Vehicle Description
Trucks make great hotrods and this 1929 Ford Model A Pickup offers
all the same tricks as its roadster and coupe siblings, but with a
big slice of practicality on the side. With a 100% steel body and
custom bed, it has a wonderful old-school look that's been turned
up to '11' with a sizzling Chrome Yellow paint job and comfortable
gray interior. Thundering 350 V8 power and a sporty suspension
transform this show-piece into a turnkey ready cruiser, meaning the
only thing this antique beauty is missing is a new owner that
craves attention.
Bright Chrome Yellow paint borrowed the Chevrolet Corvette color
chart suits the jaunty little pickup bodywork perfectly, drawing in
the eye of the viewer and leaving them wanting for more. It's not
often a streetrod can pull of being this transformative, but this
beauty manages to look great both as a pickup and a full-blown
roadster. Top on or off, this all-steel Ford looks killer - a
testament to the design and high quality of the overall build. The
body is 100% steel, which is a rare find these days, and on this
truck, that full-fendered look coupled with the small bed out back
hits all the right notes. The execution has been completed to a
high standard, and you'll note how well everything fits together
nicely, with doors that fit flush, laser-straight panels, and no
worries about previous repairs or damage coming back to haunt you.
This sucker's about as close to a 'new' 1929 Ford as you're going
to get, and it sure looks great when it's cruising down Main
Street. The high-impact paint lets the shape do most of the
talking, working in harmony instead of as a solo, featuring a great
shine, smooth uniformity, and incredible depth not typically seen
on vehicles at this price point. It's been driven and enjoyed since
the build was completed so it's no longer perfect, but any
blemishes (and there aren't many) or extremely minor and do nothing
to detract from the curb appeal. Light gray pinstripes outline
portions of the body and break up the Chrome Yellow finish just
enough to keep things interesting, but we're happy they were
conservative with those types of add-ons. Too many builds are
marred with obnoxious graphics, decals, or silly stripes, and they
do little more than date the build and take way from the quality of
the restoration. This '29 streetrod instead defies time while still
incorporating old-school elements like the painted grille shell and
simple black insert, King Bee-style headlights, a louvered hood,
upright windshield, and the stock-style tailgate out back. The
bumpers were deleted, making way for a chrome spreader bar up front
and a roll pan setup with integrated taillights in the rear.
Swooping fenders and running boards soften the upright look of the
body, the door handles were shaved (although the hinges remain),
and the inside of the bed is beautifully finished with
smoothed-and-painted inner panels, lightly-stained wooden floors,
and chrome rub strips.
The interior is still sensible and simple like the original Model
As, although it's been tastefully upgraded with a comfortable bench
seat and matching door panels wrapped in gray tweed-and-vinyl
upholstery. Carpets on the floors help control noise and sound and
are a big step up from the original rubber mat and wooden
floorboards, and a set of matching floormats were fitted as well.
The simple dash was smoothed and painted to match the exterior, and
it houses an ornate set of white-faced gauges hung inside
old-school Ford bezels, along with a woodrimmed Ididit steering
wheel mounted atop a tilt column that gives the driver a little
extra room at the helm of the cockpit. A forward-canted shifter
juts out from the floorboard and manages the automatic transmission
below, and it was cut from similar billet materials that make up
the sporty gas and brake pedals - which isn't an accident. The
windshield still tilts open for fresh air like it did so many
decades ago, and the black canvas top can be easily removed for
true open-air cruising.
For reliability and performance, it's hard to beat a small-block
Chevy powerplant, and we love to see big power inside quality-built
streetrods that attract a lot of attention. The 350 V8 fits nicely
under Ford's pointed hood and is beefed up with familiar gear like
an Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor, an Edelbrock RPM intake, a
serpentine belt system, and long-tube headers at the flanks. It's
also been dressed for show, with polished and detailed accessories
tucked in tight to the block, and all those shiny bits tie the
whole truck together quite nicely. The firewall was custom fitted
to accommodate the larger block, with form following function very
trickly. There's massive cooling available from the aluminum
radiator and electric fan up front. Sticking with top-flight
hardware, it's backed by a TH350 3-speed automatic mounted with an
auxiliary trans cooler and a Ford 9-inch rear end filled with 3.25
gear out back, so it's ready for off-the-line performance and
highway cruising alike. The undercarriage is just as beautiful as
the topside, with Chrome Yellow paint and polished chrome
accessories everywhere you look, featuring a bright drop axle
set-up in the front, a 4-link with colivers in the rear, and front
disc brakes that stop the truck on a dime. Note the dual 'saddle'
gas tanks at the flanks, and that gorgeous H-pipe dual exhaust
system has the perfect streetrod tone. A classic big-and-little
wheel-and-tire combination sets the stance and finishes the build
with a perfect hotrod look, featuring shiny American Racing Torque
Thrusts wrapped in 195/50/15 front and 255/70/15 rear BFGoodrich
radials.
A dialed-in streetrod roadster truck that's as gorgeous as it is
dynamic. Bright, quick, fun, reliable, and dripping with
confidence, it's a great way to join the hobby. Call now!