Cars are supposed to be for fun.When you drove your first car, didn't you have fun? That's why we spend our evenings, weekends, and our money on our cars - - to relive that fun we had so many years ago. Not only have Tom and Char created a car which will turn a head and raise a smile but it IS fun. It is just as much fun to be a
passenger as it is to drive it. When you sit in the roadster, you are transported back to a time when the mortgage, your health, and earning a living for your family would not be on your top ten list of things to worry or think about.
Tom and Char get an A for the quality and detail put into this roadster. They get an A+ for including that important aftermarket part not found in every car - - FUN.
This 1928 Ford Roadster is all steel. Four to six inches of the body and the bottom of the doors were all replaced. The roadster has a '32 grill shell and '41 Chevrolet taillights. The windshield has been chopped 2" and a folding top was made with Model T top irons with the oak header and cross bows made by Tom.
The engine is a 1976 2300cc Ford modified with a Crane cam, bored .030, and the head milled .060. It is hooked to a Ford C3 transmission. A Ford solid state ignition was added.
The front suspension is a '34 Ford split wishbone. A '35 Ford provided the split wishbone rear suspension attached to an 8" Ford 3.55 rear.
A '30-'31 frame was used with home-modified front and rear cross members.
Stopping power is assisted by a Ford dual master cylinder and '40 Ford front drum brakes .
A Mullins four-spoke steering wheel is bolted to a '67 Chevrolet tilt column. S-W gauges compliment the original dash. And, yes, the original fuel gauge still works.
As shown by the picture on the right, the '35 Ford spoked wheels have been replaced with "new wheels" that complete the roadster's '50's look. You almost expect to see Norm G. cruising by in Kookie I to share a brew.
