Building my Model "A" sedan.....

The final clip at the very bottom of this post is a 13 minute film that my son Jay took during and after construction of the Model "A", a few years back.
A newer engine and a few more current pieces have been added since. 
Firstly here are a few pictures of my beautiful niece Sarah with the car.  At the request of Ol' Skool Rodz magazine, we sent an article and some pictures of the car with Sarah but I guess she didn't have enough tattoos for the magazine so they only used one picture.  These pictures were taken near the rowing club on the Kaministiquia River.   Click on all to enlarge.

Sorry guys, Sarah is presently engaged to Trevor and will be married next year...you're a lucky guy Trevor.

Here is how the article in Ol' Skool Rodz came out back then........click twice on these to view full screen.

And finally the 13 minute film - it is a combination of photos and video......It's not super clear but the content is there and the surf music is great.  This film was actually misplaced for a bit but has since been found, added to my YouTube pages and now added to Hot Rods and Jalopies.  Hope you enjoy it.

"Give Volkswagen an Applause"

Mostly everyone I know has owned a Volkswagen Bug at some time in their life, and I was no exception(orange with scallops on the left). I owned a '64 Beetle from about 1971 to 1974, as a second car of course. I actually drove mine

to work for one winter and went through about 25 windshield scrapers.. for the inside, not the outside as their very dangerous "gasoline powered" heater never worked properly. VW's are a great choice for a hot rod project now considering the lack of

good vintage tin, the fact that they are pretty cool looking and of course better gas mileage. Many Volks Rods are powered by V8 engines but many still use the trusty air cooled engine that came stock in all VW's. The picture on the top left is the one I owned back in the early '70's and the other photos are some of the examples of what hot rodders (rat rodders if you are so inclined) have done with them in the last few years. Some guys build a completely new chassis and extend the front axle to enhance handling characteristics. They use an early Ford style(I-beam or tube) front axle...the same ones as Henry used in his early cars, and the same ones that guys use for their regular hot rod projects. There is also a ton of aftermarket stuff out there. They are still fairly plentiful too, and many are for sale on E-Bay or other sell sites. Volkswagens make VERY COOL hot rods and I like them so much that I made a couple of models of them(last picture bottom right). Be sure to click on the pictures to enlarge....

Gotta Love These Guys

Ed Roth and Rat Fink....icons of the
hot rod world.....I love this photo
that was done for the Roth movie
last year "Tales of the Rat Fink"

Beach Boys?

My friend Steve doing the Beach Boys thing!!

Car Show 2006

Dennis' and my car at the 2006 George Jeffries car show goin' surfin'

1930 Ford Model "A" Coupe

My friend Dennis has owned his coupe for quite awhile too but wants to get the flathead back in and the fenders back on! Click on photo to see his license plate....JLOPY.....how cool is that!!

Al's '33 Ford 5w Coupe

My friend Al has owned this car since 1961. He needs a medal for owning his car the longest of anyone I know.

Finally Completed.....

All done and quite happy with the outcome. This picture was taken near the causeway past Chippewa Park...a great photo spot.

Halfway Through

I started to get a little excited at this point!

1928 Ford 2-door coach

This is how my Model "A" started! I
love a challenge!!