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12-06-2024, 09:47 AM
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Model A Belly Tank Race Car Becomes A Practical Work Of Art
A few years ago I transported this
Ford Model A Belly Tank Dry Lake Race Car that made a pass or two at The East Coast TROG … I delivered it to the Offices of JD Powers on the outskirts of Chicago It has been transformed into a functional Work Of Art … Jim Transporting To Travel Traveling To Share Stories From The Road |
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12-06-2024, 10:03 AM
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Re: Model A Belly Tank Race Car Becomes A Practical Work Of Art
Wow!!! Now that is what I call a table!!!
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12-06-2024, 11:09 AM
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12-06-2024, 01:11 PM
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Re: Model A Belly Tank Race Car Becomes A Practical Work Of Art
Father and son are both airplane restorers
and work at the same small regional airport where I met them to pick up. The belly tank came from one of these Jim Transporting To Travel Traveling To Share Stories From The Road |
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12-06-2024, 03:53 PM
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Model A Belly Tank Race Car Becomes A Practical Work Of Art
The Father spent 6 years building this,
almost every evening he would spend 2 to 3 hours in the garage, he used materials that would have been available in the 1930’s for over 90% of the build. Jim Transporting To Travel Traveling To Share Stories From The Road |
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12-06-2024, 05:01 PM
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12-07-2024, 02:32 PM
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Model A Belly Tank Race Car Becomes A Practical Work Of Art
I thought the same thing - how are the
folks at the table supposed to get any work done ? The frame - engine - drivetrain are from a Model A that was modified to fit inside the belly tank profile Jim Transporting To Travel Traveling To Share Stories From The Road |
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12-08-2024, 08:06 AM
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That is very cool
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12-09-2024, 02:41 PM
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Thanks
Attention was paid to detail so just about every part used down to the fasteners is period correct for the 1930s. The frame - powertrain - steering are from a rolling Model A that was modified to fit inside the footprint of the belly tank. Clips from the video I took Jim Transporting To Travel Traveling To Share Stories From The Road |
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12-09-2024, 04:25 PM
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12-11-2024, 01:05 PM
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The complete video is here if
you want to watch it - you have to be signed into a Facebook account @ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...00005456325407 Jim Transporting To Travel Traveling To Share Stories From The Road |
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12-11-2024, 07:09 PM
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Re: Model A Belly Tank Race Car Becomes A Practical Work Of Art
I don't think it will be long before someone "finds" that car and "restores" it.
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