Size: 17" x 9" x 5.5"
Weight: 4.5 lbs.
Finished: 2000
Hours: 175

Price: $5000

I used the main body part of the T to make a fiberglass mold so I could make several bodys. So far I've made three cars from this mold. The inspiration was a neat shot of a model "T" Ford in a Dayton Wire Wheel ad. It rekindled my interest in building a real hot rod. The car pictured looked like an early Track "T" that they raced back in the '50s. I never was crazy about the Track "T" until I saw a Texas car in Hemmings Classic Car Magazine. It really got me excited to design what might become a real car.

So I designed two cars, one had a Metallic Grey body, a chrome Model "A" grill and a set of red Dayton wheels. Bigs in the back with Mickey Thompson's Big Tires. The front tires were small tires and red wire wheels.

I got a little wilder on the second version going to a Black Body with Bright Flames and Aluminum Centerline wheels and back with Mickey Thompson rear tires. The front wheels were American Spoke Mags with motorcycle tires.

It would have looked neat - but who needs a blown car for driving around town.

– Will Neely, November 2008