1930 Ford Model A, 1923 Duesenberg Indycar replica, street legal roadster

1930 Ford Model A custom car Additional Info:

1930 Ford Model A, 1923 Duesenberg Indycar replica, street legal roadster

• two-seater, one-of-a-kind hand built open-cockpit car
• featured in Secrets of Speed magazine article
• built in the early 2000's and known as "The Huber Flyer"
• car ran the Newport Hill Climb course in 24.23 seconds (record is 23 seconds)
• car has also been on the track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• selling for a senior friend's family as he has recently passed (he was the builder / driver)
• 1,814 miles since built
• 100% street legal in Illinois, licensed and insured, has lap seatbelts
• Clean Illinois title
• VIN: A3423862

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Many more (over 120) pics here:

https://kwc.smugmug.com/Old-indycar

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Video to hear it cold start and run:

https://youtu.be/tUFdLP-CZQI

Walkaround video:

https://youtu.be/GYDI_MC8J1c

Driving off video:

https://youtu.be/SsIOJ6q_K6w

On-board video:

https://youtu.be/8LYj4cnDo2w

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Chassis and body:

• titled as a 1930 Ford Model A
• chassis was a 1930 Ford Model A pickup, 103" wheelbase, frame originally from California
• hand made aluminum body which only weighed 96 lbs when complete
• body was custom built by the Glick Brothers in Paris, IL
• chassis had been converted to hydraulic brakes before the build
• 8-gallon fuel tank (in the rear), electric fuel pump and steel lines from Speedway motors
• running gear is all Model A except for 4" Super Bell dropped axle and Rancho rear shocks
• beautiful 16" spoked real Ford wire wheels, period correct
• tires are B.F.Goodrich Long Miler and are in great shape
• has no key, just toggles to fire up electrical, fuel pump, gauges and switch hi/lo beams (plus a start button)
• includes reader board for car shows and a framed article on the car from Secrets of Speed magazine

Engine:

• motor is a 1932 4-cyl Model B flathead (201cuin or 3.29Liter)
• 3-speed manual Model A transmission
• dual Stromberg '97 carburetors on an Allen manifold
• Dick Crawford "bellmouth" velocity stacks and adjustable fuel jets
• Mallory dual-point ignition converted to Redmund solid state ignition
• head is a cast-iron Winfield with 7:1 compression

Other features:

• header is custom made with a bolt-in bafffle for street use
• Auto Meter gauges (speedo, tach, volts, oil pressure, water temp, fuel level) mounted in a cherry wood dash
• offset seats for driver / mechanic setup
• all electrics 12-volt with single wire alternator
• new Motion-pro clear fuel lines and Splitfire plugs
• Painless wiring harness
• new Powerlite starter
• heavy-duty Optima vibration-proof battery (brand new) on platform below floor
• tail lights are '39 Ford, headlights from SoCal speed
• brown English leather interior, installed with snaps so it is removable if it gets wet
• matching split-style cockpit cover
• color is viper red on bottom and competition white up top
• replica brass hand pump on the "mechanic" side
• side-mounted matching spare with integrated mirror
• roadster style windshield
• has the ubiquitous "ah-oooooo-gah" horn!

Overall cosmetic and mechanical condition:

• just been checked out by a hot rod mechanic set the carbs and who test drove it....I have also driven it :-)
• engine starts easily and runs well, shifts, drives and brakes well, electrics and lighting all work
• cosmetic condition is excellent, garage kept for whole life
• chassis / underbody very clean and 99% rust free
• few oil leaks as one might expect with these motors, running gear is solid and tight
• some yellowing from old fuel leaks around carbs / intakes
• needless to say, a real head-turner and always draws a crowd!

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• I can ship this car at your cost, email for details and cost estimate or....you can pick it up
• Paypal deposit of $500 due within48 hours of auction close, no-refundable if you bail for your own reasons!
• Balance due in 10 days