Summary

Beautiful professionally built '31 Ford Hi-Boy with Flathead V8 engine and 3-speed automatic transmission. Photographed with magazine appearances.

Details

Beautiful professionally built '31 Ford Hi-Boy with Flathead V8 engine and 3-speed automatic transmission. With a fiberglass body, the grille shell, the hood top and the rumble-seat lid are steel with a '32 radiator shell, King Bee-style headlights and a standard windshield. Other traditional details include the chrome spreader bar up front, a push bar in back and '39 Ford taillight lenses. The red and white leather interior features plush red carpets, a tilt column that makes the Model A's cockpit a bit more spacious and an AM/FM/CD stereo stashed under the seat. A banjo steering wheel, complete with a modern reproduction suicide knob, ties it to the era, and a set of handsome Classic Instruments dials in an engine-turned panel complete the period-perfect look. There's also a tach strapped to the steering column and a trick shifter for the TH350 3-speed automatic transmission. And, unlike most rods, this one offers room for friends in the matching rumble seat. This 239ci Flatty was pulled from a '49 Ford and rebuilt. Topped by an Edelbrock intake with triple Stromberg 97s, plus a set of Offenhauser heads, Fenton headers and polished 9' Quick Change rear end, it's got the 1950s speed look, but with upgrades like the Edelbrock electronic ignition system, it never gets fussy or cranky. Drenched in bright red, it just glows from inside the open engine bay. A set of ceramic-coated headers feeds a glasspack-style exhaust, so it has that wonderful Flathead sound, and the 9' rear end has been modified to include a quick-change setup that's one of the car's coolest features. Suspension is totally traditional with leaf springs and control arms all around, and drum brakes give it exactly the same look as the 1950s. This roadster has classic 50s hot rod styling with modern technology.