Projects "Freakin' A" 60s hot rod drag coupe

Hes going the distance...hes going for speed...

Love it.

 

My kind of A!
WHEN you send photos of your new shop, make sure your car is in the shot so the BOSS won't tell you it fits better in the Garage Journal.

 

Going to be one wicked A.

 

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Man! @Von Hartmann you gotta at least show the rear bars. I see them peaking out of that last pic. I can't wait to see what's next for this car. It's one HAMB story I need to see completed.

 

Sure wish I had a "spare injected motor"!! Nice profile!!!

 

UPDATES?

 

Hey Von Hartmann, haven't heard a peep from you since November, 2016... What's been happening with your coupe?

 

I second that

 

I don't get a chance to post here ever, but man i just had to say WOW you have some skills man. Looks like you have a pretty cool ass dad too. Your skills remind me of a guy on chop cult (boomboomthump) he also likes to make hand fabbed parts look cast. Question: If you were going to "build" your first hotrod, name me some tools you couldnt live without?

 

Check out his other thread, I believe he’s playing with a ‘57 drag car and mentioned using this coupes engine in it. Makes me wonder what he will stuff in this one? Couple real cool machines in competent hands!

 

This is all true, but let's hear Von Hartmann's plans on this awesome coupe! Seriously, with the work done so far, how can he NOT strive to finish her?

 

Any news on this car?

 

,...Ryan opened up his own shop in Rockford, that's probly his priority rite now...

 

Still, he only needs to take a few minutes and post some updates... This coupe is turning out way too cool to let this build be at idle.

 

Check out Wingnuts roadster he's building right now it's bitchen as well and craftsmanship is outstanding

 

Is there a link for the roadster

 

This is the only one I found enloe.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/rocket-sled-ii-model-a-roadster-build.925482/

 

The OP (Ryan) and I talked for a little over an hour today and we chatted about the car and such. He's a busy dude with some neat things going on and a lot of knowledge.

The car is stalled out, obviously... priorities and such.

 

Went out to Byron to visit Ryan (and drop off my coupe to him) and I spent a moment with the Freakin' A. It's still a bad ass hot rod. It's currently for sale, too.

 

Like the bobbed rear fenders, were they cut in back , or rolled forward and the running board sections cut? Bob

 

Great to see these photos of this BAD ASS coupe! Thanks for the opportunity Brent! Looks like you're coupe is going the same way - keep us posted on your build as well!!

 

Hey Bob,

He cut these and added a new lip.

 

Yeah, this car's chassis is an inspiration for mine. I didn't get to pour over the car all that much the day I was around it but it was good to see it, in person.

I'll post my build as it goes along, I've gotten pretty far on it and have tons of pics, I just haven't taken the time to do a proper HAMB thread. If you like this car or Maratta's Missile (the Rake), mine should be a fun one to follow.

 

Thanks, they turned out really nice. Bob

 

Hello all, I realize I have been very absent from the HAMB for some time now and another read through on this build thread leaves me with the understanding that when this project stalled out, there was no explanation for where it left off or what its future looked like. The truth is, I didn’t know the answer to that myself. This is a car I have never owned. I began working on this car after my father took over ownership from my brother and it quickly turned into a passion project of mine that I hoped we could see through. Unfortunately, he also lost interest in the car and moved on to other projects, causing this build to stall out. The car was given back to my brother in the fall of 2019. It currently sits in a storage facility and future build plans for the car are still under discussion.

In the fall of 2016 I began building a shop in a former 1952 heat treat facility. HAMBer -Brent- contacted me about building a chassis inspired by the Freakin’ A while I occupied that space and I’m genuinely grateful for the opportunity to have taken on such a project like Brent’s. A link to the build is here:
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/60s-era-street-strip-model-a-coupe.1159568/page-19

Here’s a few shots of Brent’s coupe with the Freakin A while they both briefly occupied the shop.





and a shot of Brent’s chassis without sheet metal:



In July of 2021, I took possession of a new building. This one I actually own! This time, it’s a former 1967 Heat treat facility. It was in a pretty serious state of disrepair and after about 1 1/2 yrs of working on the structure, I was finally able to move my shop to the new location. I am currently reconnecting machines for upcoming projects.






As for the future of the Freakin A, it is yet to be determined. However, I reassure you all, if I am given the opportunity, I will be finishing the project in some shape or form.

 

Welcome back!

And nice digs!!!!

 

Glad to see you back here. The new shop is looking real good. Cool looking building on the outside too.

 

Its great to see ou back! The new shop realy looks nice. I look foward to your future posts.

 

Very Cool! Glad to see you back !