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LOT #1259 - 1929 FORD MODEL A CUSTOM ROADSTER
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This 1929 Model A Roadster is a ‘50s-style retro hot-rod and created a new face for ‘34 Pontiac speedometer and
powered by a 1953 Mercury 8BA Flathead engine built by gauge combination dressed up with a custom bezel and
H&H Flatheads in La Crescenta, CA. The engine is outfitted trim and mounted in the center of the dash. A matching
with Ross Racing pistons, SCAT Mercury crankshaft, tachometer is mounted in a fabricated vintage-style bracket
SCAT rods, Navarro aluminum heads, ScOT blower, dual below the dash. The Tri-C tilt steering column holds a
Stromberg 97 carburetors, custom headers and stainless leather-wrapped 4-spoke Sprint Car steering wheel. A
exhaust. The all-original 1929 roadster body is still all- custom bench seat and door panels are covered with bright
factory rust-free sheet metal. It’s equipped with a Roadster red tuck and roll leather. A pair of bomber-style belts
Shop chassis, drilled super bell, 4-inch drop L-beam axle, maintains the retro appearance and provides safety. This
SO-CAL Speed Shops drum-covered discs front brakes, car features meticulous paint and body work and a 2-inch
TREMEC TKO-500 5-speed manual transmission and chopped Haartz cloth top. It was built by The Roadster Shop
Winters quick-change rear end. The car rides on Halibrand- of Mundelien, IL, one of the top builders in the U.S.
style real knock-offs with cheater slicks. The clean simplicity
of the interior is combined with a few Roadster Shop **SOLD ON BONDED TITLE**
nostalgic touches. Classic Instruments rebuilt the workings NO RESERVE.
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