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pemakita · 06-07-2013, 11:15 AM

I noticed on another site an article about the World Fastest Model A . It has a Cozworth engine. I happen to have the world fastest stock bodied, Vintage Powered "A" coupe," Lickety-Split", that currently holds the Vintage Gas Coupe World Record at the Bonneville Salt Flats @ 109.572 mph. Has a 32 block with a cook style head. I would send along a picture but I can`t figure out how.

Rock Hornbuckle · 06-07-2013, 11:24 AM

Was the steering a little frightening? Or, did you make some modifications? Would like to know more about your engine and drive train.

jkeesey · 06-07-2013, 11:27 AM

Definitely would like to know more. That "Worlds Fastest Model A" is mostly just cosmetically a Model A. If I remember correctly from watching the video is has a tube chassis and so on and so forth.

QGolden · 06-07-2013, 11:34 AM

Hi, it's easy to upload photos, when you "reply" or start a thread, at the bottom of your screen, choose to "Go Advanced" instead of a quick reply.

Scroll down and select "Manage Attachements"

There will be a pop up box to select the photo from your computer.

Let's see the photos!

Roadster62 · 06-07-2013, 11:41 AM

pemakita, Welcome to The Ford Barn. I'd like to know more about your car and the Record. Robert Roof got an A up to 101 in 1931 with one of his overhead valve heads. Bob

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 06-07-2013, 11:43 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pemakita

I noticed on another site an article about the World Fastest Model A . It has a Cozworth engine. I happen to have the world fastest stock bodied, Vintage Powered "A" coupe," Lickety-Split", that currently holds the Vintage Gas Coupe World Record at the Bonneville Salt Flats @ 109.572 mph. Has a 32 block with a cook style head. I would send along a picture but I can`t figure out how.

By chance, is this it??

Also, didn't former figure-skater Tonya Harding also make a few banzai runs in your Coupe on the salt??

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amodel25 · 06-07-2013, 02:46 PM

I have seen your coupe at Bonneville for several years. I talked to the driver in 2009. Very interesting young lady.

gwhite · 06-07-2013, 03:41 PM

Welcome Pimakita! Wow a coupe (unchopped) plus fenders @ 109+!!! That's a ton of drag...well done sir! Would love to see that Cook OHV. Any info on the cam, intake, carb, and ignition?

Bassman/NZ · 06-07-2013, 03:46 PM

A Model A with a Cosworth engine and all the associated paraphenalia is pushing the limits of being a Model A.

jkeesey · 06-07-2013, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bassman/NZ

A Model A with a Cosworth engine and all the associated paraphenalia is pushing the limits of being a Model A.

My thoughts exactly Man of Bass

quickchange · 06-07-2013, 04:05 PM

Pete also holds the record for vintage 4cly flat head in the same vehicle , just under the ton. Course it does run one of our quickchange rear ends which may or may not help, Certainly a great achievement by a great guy, Who has offered me a drive this year using my Hillbilly B flathead engine as a training run ? Who is going too speed week this year ??

milo · 06-07-2013, 04:06 PM

Even the 1932 engine is not the same as a record with an A engine......

plind · 06-07-2013, 04:14 PM

here is a fast Tudor... I think it is a repost, but here it goes.:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFSGSL3Nrmc

Brad in Germany · 06-07-2013, 10:48 PM

Here is the link to the Finish company, Mäkelä Auto-Tuning Oy(Ltd), who made the fastest Tudor:

http://www.mat.fi/n_index.php?nav=ga...rdmodel-a&g=13

....includes photos and drawings of what modifications they did while attempting to keep the car as original as possible.

Fordially,
Brad in Maryland

Jim Brierley · 06-08-2013, 10:07 AM

Milo, when you put an overhead valve head on an A block or B block, there is no difference in power output. The B block may have a slight advantage as a flathead as the ports are slightly different. Not sure who pemakita is, I believe that Pete Richardson still owns the coupe, unless his daughter and her hubby officially now own it? Yes, Tonya Harding did drive it a few years, also Pete's daughter and his son-in-law.

zzlegend · 06-08-2013, 11:00 AM

I remember that coupe and Tonya pitting next to us in Bonneville for 2 or 3 years.

Big John · 06-08-2013, 12:09 PM

You are still not talking a stock model A.....

PC/SR · 06-08-2013, 04:39 PM

It was staged right in front of us last year and had a chance to look it over. Very nice car, well put together. Sounded cool too.

06-07-2013, 11:15 AM	#1
pemakita Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1	Worlds Fastest Model A Coupe. I noticed on another site an article about the World Fastest Model A . It has a Cozworth engine. I happen to have the world fastest stock bodied, Vintage Powered "A" coupe," Lickety-Split", that currently holds the Vintage Gas Coupe World Record at the Bonneville Salt Flats @ 109.572 mph. Has a 32 block with a cook style head. I would send along a picture but I can`t figure out how.

