Now available at our Philadelphia showroom, Gateway Classic Cars
welcomes this amazing 1927 Ford Model T Rat Rod! This car has an
amazing story with ties to an American hero, Butch Johnson, a hot
rodder and World War II veteran who served valiantly in the Pacific
Theatre. A true father-son project, this 1927 Model T was radically
modified in Santa Ana with Butch's story artfully incorporated in
the build. Wearing olive-drab Valspar� Etching Primer the car
boasts tasteful pinstriping done by well-known artist Dennis
Ricklefs. Climb in the cabin and take a seat in those buckets from
a Lockheed Electra, that's right aircraft seats with accompanying
seat belts! Wrap your hands around modified Model A steering wheel
wrapped shellacked fishing line and check out the Model A brass
radiator cap that sits in the center! Are those rods on the column?
They sure are! The column drop was made with a pair of Model T rods
while the Jones� tachometer mount is a connecting rod from a Fiat
850 Spyder! Shift your eyes downward and know you will literally
putting the pedal to the metal as they are made from oval plates
that connect the bumper rails on a Model A! The car sits on stock
Model T frame rails boxed and a 9-inch rear step. Strap in and
start this radical ride to hear that 181CID Mercruiser Engine
rumble! Rated at 210 horsepower, this inline four-cylinder engine
will get you where you need to go and is heard through those long
exhaust pipes that run alongside the driver side! Fuel is sent via
Alghon� Mechanical fuel injection and a Hillborne� Belt-Driven pump
that ensures proper delivery. All that power is transferred to a
21-spline T5 transmission linked to a 1948 Ford Banjo rear end with
3.73 gears! The ride is smooth thanks to Firestone� dirt track
tires with the fronts 5.00-16 and rears 8.90-16 mounted on 16"
Kelsey Hayes� wire wheels! This one-of-a-kind custom car won't be
around for long! The attention to detail is absolutely amazing from
the old stove knob trunk handle to the overflow tank, Butch
Johnson's government issued canteen that wears Chrysanthemum pins
believed to denote confirm Allied infantry kills and taken from a
Japanese Lieutenant during World War II. All of these things and
then some come with this unique rat rod. This car is ready for its
next chapter and for you to be sitting behind the wheel. To view
this 1927 Ford Model T Rat Rod in greater detail, including HD
pictures and an HD video, visit www.GatewayClassicCars.com or our
Philadelphia showroom located in West Deptford, NJ. For more
information, please call 856-599-4100 or email
[email protected]
