Vehicle Description
Trucks make great hot rods and this 1929 Ford Model A pickup offers
all the same tricks as its roadster and coupe siblings with a big
slice of practicality on the side. With a Ford steel body and
wooden bed, it has a wonderful old-school look and with reliable
small block V8 power, it's entertaining on the road. Lots of fun in
a great antique package!
Bright blue suits the jaunty little pickup bodywork just fine and
none of the upright boxy shape has been cut, chopped, or otherwise
modified. The distinctive Model A grille and hood are neatly
rounded and butt up against that upright cab for a wonderful
antique look and the bed out back has perfect proportions. Build
quality overall is quite good, and while it was finished several
years ago, it shows only minor signs of use and a decent shine that
still gets a lot of attention at shows. Fit and finish are what you
get with a wood-framed Model A body, better than most and with
doors that have a solid sound when you pull them closed. The
fenders wrap around the wheels tightly for that old-school look and
all the running boards have been painted black for a much-needed
contrast. The bed is, of course, trimmed in real oak planks and if
you're looking for the fuel cell, it's been neatly hidden in the
wooden chest. How cool is that?!?!
The interior is still sensible and simple, with a bench seat
wrapped in blue cloth that makes it look dressed up, albeit a bit
dated. Carpets on the floors help control noise and sound and are a
big step up from the original rubber mat and wooden floor boards.
Matching door panels give it a very finished look and things like a
late-model tilt wheel and an AM/FM stereo mean that long-distance
cruises are never out of the question. Round black-face gauges
monitor all the vitals and suit the simple, smooth dashboard just
fine. A column shifter for the TH350 3-speed automatic transmission
is another modern update, yet the windshield still tilts open for
fresh air like it so many decades ago. It's all a really neat way
to bring old and new together pretty seamlessly.
The engine is a tried-and-true 305 cubic inch Chevrolet V8 that's
properly dressed for duty in a hot rod pickup. Polished aluminum
pieces are used throughout to make it sparkle, and anything that
wasn't polished or detailed was treated to more of that bright blue
engine red paint. The accessories are pulled in tight to the block,
so it all fits pretty neatly under the Model A's hood, and it's fed
by an Edelbrock 650CFM 4-barrel carburetor on a Weiand intake
manifold. There's rack-and-pinion steering and front disc brakes up
front, and coilovers out back, so this little truck actually
handles quite well. And for a little added rumble, shorty headers
feed a dual exhaust featuring glasspack mufflers that cut out
before the rear axle. It's got exactly the right stance, too,
wearing black steel wheels with dog-dish hubcaps, all wrapped in
195/70/14 blackwall radials.
A neat little truck that doesn't seem to be trying too hard to be
something it's not. Clean, quick, fun, reliable, and surprisingly
economical, it's a great way to cruise this summer. Call now!