Some more rust for the pile….

Well, I’ve been wanting to build a Model A Speedster for a while. I know, I already have an old car to drive… but I can’t get parts for that one if anything bad were to happen. In fact, I have been in touch with a bunch of people and have yet to see another coupe from that year and manufacturer. So, I just don’t want to take it out and let someone damage it. On the bright side, Ford Model A’s are EVERYWHERE. Plus I can get almost every part for it new from the various people reproducing stuff. Thus, the desire to build one to drive and enjoy.

I bought a 1929 Model A chassis on the 29th of June, which kinda cracks me up. So that makes two 1929 cars for me. The number 29 and old cars is becoming a repeating theme….

Like I said I bought a chassis, not much to look at. Frame, wheels, engine, and a radiator. A bonus was that it was located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and a road trip would be necessary. Lol. Here is what I picked up in Klamath..

Whoo Hoo….. a pile of rust with wheels! It has almost every part on it that it rolled out of the factory with, except for the rear exhaust bracket. All of the brake rod hangers and springs are there, everything still moves without binding. I consider that a good deal compared to most of the antiques I start with which usually are rusted into solid lumps that have to be teased apart before rebuilding. Overall, a good start to my project car.

So I bet you are saying to yourself, “It doesn’t even look like a car. Where is the body?” Funny you should ask. While I was in Klamath I found a possible cowl for it in Redding, California. So, I contacted the person who had it on my way back down from Oregon and asked if I could take a look. Turns out he was a great guy and the cowl was in better shape than I expected. So I left Redding with the first part of the body and it looked like this…

There. Does that make you happier? The trip back was fun, Mom went with me for the trip and Dad stayed home to play Xbox. Dad did help me unload it though, and here it is in it’s temporary spot on the side of Dad’s shop..

Hopefully this weekend I will get some video of it running. Stay tuned.