Sinister

Go crazy. You can paint it black, add the meanest flames ever taped, slam it to the ground, throw on some huge meats, poke a blower through the hood, etc… It doesn’t matter. NOTHING is as sinister as an early roadster built by a guy with the evilest of intentions. I don’t have the words really, but early cars done in a very specific manner harken back to the killing machines that have kept this country free. They feel like killers. I don’t know if they feel that way because of the inherent danger of driving one HARD is obvious or simply because early mechanicals, exposed and brilliant with simplicity, just remind one of a fighter plane or swift field gunner. Either way, there is no denying it. The ’26 Model-T above is as sinister as it gets.

I stumbled upon the little roadster while browsing galleries yesterday and can’t get it out of my mind. There are so many neat details and tricks that make the car what it is… I’m in deep, passionate love with a killing machine. No foolin’.

Check it out.

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