1930 Ford Model T roadster

Vanspeed

Vanspeed

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Some of you showed interest on here of my project so I thought I would show you some pictures. If the moderators feel like this needs to be removed, I understand. This project started as a 1925 touring body that was found in a pasture in Kansas.

The owner was going to turn it into a couch so I persuaded him to sell it to me. I cut the body in half and added a roadster turtle deck. I then found a 1930 running chassis and modified it to fit the T body, cut down a 29 radiator to fit the T shell. It is pretty much 100% Model A. I guess it is my vision of a T that was still being built in 1930.



 
Nice, thanks for posting. I'd like to know what is next as well. I can picture regular fenders in the rear and Cycle fenders in front.
 
Thanks for the positive comments guys, I do plan on a top, my buddy Aaron is really into T's and he has an extra top from a 24 touring that he said I could have. I will have to make it fit but that has been the main thing in this whole project, making things fit where they were not supposed to be. As far as fenders I am not sure yet. I do need the lower trim and apron to the grill shell if anyone has one.
 
I'm sure everyone here has had at least one stranger at a gas station call your 28-31 Ford "Hey nice Model T" "What year is your Model T". etc.
Even people I have given a ride in my A before have said to me later "Hows your old Model T doing?" after correcting them the first time that its actually a Model A. Kind of a pet peeve of mine, but I guess you can't expect everyone to know what month of 1931 the indented firewall came out or where the brake handle should be on an AR.:)
The car looks great Vanspeed, now when they say to you "nice Model T!" they are going to be partly right for a change.
 
modeleh said:
I'm sure everyone here has had at least one stranger at a gas station call your 28-31 Ford "Hey nice Model T" "What year is your Model T". etc.
Even people I have given a ride in my A before have said to me later "Hows your old Model T doing?" after correcting them the first time that its actually a Model A. Kind of a pet peeve of mine, but I guess you can't expect everyone to know what month of 1931 the indented firewall came out or where the brake handle should be on an AR.:)
The car looks great Vanspeed, now when they say to you "nice Model T!" they are going to be partly right for a change.
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Ya know, I get that all the time with my 29 coupe and on this car, you are totally right! Never thought about it that way.
 
Here are some updates on the T/A, got the windshield glass cut and I installed it. Looks pretty good. I also re-did the dash, I did not like the original that I did and wanted it to look more like the T and more simple so I cut it all out and started over. I like it better. Got the coil, junction box, and carb /gav rod installed. I am running a temp gauge where the gas gauge used to be and this cool mechanical T era gauge in the T tank. Hope you guys like it.




 
you should put on some 30-31 A fenders or some 32 fenders on it, I have seen some T's with them and they look kinda neat!
Looks Great! KEEP ON TRUCKIN
 
The more i look at it ,the more i like it. No way to channel body down a couple inches is there? At least an easy way.
 
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Great job. You certainly are a talented metal worker. The proportions and overall look is spot on.
 
That looks fantastic

I've been planning a similar thing since my buddy Rory bought this one from a talented man in Oregon





This one is obviously on a T frame, but with A running gear. I'm leaning towards building mine on an A frame and would be interested to know what you did to make the frame fit the body. Pinch the frame to fit under the turtledeck yes, but did you have to shorten anything as well?

Mines a '20 Roadster - I've got most of the rest but no frame yet. Anyone have a spare in the Phoenix area? Doesn't have to be perfect.



Not a great deal of room in Rory's, but I'm planning to borrow it next year to do a few speed events in the UK

Thanks in advance

Juggs
 
That was Gary's old T wasn't it? That was the car that hooked me into building mine. Wheelbase was left stock model A. I did remove a few leaves in the back due to it being a pickup chassis and was a 10 leaf, I had no rear spring travel at all, even with me jumping on it. Some pics of the passenger side rail after pinching, then both done.


 
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