1923 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup
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This Ford Model T roadster pickup hot rod named Rowdy was constructed by Jimmy “Doc” Parsons in 2001. Doc began accumulating parts to assemble this car when he was a teenager. Among the components incorporated into the build is a custom four-carburetor intake manifold that was fabricated by Eddie Miller and Stuart Hilborn in the 1940s for use in the lake-bed streamliner that later became a fuel-system test vessel and record setter for Hilborn. Doc Parsons purchased the engine block from drag racer Calvin Rice, who reportedly told Doc that it was used in his NHRA championship-winning dragster. Additional parts sourced by Doc in the 1950s and ’60s include a Bird fiberglass body, magnesium front wheels made by top fuel racer Bob Crietz, and a Halibrand quick-change rear end, the latter of which was given to the builder by Ted Halibrand along with the hubs, magnesium rear wheels, and knock-offs. Based on a custom-built square-tube steel frame, the car also features a Ford C4 automatic transmission, Offenhauser cylinder heads, four Stromberg carburetors, a Super Bell dropped front axle, a Posies front leaf spring, 1957 Buick wagon front drum brakes with finned backing plates, a roll bar, and tan vinyl upholstery over a single bench seat. Rowdy has been in magazines and has also won two ISCA class championships.
The flathead V8 features Offenhauser cylinder heads, stainless-steel valves, a modified and nickel-plated Ford oil pan, a Vertex magneto, and a custom bell housing. The Miller-Hilborn intake manifold hosts three single-throat Stromberg carburetors and one dual-throat Stromberg unit, each of which are topped with rear-facing intake horns. A network of tubing underneath the intake manifold was fabricated by the builder using as templates copper tubes that are said to have been present when he purchased the block from Calvin Rice. The system is currently used to supply vacuum to the transmission modulator valve. Additional equipment includes a Walker radiator, an alternator, a remote oil filter, an oil cooler, a vintage aircraft fuel-filter housing, an electric fuel pump, and stainless-steel plumbing. The firewall hosts a beehive filter canister that is used for storage as well as a pair of AutoMeter gauges monitoring amperage and oil pressure.
Rowdy was appraised in April for $150,000 based on the historical significance of the parts. The car is being offered at a lower price of $42,500 for a quicker sell. The appraisal can be made available upon request.
