Here's prolific rodder Steve "Stinger" Read inspecting his handywork
after laying down a choice bead. Note heat marks on axle, one of the first
to be dropped in the UK by Jerry Denning.
Jim was pleased to pick a deuce shell for the bargain price of
£80.
Note Armstrong type lever shocks, 40 brakes and steels. Gennie
cowl shot in red oxide primer.
Typical for UK rod building, Stingers one-car garage means when
you're a-buildin, everything else has to sit outside.
Pickup bed bought and used as-is, rear of cab is repro. Master
stroke is the brown paint which although brand new, makes the car look
as though it has been built a long time. A combination of satin black undercoat
with a dusting of BL Russet brown. Stan Betz eat yer heart out. Engine
and gearbox are sierra 2l and 5speed. Rear axle is Ford P100 pickup. Aprons
are original A.
Bakelite dash looks like Ford Prefect or 10 or something similar.
Windscreen frame sourced from the US, with help from Keith
Weesner. See that disc on the firewall? thats a tax disc, meaning this
baby's on the road, tested, fully legal and looking good. (Fenders, officer?
I'll sort some soon, honest.)
Total build time for this car was about 6 weeks.
Getting ready for the trip to Sweden. John Wickes getting his 3
carb Zephyr powered 27T ready for the trip too.
Pickup features Pop tank in the bed.
Waiting for the ferry. Jims pickup, Johns T, plus Jim's other car,
the superb all alloy A built by Al Stevens.
This is Harwich, where I got the ferry to Holland to get my A body.
Here's one for you, Mike Bishop, Fast forward to the A-Bombers
hillclimb at Rattvik.
Nice sunshine here. Trad Model A with all the right touches.
This one's got me guessing. at first glance it looks like a ford,
especially when you look at the roofline, but that front end isn't Ford,
neither are the fenders. Plymouth? I dunno, any suggestions welcome.
Interesting array of cars at the hill climb.
At the start line. 29A gets ready for his moment of glory.
Like the road racer look on this 56 Ford? I do.
Not sure who's driving Jims pickup, probably John Wickes, and3
he's giving it death. Thoughts about having a long drive home never enter
your head when the clock is ticking away, you just go for it!
Jayzus! Run for it! there's a big one coming through!
Little track Roadster is Norwegian, I think, has been featured
in a few mags. Twin quarter eliptics give a very simple uncluttered front
end.
I'd a said 40, but I reckon this is a 39 after clocking the wide
5 stud pattern. Unusual to see one where the door handle sits nice and
straight, not drooping down at an angle.
Hey, we got Kustoms too! Your guess is as good as mine on this
one. That fastback is a Pontiac though, I do know that.
Deuce cabrio quite well known in Sweden, theres a photo of this
car elsewhere on my site.
Jim and John doing the Artsy-Fartsy bit.
John's Zephyr 6 motor sports a Raymond Mays head and triple SU's.
This is the car pictured halfway through the hedge way back in
Jims other photo's.
Thanks for sharing the pics, Jim, looks like a fun buildup and
a great trip!...Mart.
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