Highlights
- Rover V8 bored out to 3900cc
- Model T replica glass fibre body
- Exceptionally well presented
The Appeal
The American hot rod is the absolute personification of personality in an automobile. The real genesis of the true custom car, where nothing was off limits and creativity sparked some of the finest creations and pieces of what can only be described as automotive art seen even to this day. The custom car world has a lot to thank those early American hot rods for, there’s no doubt about that.
This 1953 Model T Roadster hot rod build rings true to this notion and is a marvellous demonstration of just how crazy a custom car can be. Open top, roaring V8 at the front and a flourish of unique touches to make a truly jaw dropping vehicle draped in a bright purple hue. This wonderful Ford is an undeniably hot rod and is an ideal candidate for those looking to get into the wonderful world of hot rod ownership.
The History and Paperwork
- First registered 06/06/1953
- Subject to a highly extensive custom build process including an engine and body swap which is believed to have started in the early 2000s
- Accompanied by a small selection of invoices for parts bought for the build from various specialists including Pop Brown, from where the vehicle body is believed to have been sourced from
- The Ford is currently sat in the hands of a classic vehicle collector, but has not seen road use in some time
- Invoice for work undertaken for engine removal and clutch work in 2019
- V5 registration document present with the vehicle
- Tax exempt due to historic status
- Dry stored throughout current ownership
- Accompanied by detailed build sheet, highlighting much of the work that has been undertaken to create the Ford
The Interior
- Simple, basic but effortlessly cool interior space
- Custom made black vinyl upholstery
- Neat well upholstered black seating
- Good quality stitching and cushioning throughout
- Side panels upholstered to match the aforementioned seating, also of a great standard
- Great quality Grant three spoke steering wheel with Mooneyes centre cap
- Custom gauges with decorative chrome trim rings
- GPS based speedometer
- Antique 8oz kitchen weight gear knob
- Dark grey carpeting of a high quality
- Push button start
- Good clean boot area, well presented
- Colour matched painted dash panel, in great shape
- A really well done hot rod interior, not excessive or brash, but a marvellous compliment to the exterior design and colour scheme
The Exterior
- Jaw dropping hot rod design, a real head turner and a truly special car from an aesthetic perspective
- Brilliant Purple-Violet paintwork throughout, of a great standard, exhibiting a great shine
- Fitted with a Model T replica glass fibre body, believed to have been sourced from hot rod specialists Pop Brown
- Sectioned replica 1932 Ford front grille surround, merged with a custom insert built from a Ford Consul grille
- Body coloured firewall for added pop surrounding the engine bay
- 1932 Ford headlights
- 1941 Chevrolet rear lights
- Aftermarket side lighting and indicators front and rear
- Doorless body design
The Mechanics
The following listed specs are as highlighted in the adjoining build sheet
- Rover SD V8 rebored to 3900cc
- Weber 38 DGAS carb conversion
- Lakes style headers
- SHERPA front and rear axles
- Custom steering setup oriented through the side cowl of the vehicle
- Rover 5 speed manual transmission
- Fires into life with ease, a glorious V8 tone bellowing from the headers which exit straight from the block
- Having been in dry storage and not seen road use in some time, as well as the very custom nature of hot-rods, this vehicle is being sold as requiring a good going over before any use
Summary
A Purple-Violet hotrod with an exposed, bored out V8 and chunky white wall tyres tends to do a great job of selling itself on aesthetics alone, but that is what hot rods are there to do after all, be a bold statement on the personality and style of whoever is sat behind the wheel. If you have a bright personality, and a flair for the unique and effortlessly cool, then this may well be the perfect accompanying automobile.
Exceptionally well presented, this is definitely one of the cooler options on the market if you're looking to move into the world of custom cars.
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