1928 Ford Other for sale $49,900

What do you get when you combine the aesthetic traits of an old school hot rod with months of professional customization? This incredible Ford roadster! Mixing the universal appeal of SoCal style with the road going prowess of a well-massaged custom this slick classic is one impressive build that provides its owner the best of both worlds. And whats better: you can own and drive this exclusive show stopper for a fraction of the money and time it takes to complete a ground-up build. If youre an anxious buyer whos tired of the garage furniture culture that seems to pervade the classic car hobby this stunning Ford is one of the coolest road-ready hot rods your money can buy!

BODYWORK/TRIM

This clean customs solid Brookville Roadster body began life as high quality steel that was worked into a lean long and low profile by the pros at Mooresville North Carolinas Man Made Legends. As you can probably tell that process included a lot more than simple sanding and filling as the cars taut fuselage was stretched over a custom frame with the help of careful channeling. When you want to paint a vintage Ford hot rod its best to go with vintage Ford pigment like this roadsters 1948 Monsoon Maroon 2-stage. Finishing touches took the form of Ford Twolite headlamps a simple tag bracket blue-dot taillights and a body-matched window frame. And in the summer of 2013 this classic hit the road as a delightfully simplistic showpiece that mixes the skill of experienced fabricators with the integrity of experienced builders.

ENGINE

Check the glossy engine bay and youll find 276 cubic inches of Ford 59A flathead that thanks to approximately 200 horsepower make this custom a blast to drive! An NOS short block that still wore factory tags prior to its inclusion in the build that stalwart powerplant maintains rock-solid reliability in literally every season. On top of the timeless mill mesh-covered Stromberg 97s jam steady wind and fuel in to a Navarro high compression intake. That intake perfectly complements Navarro high compression heads which cap .125 overbored cylinders. Those cylinders combust with the help of adjustable lifters an Isky 400 Jr. cam and a 4-inch Merc crank. At the sides of the block monochromatic block hugger headers feed straight-out pipes that are cinched around brash Cherry Bomb glasspacks. At the front of the block a dressed generator shades a traditional distributor which sequences fire through chrome-cased Flathead Jack plug wires. In front of those cables a beefy radiator complete with dual electric puller fans funnels water through polished stainless tubes. And everything from the cars finned coil cover and chrome dipstick to its glass fuel bowl and Hildebrandt oil filter is clean simple and old school cool.

DRIVETRAIN/SUSPENSION

In keeping with its custom but functional theme this first class Ford rides a custom fully reinforced chassis thats stanced out of 2x4 rectangular tubing. The rowdy flathead spins power through a tough T5 5-speed which twists a Ford 9-inch axle around fresh 3.43 gears. At the head of those heavy duty components a drilled I-beam axle provides four inches of drop. Opposite that roller fresh QA-1 coil-overs plant the cars exceptionally light rear-half. That suspension counters the engines grunt with a combination of 11 and 12-inch drums. And all that hardware rolls on matte-finished steelies which lap 6.00-16 Coker-sourced whitewalls around stylized trim rings and polished Ford center caps.

INTERIOR

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