Projects Model A, Hemi and the six inch chop

This weekend i’ve been out driving !

Adrian’s goal was to get me driving the coupe to a large hot rod show, nearby to his workshop this weekend.

Arriving at the workshop it was hard to take my eyes off the coupe, it looks so good !



Eventually i got in it and typically it decided not to start !

Leaky carb was most likely to blame, but then it coughed into life. Good to hear the hemi once again roar into life, even better as i’d replaced the bearings and was waiting for the crunchy noises.

The 5 speed transmission is a bit stiff being new, it has a real positive clunk shift about it, nice light clutch feel, off we go, then there’s the whine from the quick change !

Sounds like pure race car inside, very wicked !

I even managed to test the lsd pulling out a junction to quick, ooops, bit of sideways action and arse clenching.

Lots of driving around the show field and camp site was to follow, got it covered in dust, but had the biggest cheesy grin on my face all weekend.

But then i had to give it back… as there wasn’t time to get it completely finished, only a week to go though




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Got it dirty already, driving round and round !

 

Aah......you were parked up opposite Dave's Drome of Madness.......can't believe I didn't spot your car there...!!???
I heard afterwards via my ex-pat mate in California that your car was at the NATS!!

 

Doh !

Ha ha... it is very subtle and easily missed, the green paint on a green field don't help !

You're not the only one that didn't see it.

Hope to bump into you sometime when i'm allowed to have my car back... i might have to fight him for it !

 

Been following along on Instagram it looks bonkers with the hood! You've gotta get us some video of you driving away from the camera

 

Thanks Tim, I must be bonkers hiding the Hemi !
I've not collected it yet, but that's a good idea, I'll have to do some video !

 

So… this is what i gave Adrian, i asked him to fit the Hemi, but keep the car looking the same. Not an easy task but he was up for the challenge !



This is the end result 7 months later:

Adrian’s grand finale photo’s, good excuse for a test ride… take it home



I think he nailed that one !
Completely changes the look with the hood back on. Back to stock, kind of, if you squint a bit, lol







Mean !





I could sit and look at this all day !!!






A massive thank you to Adrian, Don, Harley and Heather at Buckland Automotive for making this all possible !

I love it !!!

 

Oh my gawd' ... so bitchin' !!! Congrats' man. Awesome choices, indeed. Have fun !!

 

Badass!!

 

This may be an over used word, but that thing is AWESOME! Absolutely beautiful, inside & out. This has been one of my favorite threads, watching the development of this car from the unchopped banger car to this final stage has been a lot of fun. Enjoy that car man, that thing is a keeper!

And Adrian and the guys at Buckland Automotive are mechanical artists! Stellar workmanship!

 

Thank you, i'm well pleased with it and thanks for following along !

 

Thanks, it is pretty bad

 

Very,very good looking car.Wow...very good looking car man.Very well done.Love it.

 

Thanks for following along with my little car's journey, glad you enjoyed it. They are indeed artists !

People were shocked when i said the hemi was going in it. I was in two minds myself, after enjoying a few trips with the ol banger. But seeing it now... what's not to like

It's even better in real life, like it came from the factory that way

 

Thank you. They are great looking cars, we just spiced it up a little

 

Can't get over it...this car must be one of the best looking Model A's ever built.If not the best looking at all.I look at the pics and get completely soaked in.It's magic.Beautiful car.Love the colors.The stance is so damn perfect.So are all the details.What a car you've got there...

 

Gee thanks !, you sound like me.. i can't stop myself looking at it
I'm a lucky lad for sure !

 

Man you guys fucking nailed it.

I think you automatically have dual citizenship in America now lol.

 

Ha ha, thanks Tim ! Even though i say it myself i think we did, at least Adrian did

I like the sound of dual citizenship... i'll pack my bags !

 

Hamb drags are tomorrow we'll get you at the airport

 

Ha ha, that made me laugh ! If only I could get there that quickly

 

Can't get over how tough that thing looks. I can hear it humming "little deuce coupe, you don't know what I got "

 

I love the full fender look and the way she has bulges in all the right places! Awesome vision and work.

 

Saw this at the Supernats and thought it was awesome.

 

That is one classy looking vehicle,ticks all of the boxes,in my mind anyway.
I personally wouldn't change a thing,absolute eye candy that there.
IMHO
Thinking about it,I would change one thing,the owner!!

 

Ha

Ha ha... it is very sneaky

 

Thanks ! I wish it's owner had bulges in the right places

 

Hey... You've seen it !
Thanks, it did get some attention, lots of great comments

 

Thanks !
Good job you are as far away as possible as I don't intend on parting with it

 

Any chance of seeing the pics of it with the pickup.

 

Sorry, I just realised who you are !
Nice to meet you over the weekend. Sure, I'll try and post them up sometime.
Thanks for moving the truck for a photo, it was good to see them together again.