Vehicle Description
1927 Ford Model T Coupe (Gold Brick) - - Hot Rod Magazine Cover -
October 2011 - The Gold Brick - Radical Build - 283 Tri-Power V8
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many photographs of this car are presented due to website
limitations. To be sure you access all the photographs, please go
to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) Gold Medals aren't really
made of Gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard to
find alloy called guts. - Dan Gable. Make this car a centerpiece in
your collection, someone else has invested the sweat,
determination, and guts to build such a cool creation. It's not
quite a gold medal, but it'll take you down the road in style! The
overwhelming theme for this car is gold, but the more you look, the
more red accents pop out. This hot rod started life as a '27 Ford
Model T, which in the lineup of picking a Ford base for a hot rod
or custom build is not usually high on the list. Model T coupes had
a sort of odd look to them, at least proportionally. A lot of
expert work needs to be done to create one that is eye catching,
balanced, and has a nice stance. This Model T is just that and then
some. This '27 Ford was built by Bob Bleed Merkt, who is well known
in the Hot Rod and custom community. Bob worked alongside Jesse
James at the Austin Speed Shop before heading back to Wisconsin to
start Midwest Fabrication. This is a bare bones car, as you can see
in our many photos. The exterior look the car has now is obviously
a result of a lot of chopping, welding, measuring, and hours of
collecting parts at the swap meets. White and red accents break up
all the gold on the body, including red tinted windows. The
interior is stripped of any unnecessary trim, or upholstery just as
young men were doing in the '30's when the idea of making a Ford
lighter, and therefore a little faster really took hold. Simple
pleated Gold bucket seats, a gold steering wheel, and shifter with
an amber shift knob are main highlights of the interior. A few
gauges keep the driver informed of vitals, and the gold painted
dashboard provides a little contrast from the dark red accents
inside the car. Situated between the front wheels is a 283 V8 mated
to a 3 speed manual transmission. A trio of Rochester 2 barrel
carbs sit atop an Edelbrock intake manifold and are framed by true
vintage Edelbrock valve covers. The exhaust is simply 4 pipes
coming off the heads which end just before the suicide doors. So as
you would expect, it's not hard to hear that 283 when it's running.
Dorothy Clarke Wilson stated, that Gold will not fill an empty
heart. However, this Gold Brick can, fill an empty space in your
garage. This is a special car that has a cool history and an
amazing amount of work put into it. Be sure to check out all the
photos and video on our main website: Garage Kept Motors. Call if
interested or e-mail with any questions. Thank you for looking.