"Gowjobs": Depresion Era Performance and Early day hop-up tech

I live on 2 miles of steep rough dirt and rock road, believe me it eats tires. Check the wear pattern on a flat track bike. even nice dirt wears tires. I agree with the depression theory too.

 

Reminds me of an old Hank tune:

Setting the Woods on Fire

"Put a little time to fix a flat or two
Tires of two are doin' fine
But the air is showing through"

 

Seen today at Chickasha. The dash looks familiar but I can't place the car. Photos taken by a friend. I was not there.

 

That T is Don Lang's now. He bought it recently off the T forum. It is FULL of great early period details. Supposedly it was built in 1940....but I think it's way older. More like the early 1930's.

 

^^^^ I hope someone does a close up photo shoot of that T, thanks for the above photos KKrod. Bob

 

I can assume there will be The 37Kid.

This T gets the honor of being stablemates with Multy's T.

 

1934 or thereabouts. Early 20s dodge body on T chassis.

 

Ralph Schenck 1936, South Gate Speedway aka Southern Ascot.

 

Yes, and my old Morton & Brett can be placed between them. They all have a great home at Lang's. Bob

 

My All time favorite 3 springer. It still existed when I was a kid in the late 60s/early70s at Duane Steels vintage Chevy parts store in Garden Grove or Westminster...I can't remember which city now. I wasn't driving yet so I guess I wasn't paying attention. I'd go with dad when he'd buzz on over there for something.

 

I wonder where it is now flyin-t?

 

That thing is cool. Looks like he used a '31 A grill and a reworked 28-9 A hood.

 

nice....and dang I missed the early Chickasha

 

The Chevy version has a different dash and a subtle change in the rear frame mount. I think there are only 3 known to exist. A good friend of mine has one. Have fun. Love this thread.

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My 29 A version. No longer have it, smoothest running A banger l ever built, have not been able to duplicate. Had a cheep badly cast shift front drive pulley; could that have been it. Wish l had tried it on another engine.

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Did you ever do this? I'm on a mission to build something along the same lines, but am in "parts collecting" stage right now.

Can the A axles be swapped to the T frame w/ stock T springs?

 

Nothing like dragging this out of the past, but it just caught my eye this morning. A Lincoln V-8 in a gow would be amazingly cool, but the Model T chassis might be a bit overwhelmed by the job. Great old photos!

 

Love this thread.
Hate that so many pictures have been lost.

 

Subscribing!

 

Where is that texas moderator guy. ? He was the coolest cat in the barn.

 

bump - so many cool pics & great info, pitty some of the pics have disappeared!

 

I've started thinking (& collecting) parts for a T based 'special', gow job/speedster ish project,
lots of interesting info & pics here!

 

Check out that parts room! Proof that those T shells with the bars were custom made not an owner fabed item. Can someone take a close up of that area? Bob

 

Credit to Photographer, Owner

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My Dad's T , when he was a young man .

 

^^^^^ Thanks Pete, how is the RAJO project? Bob

 

If I'm not mistaken, I see pivots on the bottom of that grille. It looks like an early shutter set-up, similar to what Pines did for the '32.

 

It may in fact be a Winterfront Style Grille as it does resemble open vents...With the resolution so poor it also resembles a Set of bars that could offer protection from a things that could damage the very exposed rad in a profession such as forestry...it is distinctly Model T shaped and in a quick search I have not seen a Winterfront that shape.

 

Aren't those bars or tubes on the fan side of the radiator?

 

It doesn't look like it to me.