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engine swap

This Might Be The Most Badass Model A Ford Ever

We know, you can find Model As stuffed with Pro Mod motors, J47 jet engines, you name it. But we still think that the Finnish madmen who built this (mostly) stock-looking '29 A into a Cosworth-powered super sleeper have achieved a level of Model A badassery that will be hard to surpass. They've made a DOHC Cosworth BDA look disturbingly like a flathead four. They've made a suspension that looks as close to original Model A gear as possible while providing more modern handling. And so on and on and on... frankly, we stand in awe. Thanks to VintageRacer for the tip! [Hot Rod]

1:30 PM on Wed Jan 23 2008
By Murilee Martin
4,866 views, 54 comments

Latest by skierpage: Another MAT project on page 3: 1977 Lotus Esprit Turbo "Submarine" ex James Bond !!!!! Fantasy garage, meet reality garage. more »

down on the street

1979 Shay Model A Ford Replica

Remember the Classic Motor Carriages Gazelle ('29 Mercedes SSK replica built on a Chevette chassis) we saw a few months ago? The one that's been open to the elements for several years now, enraging its parking-challenged neighborhood as its owner moves it just often enough to avoid getting towed? With a For Sale sign offering the car at the extremely optimistic price of $12,000? Well, the Gazelle has a partner in consuming precious street parking: this Shay Reproductions Model A!
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9:00 AM on Fri Jan 18 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,819 views, 25 comments

Latest by whatwouldjessedo: hahahah! The owner of this car is so before his time. I don't know if this phenomenon is happening elsewhere, but here in Oakland there are a lot of guys installing speakers on the exterior of their car. Well, they more »

retro

Forget it Coop, It's Chinatown

Somehow, we imagine Coop walking out of the Los Angeles City Jail in a cream suit and watching fedora with a brown band, sauntering down the steps and stepping into his Model A hot rod. Just then, his phone rings. A voice on the other end of the line asks, "Are you alone, Mr. Cooper?" More »

12:15 AM on Fri Apr 13 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
429 views, 8 comments

retro

We Still Hate Aaron Von Minden: 1930 Model A Coupe

The dashing Aaron Von Minden, who no doubt can cut a rug with the best of them and almost certainly causes the ladies to swoon as he rolls by in only the freshest of rides, has tossed over a few new shots of his '30 A Coupe. And as Independence Day looms, what could be more American than a chopped five-window with an induction system as imposing as Dolph Lundgren? Oh wait, scratch that; Dolph's not from here. He's also got one of Don Garlits' old fire suits. Have we mentioned that we hate you, Aaron? An on-fire, deep, deep loathing that causes our jealous little cinder of a heart to palpitate wildly; sucking envy as nitro. Yeah. That much.
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4:00 PM on Mon Jul 3 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
721 views, 3 comments

Latest by Bumblebee: I love the practical placement of the tach juxtaposed with the absurdly high intake stacks that prevent you from seeing where you're going as you redline this beast. Which museum will this appear in first? more »

custom cars/hot rods

Because Everyone Needs a Little Model A in His Day

With so many rods built up from aftermarket pieces today, and even though a number of said rods are very cool, it's especially wonderful to run across a documented survivor. David Martin's '31 A is just that; run on the lakes, run with a SOHC Riley/Ford mill, run with a flathead and now featuring Chevy small block power (hey, we all get old at some point), Martin's Dayton-bewheeled rod is really pretty Mary-Poppins-fresh. That is to say, it's practically perfect in every way. More »

2:54 AM on Thu Jun 15 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
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