We have been involved in the sport actively since 1973, I first built a 1939 chev sedan at the age of 23, and in 1977 I purchased a 1929 A model roadster from Ian Allison form Shepparton.

I sold that car in 1983 to purchase an auto accessory business. I built a new 1931 A roadster in 1986 and had that car for 7 years after selling that car in 1993. I really wanted to build another model A, this time with windows. (This was the main request from my wife!).

Having been a model A fan all my life, I selected a steel 31 coupe body which I purchased locally in 1998. The body needed a lot of surgery to say the least. It was peppered with shotgun bullet holes down one side of the body, no floor and a considerable amount of rust in most of the panels.

I built the chassis myself from an original Model A chassis, boxing it and stepping the rear 4". Front end is a 4" tube axle with HQ disc and four bar set up. Rear end is a Borg Warner 3.2 ratio again with a 4 bar set up.

Engine is an unleaded 350 Chevy with roller rockers and fully balances, Ram horn Chevy manifolds and a 600 holley.

Auto is a 4 speed turbo 200R4 Chevy auto. This took a considerable amount of time to get it set up correctly, but was worth the effort, The car is very quiet to drive also with a single 2'/2 in exhaust system on the highway it is a good cruiser.

The body has a 1 '/4 inch chop top. I could not cut any more out of the roof because of my height, Stock they just look to high. The firewall is only recessed behind the engine, leaving the floor stock for extra leg room.

The bumpers are BRITZ from the US in billet alum on stock bumper bracket. Rear brackets were shortened 6".

Tail light stems were also shortened 2" and the front splash pan was also shortened 2". Bonnet is a routleb 4 piece with a 32 centre hinge.

I spent eight years and around 3000 hours to construct the car completing most of the work my self including the wiring. I built all the chassis and tack welded it and had a professional welder  finish it. There was a lot of time spent on detailing the car especially underneath, all the casting were finished and painted in 2 pak red, all bolts were cad plated at the RAAF base.

There is minimal chrome under the car for practicality. Engine bay again received a lot of attention to detail with a lot of alum polishing and stainless bolts and hidden wiring.

The car was constructed for creature comforts and long trip practicality, hence the 4 speed O drive trans, the twin plastic tanks that hold 60 lit of fuel, and the Vintage AC system, which incorporates heater demisters and chip resistant paint under the guards.

I have recently completed 1500ks on it first major run to Valfa Park and the car went really well, my intention is now enjoy driving the Coupe.

The boot area was designed to be as large as possible and the battery, toolbox and jack set up in a hidden compartment recessed under the floor. This has given me ample space for luggage on a weekend rod run.