, because I'm still grinning after seeing this.

 

Really cool!

Needs dual throat Webers and stacks though.

 

^agree!

I like the more unusual builds. Shows some originality. Get tired of the old hot rods with LS motors in them.

 

One of my biggest pet peeves is seeing Chevy engines in old Ford hot rods. I usually just walk away as soon as I see a Chevy engine in one, don't even finish looking it over.

 

Yep. Absolutely drives me crazy. The argument is always how cheap the LS motors are, but honestly, if you're going to spend 75k on a hot rod, why are you cheaping out on the motor?

 

 

I like it.

 

I'm the same way. I hate crossing lines like that. That old Ford I'm thinking about would be great and easy with a LS motor swap but there's no way I could let myself do it. No crossing fords and chevy unless it's an AMC or just a straight rat rod. Lol

And I think this little truck is fantastic. I agree with Charlie that the single carb and ugly intake could be improved but I think the build is wonderful. That fuel pressure regulator and fuel block should be hidden also.

 

That is awesome. I'd love to daily something like that, just BECAUSE.

 

I agree to a certain extent. Back in the 30's, 40's, and early 50's guys who wanted to go fast removed the fenders and found ways to pump more HP out of the flathead which was really the only viable V8 at the time because they were so plentiful. Offy heads with multiple Strombergs was the Coyote set-up of the day.

But the flathead had it's limits, and then the OHV came along. Moonshiners were putting Caddy engines in 40 Fords and blowing the doors off the Feds, and when the 265 and 283's started breeding like rabbits on Viagra, hot rodders jumped. They were in abundance, light, cheap, and didn't overheat. An prolific aftermarket industry suddenly boomed around the Chevy small block.

The hot rodders didn't care about crossing any lines except the one at the end of the dragstrip. The Ford engine at the time was the 292/312 and it was too long, the oil pan was in the wrong position, and it weighed a ton. And there wasn't much available in go-fast parts like the GM design.

The Chevy SB out of tradition, convenience, and cost has continued to be the engine of choice for hot rods (I hate calling them street rods). But you expect to see a Chevy in a Deuce or 40 Ford these days. Belly button mentality I guess. Everyone has one.

But certain engines other just look soooo right in a Ford hot rod, especially an old school build.....like this one: