Hot Rods "Effie" a Canadian '27 T roadster

Strikes me the proportions are wrong. Like above, not my cup of tea, but I like the concept just not the execution. IMHO.

 

My impression for what it’s worth is that it’s too long in the nose.
I can understand the need for it in a T for leg room and the long wheelbase should ride decent but it just doesn’t work in the side view stretched out.
Like I said for what it’s worth, I didn’t build it.

 

It would be interesting to know what the car's dimensions and suspension are. The first time I became aware of this car was either in a HAMB thread , an ad or another forum but I am sure it wasn't the moonrckt.com article. Then again, I was sure the car had a 27 trunk and you can see how well my memory is working. A better overall shot of the engine bay with the hood off might explain the extra length. If the carburetor is sitting where it's supposed to be and the radiator cap is sitting on top of the radiator, there's a lot of room between the front of the engine and the radiator.
When I first saw it, I added up the then asking price which I'm pretty sure was $15,000 US, the cost of traveling to Alberta from E. Tennessee and back, customs fees and taxes, etc. What I really wanted to do was fly in and drive it home with my youngest grandson. Unfortunately, it wasn't doable at the time but it would have been a heck of a trip.

 

I've seen the car for sale for several years on and off, but don't recall it ever being that cheap. I've seen the car at several local shows over a number of years. In person it's really a cool car. The proportions aren't for me but they definitely give you that old timey race car feel.

 

Tractor grills seem quite popular up this way.

 

An update on the car from a couple of car shows I attended this summer.
The car was sold to a local guy here who was making payments on it to the owner.
Someone he obviously knew and trusted
I saw it rolling down the road this fall near where I live and it was apparent that he had changed the grill and it appeared to have a model T shell on it now as well as running without the hood.
I only got a brief glimpse of it in my mirrors approaching from the rear before he turned off.

I’ll watch this coming summer and snap a few pictures.

 

What engine is lurking beneath that really long hood?

 

SBC.