"A" Speedster in GA (new guy content)

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Hey all,

Jumping over from the HAMB.

Since there is not a intro yourself section I thought I would put it in the section I will hit the most.

I am running an original banger powered Model "A" speedster and I am working the bugs out right now.

I am loving the new ford barn- SOOOO much easier. You veteran Ford Barn-ers will catch on quick and Ryan is a great admin!
 

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FredK said:
Sparky...more pix please!
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Here's a rear view. Since this picture was taken I've added a second tail light and put a water temperature gauge in the gas gauge spot. The engine is stock. It's still a work in progress.
 

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I really want to build a speedster. I love the boat tail style. Someday Someday, I wish someday would hurry up and get here!
 
Congradulations, nice car; I am certain you will enjoy it. We have a 29 speedster, live near Augusta, Ga. I will try and post picutres later, I seem to be having trouble with this. We are taking our car to a speedster rally in June that is being held near Harrison, Ohio. They will have four days of touring, about 80 miles each day, no hillclimb. If you are interested I will send you The information. We probably will attend a Hillclimb in Sept being held in N.C. This will also have a one day tour. Again, I will be glad to send information. Have a good week.
Abbie
 
If you want to test the durability of your speedster (and you) consider trying the VCRA rally in Bowling Green, KY this summer. It is a time and distance rally similar to the GreatRace. You start in Bowling Green each night and make a route though the surrounding area and go back to Bowling Green. No assigned speeds are greater than 50 MPH.
 

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Where have I been? Why haven't I seen this thread before? As you may see from my Logo, I, too have a speedster. About five years ago, my son and I decided that we had enough parts laying around in the garage for a good start on a running chassis. We ordered a speedster kit (without fenders) from Rootleib. What we didn't have, we searched for at Hershey. It was a great Father-Son project - designing and making the brackets, headlight mounts, spare tire mount. And it has been a blast to drive. We've gotten wet a few times, but that's part of the fun. It looks like several others on this thread have Rootlieb speedsters, too. The home made ones look great; I admire what you've done. One of the many highlights of our speedster is that we got to drive it around the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio on a "course inspection run". Sad to say, we did not qualify, but we did squeal the tires. :eek:
 
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