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CHuDWah

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  1. Yes, chassis could be custom - AFAIK, 157" was the longest Model A. I estimated it based on the truck appearing to have three pickup-size running boards - those are a fraction under 40" each. It also appears to have Model A "wishbone" front radius rods. Dunno how much HP a Cragar head adds - course the engine may have other modifications as well.
  2. Could be on an original 157" wheelbase chassis too. The Model A engine was rated at 40 HP - dunno how much the OHV would add, but the motor is pretty torque-y. Add the 6.6:1 rear gear (optional on AA trucks) and you can pull stumps with it - not real speedy though.
  3. The truck, including the box, is a Ford product, not aftermarket. It was built on the 157" wheelbase chassis and the box is 11 feet (132") long. Read all about it here: http://aafords.com/open-bodies/express-bodies/197-express/ I'd say the red truck posted above is custom built. It appears to be two 30-31 Ford truck cabs joined to form the crew cab, three pickup length running boards, and a modern bed.
  4. You're welcome. I think late-P5 dash is the best looking - early is too plain and P6 is too cluttered. P5 was cheaper but lower production, so it is rarer than P6 - since there were two P5 dashes, each is rarer still.
  5. And feminists might object to the "Quality" figure!
  6. I never saw a 38 Plymouth glove-box clock until this thread - must be really rare. I wonder if it might also have been installed on the driver side - I've seen accessory cigar lighters installed there. Anyway, apparently the "clocked" door is different from the "clock-less" one, although it might be possible to modify the latter to install a clock. I note the clock was not available for the P5. The P6 dash is pictured in your 06/09/2015 post but there are at least two for the P5. All three have the two gauges in the center section with the switch panel below them and the knobs and escutcheons on the glove-box doors. The early-P5 has no trim other than a 37-style radio delete between the gauges. The late one has a 38-style delete and ashtray but no other center trim - it has only one trim strip on the glove-box doors. I suspect the dash was changed in mid-March, 1938 along with the other modifications at that time. The P6 and late-P5 doors are the same except for the number of holes for attaching trim strips. I don't know about early-P5 doors - the dash itself does not have the ashtray hole. AFAIK, the P6 closed-car dash was wood-grain while the P6 convertible and the P5 were painted. The bottom line of all this is there were at least four different 38 glove-box doors/trims, including the one for the clock. Early P5 dash (the driver-side knobs are not original): Late P5 dash:
  7. Thank you! I'd never even heard of such a car, much less seen a picture. It is way cool! If I have you detail my Chevy pickup, can you make it look like a Talbot-Lago?
  8. But...but..."You save: $1,020.00 (15% off)"!
  9. Could be - similar fender moldings (maybe rusty chrome on the one I posted), headlight trim spears, fog-lights, hood, grill. I'm guessing the one I posted is earlier - late-30's/early-40's.
  10. Anybody know what the convertible is?
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