dustycrusty
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The car does appear smallish, but maybe its a trick of the camera, or its a freakishly tall family! As Keiser31 and others have said, it is a slightly modified '30-'31 Ford "A" done as it would have been in the 1950-1960s with later wheels (and probably hydraulic brakes) a cowl mounted radio antenna and a filled in roof. A peek under the hood would probably reveal a modified Flathead V8 or a SB Chevy.
Another possibility to explain the seemingly out-of-whack proportions is that the body could have been "sectioned" to lower the roofline without "chopping" the top by cutting a horizontal section out of the entire lower body, removing the strip and welding it back together- another popular hot-rodding trick of the 1950-'1960's!
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16 hours ago, 28 Chrysler said:
Was that the car that was parked years ago because of a stuck 3 speed shifter ?
Beats me- it was listed on FBM for about 20 minutes before it was sold- that OEM 2x4 intake and carbs alone was probably worth 5X the asking price!
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Those trucks would have both rear axles driven or those front mounted tow hooks would get a workout!
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Or possibly an early snowmobile?
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postwar (late 1940's) International KBs with Schield/Bantam Cranes. The closest is a backhoe configuration, handy for trenching and excavating, the next is set up as a face shovel to work the face of a bank , typically down in a pit digging out a gravel, sand or coal deposit from the surrounding vertical walls. Those small cranes are all cable operated- no hydraulics!
Schield/Bantam pioneered these truck/crane combos starting in 1942 and really got going after the war with the massive supply of surplus trucks available. They used Internationals, Studebakers, Whites and GMC as the base and mounted their cranes, sans tracks on them.
My father had a WWII surplus White half-track with a Bantam mounted on it, rigged as a dragline. You haven't lived until you've experienced your old man in the cab of a dragline screaming at you to "STOP, DAMMIT, STOP!" as both that top-heavy crane and 15 year-old you standing on the brakes and pulling the worthless emergency brake lever on the White slide backwards and sideways down the mud-slickened clay bank of a new pond!
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I decided to go the "restomod" route on my Tricyclmobile project- with L.E.D. lights!
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The block and head are Model "A", but the external magneto drive is a Model "T" aftermarket speed part. The front cover that bolts to the "A" block, and that the magneto drive in turn bolts to is a one-off hybrid piece, possibly hand-made by your husband himself to tie those two parts together.
So yes, it appears that he was building a totally unique powerplant of his own design by combining parts from a couple of eras for one of his speedsters. Keep an eye out for a dual carburetted intake and a header-type exhaust manifold for this engine that are no doubt lurking nearby!
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That is the inlet mounting port for the bottom of the gravity fed oil return pipe that runs from the rear of the lifter galley down to this spot on the block. Its the shiny black diagonal pipe on this engine. Its an "A" block (and head) for sure .
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It looks like an "A" engine with a one-off front timing gear cover to adapt an earlier aftermarket Model "T" external magneto drive (w/ a Bosch DU4) to the later "A" block. Was somebody recreating an early speedster, but wanted a more refined (relatively speaking) powerplant, while utilizing a more era-correct and visibly interesting ignition system?
That Wico "X" fitted stock-looking "A" engine hiding behind the cellophane wrapped "T" running boards is probably a better bet...
INTERESTING GARAGE!
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The parts are for a dual ignition Bosch ZR4 magneto, popular with everything from early aeroplanes to high-dollar pre-war autos and even as a speed part on modified Model "T" Fords. It allowed you to start on steady-current battery ignition (via that unusual central lead on the cap), then switch over to the magneto when running.
Heres a complete unit on a Model "T" engine front cover designed to accept an external magneto drive, and a fairly primitive, basic schematic- probably from an early Chiltons!
These days, complete, useable ZR4s are not cheap...
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a 1930 (two-piece splash pan) Model "A" Ford Standard Roadster.
Unfortunately, its difficult to find a modern picture of one as there are very few standard roadsters left- theyve all been upgraded and over accessorized into the Deluxe version!
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1 hour ago, phil said:
"my unit does have a screw terminal on far side , it has the stamp of 2."
Ah, "2" the sparkplug, no doubt!
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With that base, it looks like your typical high tension coil for a "hit & miss " type stationary engine. "B" for battery, "T" for timer, is there another lug on the side for the "I", for ignitor, or "P", for plug?
Here's a Detroit Coil Co. unit that is similar to yours:
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/294794250683?hash=item44a31b49bb:g:jn4AAOSwPSth~CQj
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Another key detail: The front fender w/ a full valance/skirt is a post-1920 version of that part.
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6 hours ago, PFindlay said:
Actually, I think both the F and J models were 60 cu in twins. If I recall correctly the F model was magneto/acetylene (even into the mid twenties) and the J model was battery/electric. At some point (maybe 1920?) they lengthened the front fork legs so that stick up above the bars as in the photo in question. So I'd suggest it's 1920 - 1924. In the 1925 they changed the style of the tank and frame.
You are right. The singles were the "B" and "C" models
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Yes, a late teensHD, either an "F" (single) or a "J" (twin), post 1916 (the slightly rounded tank), pre-1920 (Acetylene light).
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18 minutes ago, AHa said:
Hi John,
The overall construction is very similar to1911 Buick but it is of a heavier construction.
From 1907-1917 Buick built trucks too- and W-M supplied the axles. I dont know if the trucks got a beefier axle than the passenger cars they were based upon.
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A Mid-1920's Hudson stablemate , Essex Motorcars used that type of 4 bolt flange. No doubt there were others...
http://hudsonterraplane.com/tech/1924/1924-26Hudson-1924-28Essex-CarburetorInst.pdf
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3 minutes ago, Terry Bond said:
It has a custom speedster body so might expect the wheels to be from something else. I'd focus on the items less likely to have been changed. I'm inclined to agree with West on it being mostly Buick. We may never know for sure tho.
Terry
And, its got portholes!
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Contact SACAA...
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Thats Lee's first car...
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Can Anyone Confirm this is a 1935 Ford Tudor?
in What is it?
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1935 had wire wheels, 1936 used stamped steel wheels.