Model A with a Cummins Diesel

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I'm new to the forum. A while ago, my brother spotted this in our hometown. I thought I'd share for you Model A aficionados. Purists, hit the back button now. It was a four-door that was turned into a truck and set on a custom frame, complete with a four-cylinder Cummins turbo diesel out front. The owner, Jeff Madden, says it gets 41 mpg. It was so awesome that I couldn't keep it contained to our (low-traffic) blog (http://www.TheBeatnikBrotherhood.com). So here ya go! Hopefully this wasn't too spammy for y'all with the blog plug. I just thought this was too cool not to share.

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That thing is pretty freakin cool, while I don't condone cutting up a good car, I'll tell myself it was a hunking mess to start with. I think it would look better without the removable top, but thats me.
 
I have started work on an extended cab Model A pickup something like that, but the bed willl be custom wood - not metal and I want the Model A fenders.
 
When I get over to another buddies house I'll take a picture of his current build, pretty radical small block with a 671 blower on top of a tunnel ram. He had the tunnel ram specially designed to run the blower and two 4's, it will make the engine close to 5 feet tall, about 6 inches over the roof, it'll be a model a body, he's in the process of building the tube frame now, while not my thing, it will be really cool. His last engine build was 2 471's on a double sided tunnel ram, really neat if your into that type of thing.
 
Gary, Yep, except is will be a "A' instead of a "AA". flatBed/Stake Bed. Right now it is ideas in my brain and am collecting pieces. Dont worry folks. I aint gonna tear up no perfectly good Model A. Cowl section is in the back yard. Brought home two rusty bottom doors the other day. Friend sold me the back section of a Fordor. Got a Hood somewhere and fenders are in the attic - that is all cept the right rear. But with Decatur TX Swap Meet tomorrow and I might get lucky.
 
Just saw this at a Tractor show in Lynden,WA Last year I'd say welded as it was all pieced together but ran great.
 
I like the look of it....alot of money went into that one,,I really like the cummins diesel!![/I]
 
85930tudor said:
Ive been thinking about using a early 60`s mercedes diesl 4 cyl in a A
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Price the parts to rebuild the Mercedes and then think real hard about the 4 Cylinder Chevy II or Mercruiser Marine engines. If you are careful you can do it such that the car can be returned to original at a later date if desired.

Charlie Stephens
 
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