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

Price: - Item location: Mahomet, Illinois, United States
Description:

1930 Ford Model A custom car

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