The Shay Reproductions Model A replica really is a Ford, because it's built on a Pinto chassis. Disc brakes, four-speed, the works. Note the red tag on the windshield; the aforementioned enraged neighbors play a constant cat-and-mouse game with this car and the Gazelle, reporting them to the APD, who red-tag the cars. Once tagged, the cars must be moved within 72 hours or get towed away... and the owner always moves them (across the street) about 71 hours later. The problem is that potential buyers don't understand the value of this car (which, like the Gazelle, is for sale). The price is $10,000. Firm.


Check out this feature that ol' Henry Ford never dreamed of for the original Model A: Kraco 6" speakers mounted on the rear body... where they spend the winter filled with rain. This must be so the passengers in the rumble seat can listen to high-quality tunage while sucking Pinto exhaust. $10K is cheap for this jewel!


However, the new buyer might want to allocate a few bucks for a new interior, since this one has been getting rained in every winter for years now.




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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?"

To which the artist replies, "Isn't everybody?"

More photos of the '29 Tudor (including the awesome phallosatano hood ornament) at the Positive Ape Index.

The Obligatory Hot Rod Photos [Positive Ape Index]

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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.

Savage Speed Garage

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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.

Born to Run [Street Rodder]

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