Mark’s Traditional 1930 Ford Model A Coupe Hot Rod.
Originally a Model A Business Coupe. It's a Henry steel body sitting on boxed 1930 rails, which have been "Z" ed in the rear. The roof has a 2-inch chop. There’s a tubed 4-inch drop axle, front disc brakes and drums in the rear. Rear wheels are 15x5 wrapped in 8.20 Firestone Deluxe Champions; front runners are 15x4.5 (Amercan Racing) with 5.60’s Firestone. Lug pattern is 5x4.5 all the way around. Diff is a Ford 9-inch Rear-end. The powerplant is a small block Chevy 350 mild build with roller cams and rockers, polished Edelbrock intake manifold, and carb. It has polished vintage M/T (Mickey Thompson) valve covers. The M/T now stands for Mark / Tami ;-) The transmission is a Chevy Turbo Hydramatic 350. Ben McCloy of Jack Dick Customs, Martinez, did all the wiring and some fab work. The bench seat is the middle seat from a Caravan. The 4-link, aka 4-bar, front suspension is from the 1980s. It has ladder bars in the rear with coil-over shocks. The radiator grill shell is 1932 paired with a louvered ½ hood. The air cleaner is vintage Cal-Custom that was gifted by Todd, and Roy spun a piece of aluminum to make it fit. The car is a homage to Bonneville salt flats racers of the '60s; the rear Nerf bar and racing numbers contribute to that end. The headlights are period BLC 652 J's. The taillights are 1927, as are inside door handles. Scott at Discount Mufflers & Brakes in W.C. did the exhaust, not too noisy. With the light little body and the V8 motor, the car zips along pretty good! and thanks to the disc brakes, it also stops fast. Ron knew the previous owner from Georgetown, and Ron hauled it down for me to Pleasant Hill. Ron got the motor running and fabbed up a Steering Column Connecting Rod. The car came with a Steer Clear Offset Steer Clear Steering Box the creats lots of leg room. The car was an unfinished project that sat for at least 15 years. It came full fendered, had a 32-style gas tank, and was pretty much a pile of parts. Some of the remnants, witness marks, and paint remain from the car's unknown history, which is now part of the Hillybilly Hotrod. Called The Pleasant Hillbilly because it lives in Pleasant Hill, CA – the nicest part of the car is the dash that got painted fuchsia to match the paint around the firewall.
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