As the automobile world
grew so did the audiences manufacturers needed to cater to.
People not only wanted vehicles to travel themselves but also be
used for work and the pickup truck filled that need. Just like
with the Model TT pickups Ford continued their pickup line with the
Model AA in 1926. While they shared a lot of similar parts
with the Model A car, from the cab back these trucks were set up to
haul goods down the road or on the farm. This very cool 1928
Model AA Custom is a true Rat Rod. The exterior has a nice
patina that has been clear coated to keep it protected. On the
doors it has old school lettering for Swifty's Speed Shop and a
flying wheel logo. On the roof the truck has a white canvas
top. It also still has a lot of its original features like the
front visor and pop out windshield. The wheels are nice
vintage Black wire wheels with V8 center caps. They are
wrapped in wide white wall Coker Radial tires and the rears are a
custom size to give the truck a slight rake.
Since the truck goes
hoodless the motor needs to be worthy of showing off. Well the
350 V8 has nicely been built up to fit in with the old school rat
rod theme. It has Edelbrock valve covers and a majority of the
motor has been painted Gold. It also has an aged Edelbrock air
cleaner that has been pinstriped. It has tube headers on each
side and sounds great. The transmission is a Turbo 350
automatic shifts smoothly with no issues. The suspension is
the stock set up and it has a straight axle up front.
Being a rat rod the
interior has been kept very simple. It has dual bucket seats
that have been upholstered in Black. The floor shifter was
custom made out of airplane components and has been kept very raw
and open appearing. It also has a custom cupholder set made
out of patina sheet metal. The floors are uncarpeted and have
been replaced with new steel.
This cool truck has a
neat look with traditional rat rod styling and is a lot of fun.
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