FORD MODEL B HOT ROD
REPLICA
‘Hot-Rod’ was a term applied to the creations of car modifiers
who would take an old car, remove extraneous items such as the
roof, windscreen, bumpers, wings, etc. for lightness, replace or
tune the engine, fit fat tyres and paint the car to make it stand
out. The true hot rod era ran from the end of the Second
World War to the start of the Muscle Car Era in 1965, when there
was plenty of ‘Vintage Tin’ (mainly pre-war Fords) to choose from
as raw material. Initially frowned upon as a rowdy youth
sub-culture, the Hot-Rod and Street-Rod scenes survive today and
have become an integral part of American Automotive
culture.
This replica Ford Model B roadster (one of the Hot-Rodders’
favourites) appears to have been initially based on a 1960’s
Hillman Minx. Employing a well-finished GRP body in green,
the car seems to have been well thought out and executed, with a
steel frame, coil over suspension and disc brakes with power from a
2-litre Ford engine.
Currently in open wheel configuration, the car has the classic
Hot-Rod looks and is supplied with a V5 registration document
attesting to the 1961 registration, 9065 MP. Having been
unused and garaged for some time, it is envisaged that some work,
including the fitting of mudguards, may be required to obtain a new
MOT certificate.