Dad's new Model A

Posted on 12th Oct 2014

My dad has always dreamed of having a hot rod of his own. I can remember the trips to the local car shows and weekends at Hot August nights in Reno NV from when I was a kid. He always gravitated to the early 30’s hot rods usually painted bright red, I’m not sure why that era or style, not sure if he even knows either but those were the car for him. He has never had a hot rod of his own and has only a few times had a chance to take a ride in one. Being the owner of a Custom Fab shop for many years we figured it was time to make his dream come true. After years of looking for the right donor for the project I finally found one that would suit our needs. What I found was a 1930 Ford Model A 5 Window coupe.

The car was in untouched condition for the most part. The drivetrain was left completely stock, along with most of the rest of the car. As the story goes the car came from a barn in Oregon and was in the same family from purchase new till around 1999. The car changed hands twice after and we are now the fourth owner of the 81 year old car. The Model A was still in driving condition so I had to have dad come out for a ride. He flew out a week after I received the car for the weekend to get behind the wheel of this time capsule before we tore it down. There arent many people who have had the chance to get to drive a bone stock car from the 30’s, and by the end of the weekend there wasnt much left in tact so it was good that he came hen he did.