Through the years, February 14 has revolved around chocolates, roses and romantic candlelit dinners with a special somebody. But Al Lindstrom's sweetheart wasn't a leggy brunette or a blonde bombshell, it was a red-lacquered Model-A. Ba... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
Man, Al's 'sweetheart' and Dean Lowe's hauler has me wanting to paint my '28 RPU a "Valentine Red"! Hey guys, red just may become the new black. I like it.
A year later, Lindstrom repainted his RPU ... and showed it at the 1964 Portland Roadster Show: image from the 1964 Portland Roadster Show Official Program cover of the 1965 PRS program
Here's Lindstrom's RPU at the 1967 GNRS (i.e., Oakland Roadster Show): Al and Jodie Lindstrom of Sacramento, California, called the color of their '29 roadster pickup "chartreuse metalflake highlighted in green." The Tri-power Olds engine is also painted candy green. And while many throwback rods get away with open headers today, those pipes would have been an instant ticket in 1967. Further indication of its show-only status is the chromed and tuck-'n'-rolled firewall. - Pat @pgan Ganahl - HOT ROD Magazine, September, 2010.
Better stance with the '29 rad shell than with the deuce shell. Front seems to sit a tad lower - perhaps reversed spring eyes? A '54 engine with 371CID? It would need a .125" overbore and a '57, '58 crankshaft, but with what pistons? Just wondering! Anyway, a pretty pickup.
That's cool, "weld" wheels before that was a brand name. I prefer the red version with the '32 grille, but both are very nice.
"A Sweet Heart " Lindstroms = great people. I went with them to Portland in 1964 and upholstered all of their cars including his "Queen" T touring. (Mackwho taught me, did the first upholstery) The name for A Sweet Heart was changed to Axle Rod later was done in buton-tuff, and was done in webbing and metalflake. I mover to Oregon and had a shop. Now retired and my worker has his own shop now. I work with him from time to time..still teaching. https://www.facebook.com/pages/V34-Custom-Interiors/498301803598149 Cheers Ron PS..Thanks for posting this!!
Hi Wild Ron...Good to see you...its been many years. I see your still sewing and teaching. Remember the night Lindstrom showed up a your shop with the straight pipes going I liked the "Queen T" that you did for him better and its a shame it was ruined while on Starbirds car tour. Send me a PM and a phone #
Cool truck but something strange caught my attention,,is that a concrete block wrapped in tin foil under the drivers side front tire?
Sure looks like it, HRP. Actually that was a pretty common display technique back in the angel hair days. I've also seen folks wrap jack stands with foil to accomplish the same (and probably safer) effect.
Yep ... it's a cinder block wrapped in foil! That was a pretty fancy display for 1967 ... Today the average AMBR contender spends more on their 20'x20' display than the Lindstrom's spent building their RPU!
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/99116801@N07/13504418795/" title="Lidst by j.ukrop, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3706/13504418795_9bff867eba.jpg" width="500" height="493" alt="Lidst"></a> A little bit of cobwebbing...
When the car ran the deuce shell few rodders would have sectioned a deuce shell to get the hood in the right proportions to the body while it is a "normal" thing to do now. That's a great little truck and it's interesting to see the different versions posted as years progressed and it had to be changed to be "fresh" for the show circuit competition. I'm partial to the red version too though.
Sorry to necro this thread. Al and Jodie were amazing people, rest their souls.. Al was my mom's half brother's son and there was a lot of politics on that side of the family. I remember going to their house as a kid and seeing the 29 RPU. Somewhere around here I have a 1967 Hot Rod magazine that had the RPU in it. Mom bought it because Al's truck was in it. I am not sure where the money came from to build the RPU, plus the new Pontiac Grand Prix they bought every year because Al couldn't have been making much money from his local truck driving job. Nonetheless, it was fun to know him and especially when he used to drop by my house to get a glass of lemonade from my mom and I could play in his delivery truck. Major sensory overload for a 7 year old car/truck freak like me.
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