1929 Ford Model A Sport Coupe Hot Rod

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

In 1928-31 Ford built a car style called a Sport Coupe. Sometimes it was called "the poor mans' roadster". It looked a bit like a roadster and a cabriolet, but it was neither. The sport coupe had full frame doors with windows, a slightly longer interior, akin to the size of a coupe and it had a fabric top that did not fold down. Why not make one into a hot rod. A sport coupe body style has never been tooled in scale and I took a few liberties in making the build. The inspiration was taken from a car seen on the H.A.M.B. from Tucson. It 1:1 was built as a "unibody" and I figured it would be an interesting style to emulate. The body was welded directly to the frame and the floor pan was used as an integral part of the structure, hence no center crossmember.

Body- Sport coupe style with the cowl from the Revell '29 pickup, sedan doors (longer than roadster doors) from a Revell '31 and the rear section from the recent Revell Model A coupe (the rest of the body was used to make a pickup body, ADL has it now.). Top chopped. '32 grille from AMT Phantom Vickie [sic], chopped.

Ragtop: Made from a couple of roadster tops, evergreen pieces for the edges and ribs.

Frame: From the new Revell Model A series, scratch built front crossmember and rear end Z'd to get it down low.

Floor section: Evergreen sheet and half-round supports with a trans/driveline tunnel from the Revell Matt and Debbie Hay Pro street T-Bird.

Suspension: Front made with the spring-in-front, attached to the split bones, in suicide style and rear a Ford 9" on coil overs, both from Revell Model A series.

Engine: Revell flathead available in a few kits. Induction is an Eddie Meyer two-carb system made by Replicas and Miniatures of MD.

Tires and wheels: fronts are resin from the ubiquitous parts box, rears old AMT hard plastic. Chrome reverse wheels from AMT parts pack.

Interior: dash is 1948 Ford (Revell), seats are cut from two AMT 'T' bucket tubs, door panels from Revell '32 sedan. Door handles and cranks from Rep and Mins of MD, "chromed" with Molotow pen.

A bunch of other parts from here and there...

Paint is Tamiya AS-8 Navy Blue, somewhat like Ford Washington Blue. Tamiya Black accents. Clearcoat is Minwax Polyurethane shot with an airbrush. 

more pix here: https://public.fotki.com/jferren/29-sport-coupe-hot-rod/ -RRR

 

Edited November 28, 2020 by Rocking Rodney Rat

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi!

What a great styling statement. And a formidable mash-up of proper parts. I LOVE the stance. Bravo!

CT

[Muncie]

Man, there's a whole bucket of cool! in that one  - love it.

[Phildaupho]

Another very well built hot rod from your workbench

[crossfire 2004]

Truly fantastic, all the right parts in all the right places, you never disappoint.

[Dragonhawk1066]

Very nice, flawless build!!

[Paul Payne]

WOW! Let's get in and take a drive! Absolutely love the color- been looking for a deep slatey blue. The intake system you chose is choice- everything about this build is a gem!

[bobthehobbyguy]

Very nice. Impressive hot rod. Love that its something different.

[Steamboat]

Beautiful!

[Dennis Lacy]

You absolutely SLAYED it on this model, brother. Looks bad ass from every angle and there's not one detail I'd do different. i love it!!!

This needs to be built in full scale.

[PappyD340]

Beautifully done!!

[Curt]

Very unique and flawlessly executed build.  Nice!!

Edited November 29, 2020 by Curt
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[BeakDoc]

Great hot rod. Awesome color. The ‘48 dash is my favorite touch.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!!

[Jim Whalen]

Fantastic build benefiting from 1/25th scale fabrication skills.  Well done!

[afx]

Turned out great.

[espo]

Beautiful looking Street Rod. I like how you used a few bits and pieces from other year model kits, kind of like how it was done. The engine and the intake system really catch your eye also.  

[Plowboy]

This is a bad ast little hot rod! I'm always a fan of different body styles! Especially those that can only come from the hands of the builder. I especially like how you did the front suspension. So much cleaner than the suicide method! Great work!

[alan barton]

They reckon 2020 has been a bad year for the planet but it has been an awesome year for plastic scale rodders! I've always been a big fan of sports coupes, especially as they were the only Model A coupes that arrived in Australia originally. The proportions on this puppy are amazing!

Cheers

Alan

[cobraman]

Wild and cool !

[Sixties Sam]

Very cool rod! Interesting body style, makes a nice hot rod!

Sam

[stitchdup]

Neat build, the proportions look great

[Kit Karson]

What more is there to say that hasn't already been acknowledged from those commenting on your latest kreation.  Back when we first talked about this build, your aspiration was to build the most klassik '29 Ford A Sport Coupe!  One that fits todays image of hot rod & street worthy killer koopes!  Absolutely, the most kreative kombination of existing parts available!  I'll bet, there are at least a kouple more out there on some modelers bench just waiting to join yours not the finished Under Glass! -KK

[tim boyd]

Terrific design and execution, yielding a great result, Rodney!    Cheers....TIM 

[gman]

I watched your build from the initial teaser in the build thread- I knew you'd do the concept justice, and the finished model does not disappoint. So much to appreciate- flathead power,  killer stance, artful and understated color choices, realistic metal finishes...bravo.