Hot Rods 28/29 or 30/31 FORD ~ WHICH BODY STYLE DOES IT FOR YOU?

Hell yeah....

Edit: I really need to give credit to Pat Ganahl for the awesome photo...

 

^^^^Perfect...like the louvers on the back of the body too!
A true classic.

 

And by the running boards, and on the visor and the belly pan, splash apron and hood

 

You sir have built some killer rides

 

Always been partial to 30-31's
Just sold the green one to a buddy, sad to see it go but I have confidence he'll knock it out of the park.

 

Likewise. I have always been partial to the 30/31 body lines and subtle changes.

 

29 Roadster, chopped, channeled, nailhead engine.

 

The 30/31 Vicky is the one that always spun my wheel and after deciding that I was never going to get mine finished I sold it to a young couple in Portland. Here it is when I was taking it to them in Portland. Hopefully it will be running around Portland with a Y block in it in a year or so.

 

I like the 1930-31 roadster as there is more room inside. I am fortunate in having 2, 1930-31 roadsters in my time.

 

1929 Model A Ford coupe and sedan


Hello,

Talk about envy… my brother did not have a car of any kind at age 14, so he told everyone he wanted to buy a car at age 15. My dad, thinking he would not have enough money said ok, if you can afford it. We all chuckled at the idea of a 15 year old kid buying a car. Come to find out that his friend that lived nearby was a year older and at age 16 had a nice 1934 5 window Ford Coupe. It had a variety of Oldsmobile motors and a 3 speed LaSalle transmissions. It was pure teenage envy during this time. So, when my brother was 15, he actually had saved/earned enough money to buy the 1951 Pale Yellow Oldsmobile 2 door sedan.
late 1955 late 1957

But, what happened to this cool 1951 Oldsmobile Sedan? His eyes were still on that 34 coupe and everytime he rode in it, he wanted a faster coupe or sedan to be at least equal to his friend’s 34. So, he told me to go with him to see a Model A coupe that we had seen several blocks away. It was hidden under a canvas tarp, so not too many people knew what was under it. We had seen it many times on the road and on the way to/from our junior high school.

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He bought the Model A coupe to my delight. Model A for him and his cool yellow Olds sedan would be mine in a few years. I was happy. We towed the Model A home and started to get it cleaned up to see if we could get it to start up and run. He already knew that a 283 SBC with dual quads was going in, but wanted to sell the stock 4 cylinder motor and trans/driveline as a running set up. So, we got it to run.

But as teenage adventures go, it did not last too long as my brother had already knew of a another friend that wanted to buy the Model A coupe. Money was to be made, so he sold it as fast as possible. Why? The gas coupe build was now history… but, within a week, a new black 1958 348/280 hp Impala was sitting in our driveway as his next real car. The Model A was gone and so was our first hot rod build. Besides, when both of us sat in the seats in our around the block drive, it was a little cramped for two big teenagers. But, the excitement of the old Model A that we got running far surpassed the discomfort in seating.

In late 1959, after the tumultuous A/Stock car racing every week, he knew the writing was on the wall with his 58 Impala versus the new, more powerful Chevy and fords showing up weekly at Lion’s Dragstrip. So, his thoughts went back to building a gas coupe for competition. He now had the competitive bug and it would not stop.
Joe Pisano Model A coupe A/G class

We went to Riverside Raceway to see a huge Westcoast drag race meet. The race cars in attendance were one for the books. As we walked around the early morning, we saw a red 1929 Model A coupe sitting in the pits. It was the end results of what ours would have looked like back a few years.

It was set up almost the way we liked and it immediately drew our attention to another build. This time, we already had a fast sedan to race at Lion’s Dragstrip and locally in town. But, a street legal gas coupe idea never went away my brother’s brain. So, we talked about it all the way home and into the next few weeks.

I could see the race of races at Lion’s Dragstrip in my mind: The black 5 Window Ford coupe versus the red Model A coupe in the next lane over. Olds Power versus SBC Power, coupe versus coupe, friend versus friend…etc. Then, after the total Model A build, there would be two hot cars in our garage/yard. so, my future teenage years were running through my head.

Well, that scenario did not happen as planned. A lighter weight 1940 Willys came into the picture and the whole scene changed for our first hot rod build and history.

But, following the history of the original Model A coupe we saw at Riverside, it became fast and faster in various changes to its looks and of course, power.

1961 Winternationals:

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...at-says-“hotrod”.1143842/page-9#post-13602202

Street legal for the Gas Coupe and Sedan Class. Period correct for 1959-62 era.

 

You Know I Love that story! Hope you and yours are doing well, Carp.

 

1930-1931. Cleaner lines.

 

PXL_20201231_200251161.MP by Papa Wheelie's World posted Feb 5, 2021 at 9:49 PM

I'm now partial to the 28-29 roadsters since I just got one recently. I can't wait to start working on it. Still deciding which route to go with it...

 

1930/31 for me

 

28-29 is my favorite. I built this one back 1998. Building another 28 now and making another full fendered 28 roadster road worthy.

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1928 Turns My Crank..

 

My first cat back in '66 when I was 15 was a 31 Model A coupe. Because of that for a long time I was partial to the '30/31's. But over the years I began to like the lower hood of the '28/29's. But lately I'm gravitating back to the '30/31's. Bottom line is that I like them all and would love to have another but there is no room in the garage with my '39 p/u and '54 Ranch Wagon. Should have built a bigger garage.