Hot Rods 1930 Ford Model A Coupe Opinions

Hello everyone. Only my second post. Here's my coupe. I'm attempting to make it a late 1960s style hotrod. I know it is definitely not period correct. Are there any glaring issues that y'all see? Any opinions on the style choices I've made? This extremely well built car was purchased a few months ago from a fellow HAMBer. Thank you!

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Welcome ! Nice car ! Enjoy !

 

Thank you!

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Well you asked.
Wheels , tires,gauges,Overflow tank, Maybe headlights. Billet wire spacers
Can't remember when Cal-Custom came out with those air cleaner wing nuts
Nice car though...I like it

 

BTW, those items I mentioned don't knock the car , in fact probably make it better in some ways, just not totally "period accurate"

 

All that matters, is that you like it. Looks cool to me. Enjoy it.

 

Wheels and air cleaners appear the most obvious.


Joe

 

I like it the way it is, but it doesn't hurt to change 'em up once in a while. My suggestion, don't sell off the old parts!

 

Air cleaners are actually old marine flame arrestors from '60's maybe even '50's?
Probably Glenwood or Nicson. I have a new one in the garage

 

They are original Nicson flame arrestors. A rare matched pair!

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Thank you! I agree. I'm trying to think of a good wheel and tire combination.

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Not a huge fan of the wheels but the rest looks cool. Like the AA badge though


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I brought the AA badge back from a buddy in Dublin! I'm trying to decide what to do with the wheels and tires.

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Looks good as it is. What does it matter what we think anyhow?

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I'm just looking for new ways to make it cool! I really appreciate imput!

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The '60s were a dynamic period of hot rod evolution, so you might have to define which part of the '60s you're shooting for. Early in the decade it would be black steel wheels with wide whites until about '62 then you might switch to the new fangled thin line white walls. Full hubcaps such as Dodge, or Olds, perhaps '57/8 Plymouth among others. '63 would bring in full chrome steel wheels, often without caps or maybe with bullets, but then the definitional wheel of the decade burst on the common scene...……...the American 5 spoke. This spawned some, questionable to my eye, alternatives in the Radir style or even worse, the Keystone Kustomag. Later in the decade the Cragar SS appealed to some along with the slow drift to resto rods, but that last one doesn't fit much with your car. Very late in the decade the dish mag style caught on as common.

 

My goal is to emulate the very late 1960s. So alternators and disc brakes. I'm feeling 1965 til 1974 with this car....

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In that case, I really liked channeled A coupes that are full rendered.

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Wheels are to most noticeable. HRP

 

Send it to the photo shop thread and have them change the wheels and tires and maybe some other changes and see what you like.

 

I dig the car! If it were mine I'd ditch those side pipes and change the wheels. Not as much a period issue as my taste issue.

 

I like the car alot....but you asked.
The first thing I saw in the engine shot was the CAUTION on radiator cap. Don't really need it. Also the turn signals in headlamps. Really, I like it all, but you asked.

 

Great car but I have to agree with wheels, side pipes air cleaner nuts and to me those plastic door panels Tuck and roll on interior panels , seat and roof insert and wow. The fuse panel sticks out as well.

 

I'd change the wheels to either chrome reverse with what you have for tires....radials were just coming in in the late '60's with the disc brakes (68-69) although probably not used to much on hot rods, but they handle so much better in my opinion that I'd bite the bullet and run them. Or black steel wheels with narrow w/w tires and baby moons.
I have been gathering parts to build a late '60's A coupe and this is where I'm leaning also. I decided on the late '60's early '70's as mine will have ant alt, already have disc brakes on my chrome drilled I-beam and drilled split wishbone front end as well as a Vega cross-steer....all stuff from late '60 early'70.
I agree on R&P for the interior/door panels.Just plain vinyl on the panels would be better also. Have fun with this!!!!

 

I don't like the side pipes either, but we were running them ugly Thrush ones and better, in my opinion, Casler(sp) ones in that period. I had the Casler on a '70 Duster 340 then, but wouldn't now!

 

Where are you located?

 

Great idea!!!

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I'm in Tontitown Arkansas

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I'll take those air cleaners/flame arrestors when enough guys tell you how wrong they are. Wheels and exhaust need to be changed. Nice car, regardless.

 

Had wing-nuts on my solid lifter 327, till somebody wanted the valve covers, and borrowed them! Allen bolts kept the replacements on. She looks good!