Hot Rods What was your favorite full fendered, A RPU?

Yea, I know. There a whole hell of a LOT of stuff that just got "traditional" in the last ten years. But YOU knew that, didnt you?

 

That car is actually a T on Model A fenders.

 

Nah, I think he's refering to Dave Dias' '29 with '30 or '31 fenders and a short bed on wide fives that hit the mags in the late fifties with a Caddy. Oh, the body was slid back a few inches too. It was restored some time in the nineties and hit Rod&Custom about '95 or so.

 

a bit over the top...but always loved it from day one...

 

Could be, I was guessing he was thinking of Mike Hemus' '27 on '31 fenders (its full fendered and at least PART Model A), it had a 6x2 cad in it, made Hot Rod in '62 IIRC. I will dig it out and post it tomorrow night. Made R&C in the late sixties, by that time it had Buick wires on it.

 

There were some particular features of the Ala Kart I really like, the textured aluminum dash with the late fifties Corvette gauges for instance, and the chromed '40 ford master cylinders. The '57 Ford steering wheel as well, although that was such a popular wheel in so many late fifties rods, its not particular to the Ala Kart. And the injected Dodge red ram of course...

 

Heres another REALLY cool shot of Bob Lopez car. Thats it in front of the red t-bucket. I really like this candid street shot, it really shows you how the car actually looked on the street. The stance on this car was PERFECT.


A little side note on this car. When it was featured in Hot Rod, the article said he used a flattened '34 crossmember with a '34 spring. I know a lot of the "technical" info in these old articles was questionable, but I have never seen another non-technical type car feature from a Hot Rod of that era that specifically mentioned the rear crossmember and spring used. Considering how nice this car sits, its quite possible that info wound up in the article because he specifically mentioned it, and it is correct. I would REALLY like to see an undercar photo. Needlouvers, any luck on your PHR article?

 

Same old photos...

 

Heres the one I thought he might be thinking of. technically, its off-topic for this thread, but what the hell, you only live once.

 

This ones pretty nice...

 

My my, that's very close to the look I'm going for with mine, but I've got a looooong ways to go.

 

Ha! I finally got my office back! The other-mother-inlaw to be is off to Oklahoma... Falcongoerge, this is the one I was refering to that I see every yera at LARS and Grand National Roadster Show. Now check youir other thread for more stuff!

 

Thanks louvers. Will do. Did you come up with a rear suspension shot?

 

Great thread, love RPU's