This 1931 Ford Model A coupe is a five-window steel hot rod, and power comes from a Buick-sourced 425ci Nailhead V8 mated to a 700R4 four-speed automatic transmission and a narrowed Ford 9″ axle.
The car is finished in blue with pinstriping over red custom upholstery, and additional work included chopping the roof 4″ and installing a Walden Speed Shop steel roof insert, later-model frame rails and radiator grille shell, a Rootlieb hood, Packard taillights, staggered-diameter steel wheels, modified suspension and braking components, an Edelbrock four-barrel carburetor, lake-style dual exhaust pipes, an American Autowire wiring harness, a 14-gallon fuel tank, and a Vintage Air heater.
The steel five-window coupe body have been modified during the aforementioned 2011–2013 refurbishment with work that involved removing the fenders, repairing rust, removing the cowl-mounted fuel tank and filling holes, performing a 4″ roof chop, fabricating rain gutters, and installing Cubel FordWood body framing, a Walden Speed Shop steel roof insert, replacement floors and glass, 1940s Packard–style taillights with LED elements, front turn signals, and a Rootlieb hood as well as boxed frame rails and a 1932 Ford–style radiator grille shell.
The car has been refinished in Washington Blue, and multi-color pinstripes decorate the radiator shell and the trunk deck.
Black-finished 15″ front and 16″ rear steel wheels wear chrome hubcaps and trim rings as well as 5.60×15″ and 750×16″ Diamond Back Auburn radial tires that the were installed in March 2023.
Braking is handled by Walden Speed Shop Kinmont-style front discs with Wilwood four-piston calipers plus rear drums have been sourced from a Ford pickup truck.
Front brake components were replaced in March 2023, and the steering and suspension have been modified and features the following components: Dropped and drilled Super Bell front axle, Walden Speed Shop alloy front hubs with Ford spindles, SoCal Speed Shop front Panhard bar, Ford Mustang–sourced steering box, QA1 adjustable rear coilovers, Rear Panhard bar and ladders bars.
The interior is equipped with low-back bucket seats trimmed in red marine-grade upholstery with stainless-steel trim, with a color-coordinated headliner and trim panels.
Appointments include gray square-weave carpeting, a Vintage Air heater, a Lokar shifter, lap belts, and hand-crank side windows.
A rearward-opening lid provides access to a trunk compartment that houses color-coordinated upholstery as well as a 14-gallon fuel tank.
A three-spoke steering wheel fronts a body-color 1934 Ford–sourced steel dash fitted with aftermarket instrumentation that includes a 120-mph speedometer, auxiliary gauges, a column-mounted tachometer, and a transmission-fluid temperature gauge mounted inside the glove compartment.
The digital odometer indicates 11k miles, reflect the distance accumulated since completion of the build.
True chassis mileage is unknown.
