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The pair of '30 models that are currently being 'restored'
would be welcome in almost any Hot Rodders garage.
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They had 'restored' and sold an interesting pair of
Model A's earlier in '05; the '30 Sports Coupe had a Wilson
reconditioned Model A motor with electronic ignition, a Holden carb,
a 5 speed Celica gearbox and juice brakes. The other car was a '28
Closed Cab Pickup, a genuine Ford phone booth cab, powered by a
Model B four cylinder, which was fitted with a 20's era Overhead
Valve (OHV) Chev head.
The pickup also had hydraulic brakes from a
post-1940 Ford, and Camira Rack & Pinion steering. Another of
Harry's more recent 'restorations' was a '28 leatherback coupe that
Harry sold to Dennis Chapman, and a '28 Tourer.
Harry had an Australian bodied '30 Bread Van,
which was made up from a Fordor body, and he wanted to put a factory
body on it. They thought that a '30 Tudor back would convert the
Fordor front parts to a Closed Cab, and a Phil Dean pickup bed would
complete the picture.
About April of '05 they obtained a complete 1930
Ford Tudor body shell, with the intention of cutting it up for
parts, but it was just too damned good to cut up. So Harry acquired
a fair dinkum '30 Closed Cab body from Tony Webster, and the deal
included an Australian made pickup bed of unknown manufacture.
That moved the pickup along nicely, but it also
meant they now had a better than average Tudor, and only a huge shed
chock full of Model A parts to complete the pick list. They picked
the parts, and now the Tudor has a chassis, a Holden Starfire 4
cylinder with a 5 speed manual box, a Commodore R& P and steering
column, 1935 wires, juice brakes, and a Commodore diff located by a
pair of '35 radius rods, split in the best Hot Rod tradition. The
rear end uses the stock Model A transverse leaf spring, as does the
front.
So is Harry a Model A only sort of person? Hardly,
how could he be with this 1932 Ford Deluxe Roadster in his garage.
At first glance the Roadster appears completely original, but then
you may notice a couple of variations, in the best Hot Rodding
tradition.
The engine is a later model side valve, out of a
'48 Ford, and it has twin carbs. The Roadster also has juice brakes,
and late model running gear, but the real kicker is that the
Roadster back is straight out of Hot Rod Land - it is fiberglass
from the doors back.◄
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79 year old Harry, with his '32 Roadster. It sure looks
like a restoration, but it could be fairly described as a
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