1930 Ford Model A

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Re: 1930 Ford Model A

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i wanna say a gumpert apollo, but i could be wrong
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ColJessip wrote:SSC Ultimate Aero
Hell yeah im on the money! And I guessed that. It kinda looked similar
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Have you heard this story of the Hot Rod Race
When Fords and Lincolns was settin' the pace
That story is true, I'm here to say
I was drivin' that Model A
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Had to bump this...

...looks like I might have some driving videos of this thing by the weekend.
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You besta be havin dem vids.
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As promised...



It has a 3-spd crashbox... I had to double clutch every shift.
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^Wow, the exhaust note when you first let out the clutch was superb!
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you should get a video of it lugging so we can prove\disprove that it is only older, non computerized engines that can actually lug
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I imagine I'll have some video of lugging once I start driving my Buick.
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Re: 1930 Ford Model A

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That cool. I always liked the Model A Ford. You don't seem to see as many of them at car shows anymore and they can still be purchased a a reasonable price. You need to second mortage your house to afford a 60s muscle car as those car prices have gone way up.
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