30's Style Dry Lakes '29 Ford Highboy Racer
Jul 25, 2010 21:00:06 GMT -4
Post by BERNARD "HOT ROD" KRON on Jul 25, 2010 21:00:06 GMT -4
30’s Style Dry Lakes ’29 Ford Model A Roadster
(More pictures below)
I'm not sure if this is where to put this, perhaps under Hot Rods (?), but this is where LSR racing started, out on the Muroc Dry lake in Southern California with cars like this one.
Built for the “Real Hot Rod” community build project on the TRaK board, the goal of which was to create a realistic rusted or worn looking rod that was not over the top as in the current “rat rod” idiom. I chose to build a pre-war 30’s style dry lakes Ford ’29 A roadster all dusted from running at El Mirage. Based on the AMT kit with the 4-banger block, Winfield head and exhaust system from the Revell '29 "Rat Rod" Roadster Pickup kit, carbs and manifold from the "Classics" issue (2002) of the AMT '29 Ford Model A Roadster kit which includes a lot of the old hop up parts from the original release, and AMT ’32 Ford Kelsey-Hayes style wire wheels. The front tires at AMT Firestones and the rears are Modelhaus T-150B Commander ’78 blackwalls. Paint is Duplicolor Maroon over a black base. Other than the hot motor, updated wheels and tire, and removing the fenders, running boards and lights, the car is stock Model A just like back in the day.
Thanx for lookin’,
B.
PS. Below is another Photoshop Phantasy, Ol' No. 71 runnin' hard, 4 up at Muroc, barely in control and crowdin' the line...
!!! what a Fantastic job you've done on this - Thanks Much !!!!