Richard Lacy's 34 roadster

Very nice car! I hope mine to be on the road someday (soon :D)

What size tires are you runnin?
 
Thanks to all... I guess if I ever want "shiny paint" I will have to find another
car???

The front tires are 4.50x16 (would be 5.50's IF Coker would make some Firestones with tread to match the 7.00x16 rears...) I like the 7.00's because the tread is actually wider than the 7.50's and the sidewalls are not as tall. Front wheels are 16x4.00 and rears are 16x4.50. I got a pair of 16x5.00's from a good friend that I will (someday?) put on the rears...
 
Zurekbrau said:
Richard thanks for posting pictures. This is inspiring.
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Actually, my son Dennis posted them - I am "photo posting disadvantaged" - and he also did much of the work to get the car on the road again, including "motivating" me... and designed and made the brackets to mount the new jet seats. They are mounted to original holes in the floor, so nothing was modified. Years ago, I did the work on HIS 32 PU (he was 2 or 3 at the time...) so you might say that he "owed me" ??? He also built a T roadster for himself,
although alot of the parts he used look very familiar to me...:)
 
Richard (EV8G) said:
Actually, my son Dennis posted them - I am "photo posting disadvantaged" - and he also did much of the work to get the car on the road again, including "motivating" me... and designed and made the brackets to mount the new jet seats. They are mounted to original holes in the floor, so nothing was modified. Years ago, I did the work on HIS 32 PU (he was 2 or 3 at the time...) so you might say that he "owed me" ??? He also built a T roadster for himself,
although alot of the parts he used look very familiar to me...:)
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Same thing happened to me. Danny said I am going to build me a truck and all of a sudden I had less parts laying around, these kids sure know how to work their dads. Bruce
 
Richard (EV8G) said:
No problem... I would do the same for you... :)

The 34 in your photos is an Aussie body? The doors are short at the bottom; it had a tin spacer between the bottom and the board? Also has wood sills... There was also one of these in the same building, also RHD and an original 4cyl car. I think it was the only other "non-hot-rod" besides mine. The guy who bought it yanked the banger out and had it for sale in the back of his pickup at the next Pomona Swap. I bought it and cleaned it up and stuck it in my son's 32 PU while another motor was being built. It ran really good. Later took it out and it has been sitting in my shop for over 25 years, waiting for another spot in something...
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Do you want to sell the banger and have it return to Australia?;)
 
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i am bringing this back to the top because i'd love to hear some details about how the chassis is set up to sit the way it does. it's perfect.
 
Most Hot-Rods years back were also street rods, but most street rods were never Hot-Rods. As far as the brakes go, Hot-Rodders used what was available to them at the time to make their cars better to them. I have pics in some "little mags" of a couple of Hot-Rods with disc brakes on them in the middle 50s.

Now, don't shoot me yet, but for some reason, I don't know what, I have never been a fan of 33/34 Fords, and 32s were further down the list for me. That said, this roadster is only the second one that I have really really liked, and it is probably in #1 spot.

Great Hot-Rod, Great car, and yes, a great street driven Rod. For what it's worth, I love it.

OK, fire away.
 
I just found a couple pictures that were in my files of Richard Lacy's '34. Thought I would post them.
Speaking of Richard, where has he been lately?

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