1929 Ford Roadster Model A

1929 Ford Roadster Model A If you have ever wanted a true, steel-bodied 1929 Ford Model A Roadster with a blown Chrysler Hemi, look no further! The entire vehicle was professionally built by Thompson Engineering in Fullerton, CA with numerous items customized in keeping with the hot-rodding trends of the 1960's. The body is a Brookville '29 all-steel roadster body, with a functional rumble seat, sitting on a boxed '32 frame by American Stampings. The body, frame, and radiator cowl are coated in nine quarts of high-gloss black, while the wheels, engine, and transmission are painted a high-gloss red. The front axle is chromed, dropped, drilled, and highlighted with painted accents. The wheels are 1940 Ford-style by WheelSmith, with polished hubcaps and beauty rings, capped with Kelly Tires. The engine is a 1956-vintage Chrysler 392 FirePower Hemi, re-machined by Joe Sherman in Santa Ana, CA with less than 4200 miles since the restoration. Perched above the Hemi is a chromed Blower Drive Service 6-71 Supercharger, 10% underdriven, topped by two Edelbrock carburetors and a period correct, chromed BDS air scoop. The fuel tank is a 17-gallon unit custom-designed and built by Thompson Engineering. Exhaust is handled by chromed Sanderson Headers with cut-outs and a complete custom and chromed dual exhaust, fabricated by Thompson Engineering, terminating just above and behind the differential. All of the blown Hemi power travels through a bulletproof Chevrolet Turbo-400, three-speed automatic transmission built by Steve Cohan (the same builder for Robbie Gordon's off-road racing trucks), through a custom-built driveshaft from Orange County Driveline to the chromed Currie Enterprises 9" differential. Cooling duties are handled by a three-stage Ron Davis aluminum radiator.