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1931 Steel Ford Truck, Traditional Mid/late 60's Style, Bobbed Bed, Tci Chassis on 2040-cars

US $17,500.00
Year:1931 Mileage:8476 Color: pinstriping has been done on the firewall
Location:

Lexington, South Carolina, United States

Lexington, South Carolina, United States

  

1931 Ford Model A Pickup

 

You are looking at a great little rod built in the mid to late 1960’s East Coast style.  It is a steel 1934 Ford cab sitting on a TCI Model A chassis.  It has a heavy 6” channel and no chop.  4" drop I-beam front axle.  The cowl vent was welded shut and a mock gas cap welded in place to make it look like a Model A.  The bed is bobbed with a canvas tonneau cover covering the 17 gallon fuel tank and battery.  The cab and bed were built and painted in the 1970’s and has a great patina that fits the truck perfectly.  Exterior pinstriping has been done on the firewall, around the mock fuel filler, and tailgate.

·        The Chevy 350 was rebuilt by CPR Performance Parts in West Columbia, SC and has an estimated 380HP.  The Accel coil sends spark to a small cap HEI distributor.  The intake is period correct, polished Weiand tunnel ram with a pair of Holley 450s mixing things up.  There is a small Stewart Warner oil pressure gauge near the distributor.  A pair of K&N velocity stacks add a little extra shine to the top of the motor.  Finned valve covers help keep the period look.  The truck runs around 190 degrees F (even in traffic) and around 70-80 lbs of oil pressure consistently.  

·        All of this power is mated to a TH400 with a manual valve body and shift kit.  Gears are selected with a Lokar floor shifter.  As you press the accelerator the spent gasses can either be routed through the 2 turbo mufflers under the truck or you can take the caps off the LakeStyle headers.  One ride with open headers will give a smile that lasts for hours!  Going fast is one thing, but stopping is another.  If you can’t control the power what good is it?  Power front disc brakes handle most of the “whoa” duties while the Ford Ranger rear end has drum brakes.  It has an e-brake cable that reaches to the cab, but has not been hooked up.  The truck rolls on a set of old school 14” Cragar S/S rims.

·        The inside has a custom bench seat made from a stretched school bus seat and covered in white roll & pleat vinyl with red piping.  There are 6 white faced Classic Instrument gauges in an overhead console.  Turn signal/high beam indicator lights and the headlight switch are housed overhead also.  The truck was wired from scratch with a fuse box under the dash.  Tasteful pinstriping has been done on the smooth 1934 fiberglass dash and the overhead console.

·        Much of the work was completed by Hot Rod Fabrication in Lexington, SC and I have a stack of receipts from the build.  The "Buy It Now" price is less than I have in it.  The truck is for sale locally and I reserve the right to end the auction early.  $1,000 non-refundable deposit is due within 48 hours of the auction ending.   The port of Charleston, SC is only 2 hours away for overseas shipment.  Shipping is the responsibility of the buyer, but I will be happy to work with the winning bidder's shipping company.  Don't bother bidding if you have a poor e-bay rating.  I encourage prospective buyers to ask questions and inspect the vehicle in person or by your representative prior to the end of the auction.  You can call me at (Ate Oh Tree) Sicks Oh Ate - Fife Fife Too Niner (no texts) with any questions or more picture needs.

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·        Clear South Carolina 1931 Ford Model A title in my name

·        TCI chassis

·        Built (with receipts) Chevy 350 from a 1974 C-20 pickup

·        Angle plug heads & roller rockers

·        Small cap HEI distributor with Accel coil

·        A pair of 4 barrel Holley 450cfm carburetors

·        1960’s Weiand polished tunnel ram intake (“Say Why-And” script with star logo)

·        2 K&N Velocity Stack air cleaners

·        Lake style headers with removable caps

·        Dual exhaust into Turbo mufflers exiting under the bed in front of the axle

·        TH400 transmission with manual valve body & shift kit from a 1968 Chevy

·        Transmission cooler bolted to frame

·        Henry Ford steel 1934 cab – no chop

·        6” channel with floor and firewall made from 1/4 ’ steel plate

·        Cowl vent welded shut with mock Model A fuel tank filler added to make cab look like an “A”

·        Overhead console with 6 Classic Instrument gauges, signal & high beam indicators, and headlight switch

·        Fiberglass 1934 dash painted to match the seat

·        Bed bobbed about 12” and floor made from 1/4 ” steel plate

·        17 gallon fuel tank in bed with rollover valve

·        Ford Ranger rear end with drum brakes and chrome coilover shocks

·        4” dropped and filled I-beam with disc brakes

·        4 bar front end

·        Marine grade pleated vinyl on seat

·        Lokar shifter

·        New marine grade tonneau cover

·        Tilt column from early 70’s GM with wooden Grant steering wheel

·        1970’s era 14” Cragar 5 star chrome rims

·        5x5 1/2 Ford/Dodge bolt pattern

·        Many, many receipts for work done on truck – this is not a hack job!


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