06-07-2013, 11:24 AM	#2
Rock Hornbuckle Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Noxon Montana Posts: 532	Re: Worlds Fastest Model A Coupe. Was the steering a little frightening? Or, did you make some modifications? Would like to know more about your engine and drive train. __________________ '31 Fordor Deluxe 2W Briggs 170-B / blackwalls '41 Fordor Deluxe / 2-duece flattie '66 1/2 Dodge Charger '14 100th Anniversary Challenger Limited Edition. Semper Fidelis

06-07-2013, 11:27 AM	#3
jkeesey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Glenmoore Pa Posts: 1,644	Re: Worlds Fastest Model A Coupe. Definitely would like to know more. That "Worlds Fastest Model A" is mostly just cosmetically a Model A. If I remember correctly from watching the video is has a tube chassis and so on and so forth.

06-07-2013, 11:34 AM	#4
QGolden Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 1,231	Re: Worlds Fastest Model A Coupe. Hi, it's easy to upload photos, when you "reply" or start a thread, at the bottom of your screen, choose to "Go Advanced" instead of a quick reply. Scroll down and select "Manage Attachements" There will be a pop up box to select the photo from your computer. Let's see the photos! __________________ It's not what people think they know that will hurt them, it is what they think they know that aint so! -Mark Twain. It is the very things that we think we know, that keep us from learning what we should know.- Unknown

06-07-2013, 02:46 PM	#7
amodel25 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Crowley, TX Posts: 328	Re: Worlds Fastest Model A Coupe. I have seen your coupe at Bonneville for several years. I talked to the driver in 2009. Very interesting young lady.

06-07-2013, 03:41 PM	#8
gwhite Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Texas: Where Bob Wills is still the king! Posts: 354	Re: Worlds Fastest Model A Coupe. Welcome Pimakita! Wow a coupe (unchopped) plus fenders @ 109+!!! That's a ton of drag...well done sir! Would love to see that Cook OHV. Any info on the cam, intake, carb, and ignition?

06-07-2013, 03:46 PM	#9
Bassman/NZ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napier, New Zealand Posts: 2,001	Re: Worlds Fastest Model A Coupe. A Model A with a Cosworth engine and all the associated paraphenalia is pushing the limits of being a Model A.

06-07-2013, 04:05 PM	#11
quickchange Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nelson. New Zealand Posts: 2,005	Re: Worlds Fastest Model A Coupe. Pete also holds the record for vintage 4cly flat head in the same vehicle , just under the ton. Course it does run one of our quickchange rear ends which may or may not help, Certainly a great achievement by a great guy, Who has offered me a drive this year using my Hillbilly B flathead engine as a training run ? Who is going too speed week this year ??

06-07-2013, 04:06 PM	#12
milo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 236	Re: Worlds Fastest Model A Coupe. Even the 1932 engine is not the same as a record with an A engine...... __________________ You're born, you die, in between you build hot rods

06-07-2013, 04:14 PM	#13
plind Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Denmark Posts: 330	Re: Worlds Fastest Model A Coupe. here is a fast Tudor... I think it is a repost, but here it goes.:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFSGSL3Nrmc

06-07-2013, 10:48 PM	#14
Brad in Germany Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Potomac, Maryland Posts: 911	Re: Worlds Fastest Model A Coupe. Here is the link to the Finish company, Mäkelä Auto-Tuning Oy(Ltd), who made the fastest Tudor: http://www.mat.fi/n_index.php?nav=ga...rdmodel-a&g=13 ....includes photos and drawings of what modifications they did while attempting to keep the car as original as possible. Fordially, Brad in Maryland

06-08-2013, 10:07 AM	#15
Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,081	Re: Worlds Fastest Model A Coupe. Milo, when you put an overhead valve head on an A block or B block, there is no difference in power output. The B block may have a slight advantage as a flathead as the ports are slightly different. Not sure who pemakita is, I believe that Pete Richardson still owns the coupe, unless his daughter and her hubby officially now own it? Yes, Tonya Harding did drive it a few years, also Pete's daughter and his son-in-law.

06-08-2013, 11:00 AM	#16
zzlegend Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Reseda, Calif. Posts: 2,188	Re: Worlds Fastest Model A Coupe. I remember that coupe and Tonya pitting next to us in Bonneville for 2 or 3 years.

06-08-2013, 12:09 PM	#17
Big John Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 416	Re: Worlds Fastest Model A Coupe. You are still not talking a stock model A.....

06-08-2013, 04:39 PM	#18
PC/SR Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 1,278	Re: Worlds Fastest Model A Coupe. It was staged right in front of us last year and had a chance to look it over. Very nice car, well put together. Sounded cool too.

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