Manky Monkey Motors

As you folks know I got the vintage hotrod bug after attending GOW at Prescott back in the summer, this came shortly after buying a pile of T part's from a very good mate, fate throwing it's hand in again I guess  ;D well the plan for the T pile was to fit a flathead 6 into it but the stude lump I got needed too much work for the time frame I have so I was at a stopping point.. I needed a motor that was period correct but didn't want to go early OHV V8 or flattie V8... at a recent car event I was talking to a mate about my love for unuaual engines and a guy pop's his head up and mentions he has a '39 Pontiac 3.7 ltr straight six flattie going begging in his workshop, taken from a driving car, complete and I got it for £150.. BUT it is so back to the drawing board goes I...
Well with the settling of Hayley's estate I have been left with a small amount of cash, not enough to make even a small dent in the mortgage so I decided bugger it I'm going to buy myself something special (and cheap!!) that will be a permanent reminder of my smashing missus... so I'm importing this from Kansas.. complete and unmolested......

it won't stay unmolested for long... the A running gear I got with my T part's are going to go onto this along with an model A motor and trans to give me a good usable slightly hotrodded T coupe, something i can drive safely to work during the summer and get out to enjoy vintage and rod shows at the weekend...

no paint just a clear coat to protect the metal work.. nice interior etc... be a bit of a sleeper this one I hope, plan to get Jim at Royal Kustoms in Poole to warm the motor just a tadge  ;)

so what of the T running gear I hear you cry???? well as my racer/roadster now has no A running gear and no motor I plan to fit all the running gear from the Coupe into the roadster and make for a hot T to use for competition event's like GOW and Pendine and for small local runs around the countryside...

When's it get here then?  8)

hopefully early October... can't wait... still have to find a place to store her until the Pop and roadster are done....

I'm sure there's plenty of people to store it, whether they want to give it back on the other hand! ;D

Hope you're going to pump the tyres up before you drive it Shaun. A rather dandy lookin' automobile. So are you going to tow the racing T behind the road going one?

It's gorgeous!

Yeh, I LOVE it

Sweeeeet. They don't come much better than that. The patina is just right.

Absolutely lovely! 8) 8) 8) And a great idea re the remembrance thing.

It is a thing of beauty,I would just put air in the tyres and drive it.

for local event's I will tow the racer behind this, just purchased a race van to haul the Saltster and T to long distance event's like GOW and Pendine....

classic van?

sadly not Chris... 02 Fiat Ducato... kitted out as a motocross support van.. has everything you would need in a camper plus space for the bike.....

In agreement - think its a great way to remember.............  8)

Look forward to seeing this build along with the others from Manky & Loony, and Old Newbie



Just wondering of there was a batch of Jaffa cakes that had something in them that got all you guys building this stuff??? It seem contagious!

Haven't touched a Jaffa in ages  :P
Maybe it's something in the tea down at Loony's place.
As the Pop build progressed, we slowly veered away from all out hotrod towards a more vintage look. The T bucket we're planning is a logical progression of that I guess. Dave's trike definitely has a vintage feel about it, being based on the Harley Servicar styling of the 30s & 40s. So an Edwardian "special" is another logical step backwards. Maybe the more you build, the more you come to appreciate what's been done before.

so true mate, started with the Pop,now building a 30's GOW job T roadster....

i've gone the other way!!!!! (no not like that!!!)

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no tongues!!!!