Vehicle Description
1929 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
The earliest fiberglass bodied hot rods began appearing in 1957
when T-bucket bodies were produced by the Diablo Speed shop in
Walnut Creek, California. Ever since then, the debate has been
raging on the pros and cons of fiberglass versus steel versus
aluminum bodied builds. And while you can be assured a fiberglass
rod today is a recreation, there are also companies doing good
business by recreating 1920's and 1930's cars in steel.
For consignment, a 1929 Ford Model a Roadster pickup, a Brookville
steel bodied and bedded street rod that is wonderfully clean and
simple and elicits smiles by just looking at the thing!
Exterior
Put the polish away, at least, the paint polish because this car is
done in a flat hue of Olive Drab. Oh sure, you'll have to bring out
the Mother's for the grille surround, window frames and 15'-inch
Weld DragLite wheels, but there's no gleam to the body and that's a
refreshing take! The rounded cowl gives way to straight doors and
side panels, along with flat sidewalls of the small bed in back.
Wooden stakes fence in any contents you may carry and look good
with or without cargo, but you'll always have a satin black rollbar
in the bed which could also double as handle for your parade
occupant be it the mayor of your town or Miss "Your Town" waving
from the back while standing on richly stained planks and aluminum
rails. Exhaust is visible under the car wearing black heat shields
like gas blocks on an A/R and exiting toward the ground. An upright
windscreen wears side wind guards while the open wheels carry tires
with a mid 2023 date code. We could not find exterior flaws on this
car.
Interior
Black vinyl cards serve as the simple door panels and the black
continues onto the low back bucket seats, robustly padded and low
on the floor. A 4 spoke steering wheel shares its column with the
universal signal switch. The tan dash houses a variety of gauges
including a Moon tach and a pair of AutoMeter units in antique
beige. On the floor, a Mr. Gasket shifter next to the E-brake
lever, all surrounded by cut to fit black loop carpet on the flat
floor under round pedals.
Drivetrain
Upfront, a show worthy 350ci V8 with a 4-barrel Edelbrock
carburetor on top and powder coated headers down low. There are
numerous polished or coated components and brackets and it all
looks great. Underneath, we have a Saginaw 4-speed manual
transmission sending power to the 10 bolt axle out back. Disc
brakes live up front, and drums are on the back.
Undercarriage
In a word, spotless. The underside is basically show worthy as well
without a trace of surface rust, errant fluids, or road dirt of any
kind. Behind the heat shields, the exhaust and their glasspack
style mufflers are heat wrapped while the underside of the bed is
painted fuchsia. Suspension consists of a 4 bar and transverse leaf
spring up front and a 4 bar with coilovers in the rear, and it's
all essentially visible to the adoring public!
Drive-Ability
We don't want to call it a toy, but there's something about the
size and layout of this car that makes you feel like a giddy 8
year-old getting your turn on the car ride at Steel Pier in 1972,
or maybe that's just me. Anyway, the raucous exhaust invites you to
put your foot in it, but we're happy to cruise at respectable
speeds around the loop. With legs out in front, it's a relaxed
position in an open air ride with more than enough power underfoot,
good tracking, great handling, and brakes that work on demand.
Plus, all functions work as intended. While Classic Auto Mall
represents that these functions were working at the time of our
test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at
the time of your purchase.
What a great little rod! It's got everything you need and nothing
more. Think of the hours you'll save not having to polish paint!
More time to hop in and enjoy. Sorry kids, it's just me and mom
this time, no back seats! Then you both giggle hysterically as you
pull away, knowing full well they'll get their ride too. Yep, this
one is for fun and whether you're the owner or onlooker, you're
going to enjoy this one. But to be the owner, you'll have to call
first!
Classic Auto Mall is home to more than 1,000 classic and
collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate
controlled 336,000-square foot showroom (that's more than 8
acres!). The largest single location consignment dealer of classic
and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the
I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit
www.classicautomall.com or call us at (888) 227-0914. Contact us
anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in
person.
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