1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup JetFire Twin Turbo Video Additional Info:
1928 Ford Roadster PickupAll Aluminum Twin Turbo Oldsmobile JetFire V8
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[isdntekvideo] This 1928 Roadster Pickup was bought in 1969 in Lodi, California and was built into its current state by 1970. It was owned and built by the late Everett Adams . Everett started out as a hot rodder in the 1940's and was a founding Member of the Franklin Syndicate in 1948 one of the oldest Car clubs in america By the late 50's was a Ferrari mechanic for Bill Harrah casino owner and car collector. Everett would later go on to be crew chief for the Tahoe Miss Unlimited Hydroplane Team as well as other various racing teams in Ind, Formul, SCCA , NHRA and so on. He was praised for helping Miss Madison Unlimited Hydroplane team earn a Gold cup Championship in 1971 and they even made a Movie about it! Everett started a Shop in 1965 and ran it for over 50 years until he had to close for health reasons. He restored many Rare exotic sports cars for the wealthy and movie industr, but was always a Hot Rodder at heart. This 1928 Roadster was his personal vehicle and he drove it and even raced it from time to time. He raced it at the 1994 Goodguys Hot Rod Reunion at Famoso Raceway and was even able to grab a best in class victory. This is a great true american Hot Rod built by a true american Hot Rodder.
Body and ChassisAll Steel original Ford Body. This Roadster Body has never needed any rust or dent repairs. It was repainted in the 2000's with Dupont IMRON Ferrari Rosso Corsa. It has an original filled 1932 Ford Passenger Grill and painted insert. Has an original Louvered hood. The bed has solid oak floors as well as custom rounded top rails. The Interior is leather and is in great shape. The gauges are all vintage Stewart Warner. Rare Early Chrome plated Folding Windshield Accessory Sanctions. Removable top.The Chassis is Original Ford Split wish bones with a Vintage 1950's Chrome Bell Auto Drop Axle. The rear leafs were swapped in favor of coilovers but can easily be converted back to leaf if desired. Boxed Model A frame . 25 gallon fuel tank with electric fuel pump and battery cut-off.Disc brakes help everything stop . Old triple nickel chrome front end and other pieces looks great!
Engine and Drive TrainThe Engine is an All Aluminum 1963 Oldsmobile Jetfire V8 that has been professionally built by Adams Custom Engines in Ren, CA. All Forged internal, custom pistons and Camshaft. The Carburetor is a custom built blow through built by Holley for this specific Car with a one off electronic Fuel ratio controller designed to handle the 8 lbs of boost. The Turbos are custom built Air Research T4's and the manifolds are custom built by Adams Custom Engines. Engine also has special Oil syste, Rare Offenhauser intake and valve covers.Transmission is a SlimJim built to handle the drag strip and daily driving. The rearend is a vintage Mustang trac-loc with 3.53:1This baby starts up and purrrrr, runs cool and easy to drive as the turbos are designed to come on over 4000rpm. So you are off boost for most of the daily driving and then screaming when the cats let out of the bag.
This is an amazing Hot Rod with great history and we will try and answer any questions you may have. Possible trade/cash welcome especially for a 2nd gen Dodge Diesel manual. We can ship all around the world. So message for a quote. If you want to come check out this Hot Rod in person contact us for an appointment . We will soon be listing theAndy Brizio T- Bucket so be sure to follow our ebay store.