The all-steel 1931 Model A body was purchased in Oregon and is finished in Viper Red. The pinched 32-style frame was sourced from Blackboard Hotrods and powder-coated to match. Four inches have been chopped out of the roof, the rear corners were radiused and smoothed, and hand-laid silver pinstripes were applied to the headlights, taillights, and each of the louvers on the custom hood and trunk lid. Additional features include a 1932 front grille, an external sunshade, a…
The all-steel 1931 Model A body was purchased in Oregon and is finished in Viper Red. The pinched 32-style frame was sourced from Blackboard Hotrods and powder-coated to match. Four inches have been chopped out of the roof, the rear corners were radiused and smoothed, and hand-laid silver pinstripes were applied to the headlights, taillights, and each of the louvers on the custom hood and trunk lid. Additional features include a 1932 front grille, an external sunshade, a tilt-out windshield, tempered tinted glass, a black cloth roof panel, and a driver-side peep mirror.
Halibrand-style Rocket Racing alloy wheels are finished in gray and wear Firestone Deluxe Champion pie crust tires. The front brakes are SO-CAL Speed Shop discs with Buick-style alloy “drum” covers and polished stainless-steel backing plates. The rears are 12″ “Police Special” drums. A Corvette master cylinder and stainless-steel lines are also installed. The chrome front-end assembly was also sourced from SO-CAL Speed Shop and consists of a drop-axle, a transverse leaf spring, hairpin radius rods, and shrouded shocks. Rear suspension is handled by Peter and Jake’s ladder bars, a Posies Super Slide leaf spring, and shocks.
The cabin is lined with Dynamat heat and sound insulation and features a black leather tuck-and-roll bench seat with a matching leather headliner and door panels as well as a frame-connected roll bar.
The steering wheel is mounted to an Ididit column, and the engine-turned aluminum instrument panel houses a 160-mph Stewart Warner speedometer, 8k-rpm tachometer, and auxiliary gauges. The five-digit odometer shows 1,165 miles, approximately 800 of which were driven under current ownership.
The 392ci Chrysler Hemi V8 was rebuilt at Peckham Precision Engines of Grant’s Pass, Oregon, where work included boring the engine .030″ over and fitting it with Hilborn electronic fuel injection, a Hot Heads full-flow oiling system, a street camshaft, and a big block Chevrolet water pump with an aluminum crossover. Additional equipment includes: