Vehicle Description
1934 Ford Pickup Street Rod
Hot rods first appeared in the late 1930s in southern California,
where people raced modified cars on dry lake beds northeast of Los
Angeles under the rules of the Southern California Timing
Association (SCTA), among other groups. This gained popularity
after World War II, particularly in California, because many
returning soldiers had received technical training. The first hot
rods were old cars, (most often Fords, typically Model Ts, 1928-31
Model As, or 1932-34 Model Bs), modified to reduce weight. Engine
swaps often involved fitting the Ford flathead V8 engine, (known as
the "flatty") into a different car, which was common practice.
This very special Model A Ford pickup has gone through a complete
frame off rebuild with modifications. The original 4-cylinder
engine has been replaced with a 350ci V8, the interior completely
redone and customized, drivetrain updated and a new bed with
stainless steel seam strips. Beautiful red and painted ons
flames.
Exterior
Pretty much original to the factory design of the Model A with a
pickup body on the Model A chassis. A mix of fiberglass and steel
have come together to reform the beautiful exterior in red with
wider running boards and fenders. The bed has been redone in
varnished oak, with stainless steel inserts. The sides of the bed
are straight rust-free steel. An open fiberglass hood covers an
otherwise open engine compartment, and fenders are also fiberglass.
From the firewall through the steel doors yellow hand painted
flames kick rearward to the backs of the doors. Up front, chrome
encased headlights sit atop a chromed curved bar that stretches
from fender to fender. The grille has also been painted red. Adding
some bling on the corners are polished American Racing wheels
wrapped in raised white letter Winner Winston G/T tires
Interior
Buckskin beige faux suede broadcloth covers the door panels and
seats. The doors have a custom tuck and roll pattern and a plush
armrest with shiny handles. Some wide red piping breaks up the
panels as it swoops through the center of each door. Seats keep the
pattern and material with buckskin tuck and roll inserts smooth
bolsters and red piping to delineate the two panels. The dash is
matching red steel, and has some padded inserts in the buckskin
suede attached for the dash upper, and instrument cluster. White
faced vintage looking Autometer gauges are inserted into the
cluster panel. An adjustable rally steering wheel with a drilled
chromed center and mahogany rim is courtesy Grant GT. Nice red
edged carpeting covers the floors in the buckskin color and the
side panels and other toe kick panels and headliner are also in the
buckskin faux suede and look nice and tight.
Drivetrain
Gasoline fuels a V8 350ci mill with headers and feeds back to a
TH350 3 speed automatic transmission. An Edelbrock intake and
4-barrel carburetor feeds fossils and air to this blinged out mill
with Edelbrock badged valve covers. A Ford 9-inch rear axle with
3.23 gears is on back.
Undercarriage
Straight rust free black painted steel is under this body and it is
looking very nicely restored. The front end has been dropped and
shows as a Ford I beam style axle with 4 bar transverse leaf
springs for the front suspension, and 4 bar with coil overs for the
back. Glass pack style dual exhaust is on and exits at either side.
Disc braking is on the front and drums for the rear.
Drive-Ability
All is very well with this rodded truck and it performed well on
the test track. Nice acceleration, good solid bias free panic
stopping, and nice handling for a '34 truck. Our consignor states
that the gas gauge and speedo are inaccurate due to a tire size and
rear axle change.
Throughout its career it has won over 60 awards and is definitely a
go-er and a show-er. Nice red paint, the hand painted flames and
mostly steel come together with a custom interior and a powerful
350ci crate engine to make the ultimate pickup truck. Add in the
buckskin interior with the red piping and make room for trophies in
the mantle.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.