History Help with Identifying T roadster

Anyone know the history on this 27 T? Got a nailhead, and looks like the frame has been Z’d or modified somehow pretty radically. Can’t really tell if it’s a deuce or model a frame, but looks like front crossmember is model a?

Any info, articles, or more pictures of the car would be greatly appreciated!

thanks for your time and help guys!
Gordy

 

Looks like the photo was taken at one of the first L.A. Roadster shows at the Hollywood Bowl,
if that helps.

 

Thanks Joey and Pete!

Yeah it’s got a great stance and look to it and the nailhead is just perfect. I’m trying to figure out more about it to potentially build a tribute car of it. Not identical but close with my own flair.

looking forward to seeing what ya pull from the archives, Joey!

Gordy

 

When the pic at the LA roadster show was taken the owner was Phil Cartozian. Chuck Miller rebuilt it and painted it yellow. Car survives somewhat in the Mid-West painted black and BBC powered last I saw.

ED JAQUES/DEAN BATCHELOR/PHIL CARTOZIAN/CHUCK MILLER '27 T ROADSTER HISTORY THREAD

 

Jimmy B,

That’s exactly what I was looking for! I looked through a few picture threads of T buckets but didn’t see what you sent.

Looks like a super radical Z and sweep in the front of the frame. Looks like a comfy driver for being a T too.

 

I enlarged the photo in the lead post
man what a beaut

 

Dean Batchelor did a great job setting the car up, the fact Valley Customs was where the work was done is extra cool.

From the book "Hot Rod & Custom Cars" by Coco Shinomiya

 

I hope in cloning You take the path of injection... Really Set's it off, From All the rest.. Damn! $

 

Some photos from the Petersen Archive

 

I loved those 41 Studebaker tail lights when I first saw the car in Hot Rod

 

Thanks Jimmy B for the photos and history!

Any extra photos would be great if anyones holding, but I understand they’re probably hard to come by. I’m especially interested in photos of the rear of the frame if anyone has em, although you can kinda see how it kicks up from Jimmy Bs scanned articles he posted.

Gordy

 

I just love it. The mag wheel version is the titts.