1927 Ford Model T "Chocolate Rose" SOLD 2014 AMBR Contender

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1927 Ford Model T "Chocolate Rose" SOLD 2014 AMBR Contender:

Awards: America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Contender January, 2014: “Outstanding Detail”, “Outstanding Engine”, “Outstanding Display” and H & H Flatheads “Best Dressed Flathead”. Sacramento Autorama February, 2014: “First in Class”, “Best Hot Rod of the Show” and one of ten “Outstanding Display” awards. Good-Guys Del Mar Show April, 2014: Charlie Hutton's “Builder’s Choice Award”. Good-Guys Show Pleasanton 2014: "Builder’s Choice Award". 2016 Sacramento Autorama: “Best in Class”. 2019 The Classic Auto Show Costa Mesa, CA: "Best of Show Awarded by Wayne Carini and Dave Kindig".

Body & Exterior: Show quality custom mix maroon (Chocolate Rose) base coat/clear coat with tan accents, burnt orange & tan striping. Original 1927 Ford Roadster steel body (modified), lengthened 3 inches, doors hung with hidden inside hinges, cowl vent eliminated, custom hand formed dash, custom made hood, custom leather dyed hood straps, custom windshield stanchions, windshield set into the cowl, custom hand formed stainless steel gas tank w/filler cap & sender hidden under custom tank straps, 1928 Ford radiator shell & headlights (converted to halogen) & 1937 Ford tail lights...

Interior & Related: Professional quality perforated tan ultra leather upholstery & interior panels, custom built seat assembly, custom center console w/ignition controls, German square weave carpet, insulated floor/firewall/doors/cab, hand formed dash assembly, twin Autometer gauges, hand made steering wheel w/quick release, Schroeder steering box & clutch/brake reservoirs mounted under dash, hidden battery & drop down fuse box, hidden horn button/turn signals and vintage Marble shift knob.

Engine & Transmission: 1951 Ford 8BA flathead V8, steel SCAT crankshaft, H-Beam rods, Ross pistons (9:1 comp ratio), new int/ext valves, ISKY Max I camshaft, Johnson adjustable lifters, fully polished Navarro heads, polished Offenhauser intake manifold, dual chrome Stromberg 97’s, polished finned aluminum H & H oil pan, chrome hand fabricated headers & exhaust system (6 exhaust pipes w/custom crossover per side) and new Tremec T5 5-speed manual transmission...

Chassis, Suspension & Related: Custom one-off built chassis/frame, body channeled over the frame, rear cross member hidden inside the body, spring & gas tank perch concealed, front quarter eliptic springs, Offenhauser adjustable front friction shocks, drilled/dropped front axle, rear suspension Model A transverse spring, rear tube shock absorbers, F/R hand fabricated split wishbones, F/R self energizing drum brakes & Currie 9” 3rd member (3.50 gears & 31 spline axles)...

Wheels & Tires: Modern body color true-spoke wheels 15” F & 17” R (Gary & Jimmy McLean’s “Rally America”), Diamond Back radial tires smoothed both sides (165/80R15-P265/70R17)...