Mentalist Model A Ford

[GravelBen]

This is absolutely brilliant - a restored 1929 Model A Ford with BDA Escort drivetrain - 250bhp, 1000kg, 0-100km/h in 5s.


Video here: www.mat.fi/video_aford.htm

Photos here: www.mat.fi/project1929fordmodel-a.htm

List of their projects here: www.mat.fi/projects.htm

Imagine driving it on the road - you'd never stop laughing!

[marksteamnz]

Sorry my instant reaction to the engineering in this "Hot rod". Drum Brakes all round!. Buggy spring front suspension! Beam front axle! lever action shock on cantilevers a diving board would be proud of! plus 250bhp. But it's shiny, sigh so like most Hot Rods it will hopefully only go on "cruises" and the occasional squirt up the drag strip where the evil handling usually frightens the driver into driving quietly, very quietly home. Yes Yes I know there are well designed great handling rods, but this won't be one of them, and unfortunately it's typical of a lot of Rods.
If you really want a scare get a look through the new LVVTA "Hobby Car Manual" a snip at $160.
More bone headed suspension engineering than you can poke a stick out. "But we've always done it that way!" Yes and they also did it that way in the Flintstones but that was a cartoon aimed at children.
Rant mode off
Cheers
Mark Stacey

[GravelBen]

Its old technology being used, but if you look at the other work they've done on that site I'd say they know their stuff. Doesn't look like it handles that badly in the video, as long as the driver knows its limitations it should be ok IMO. As long as those wooden wheels don't break

[jellison]

Loverly - lateral thinking. Agreed on the brakes though.

[Wedgepilot]

I think that's fantastic, I would *love* to have it in my garage, and I'm not even a vintage fan. Some seriously talented engineering has gone into that. I like how the BDA has been disguised - I bet it would fool a lot of people.



Even the drum brakes look like pretty meaty modern items, look how wide they are. I bet they can pull up 1000kg no trouble.