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April 2022 Hot Rod of the Month
1933 Ford Coupe submitted by David Abell

April AHRF Hot Rod of the Month

Year:
1933

Make:
Ford

Model:
Coupe

Engine:
1951 Flathead 1BA

Transmission:
T-5

Rear End:
Ford 9"

More about the car

Congratulations to the winner of the American Hot Rod Foundation Hot Rod of the Month contest for April 2022!

This month’s winning entry, a 1933 Ford Coupe, was submitted by David Abell…

AHRF Hot Rod of the Month April 2022

Body

  • 5 Window

 

Frame

  • Custom Built Boxed

Wheelbase

  • 112″

 

Front Tread

  • 57″

 

Rear Tread

  • 61″

 

Brakes

  • FRONT: Disc covered in Buick Finned Drums
  • REAR: Disc

 

Tires

  • FRONT: Excelsior 5.50 x 16
  • REAR: Excelsior 7.50 x 16

 

Suspension

  • FRONT: Transverse Springs
  • REAR: Coil Over

 

Additional Details

Original steel ’33 body from Northern Colorado, ’34 Ford hood and grill, 5″ wedge chop by Kenny “The Chopper” Baker (Missouri), custom built boxed frame, filled roof, 1951 Flathead stroker motor by Gary Howard Flathead City (Oregon), louvered deck lid, art and pinstriping by Tom Kelly (California) and Jeremy Kemp (South CArolina), painted Selena Grey, bare bones interior with no headliner, door panels and uses old rubber hallway mat for a floor covering.

Car is a driver, traveling to TROG in Wildwood, NJ, Daytona Beach, FL, and the 2019 Grand National Roadster Show. Built to be period looking with some hidden, modern safety features.

Engine Type

  • 1951 Flathead 1BA

Displacement

  • 286

Pistons

  • Ross 3 5/16 racing

Intake

  • Offy 2×2

Carbs

  • Twin Super 9-7s

Ignition

  • MSD

Pipes

  • Custom Dual

Mufflers

  • Porter
 

Shift Linkage

  • Floor 5 speed

Trans

  • T-5

Rear End

  • Ford 9″
  • 1933 Ford Coupe David Abell
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  • Abell David_AHRF_HROTM_2022_02_rear
  • Abell David_AHRF_HROTM_2022_03_side
  • Abell David_AHRF_HROTM_2022_04_three quarter left front
  • Abell David_AHRF_HROTM_2022_05_three quarter right front
  • Abell David_AHRF_HROTM_2022_06_three quarter left rear
  • Abell David_AHRF_HROTM_2022_07_three quarter right rear
  • Abell David_AHRF_HROTM_2022_08_engine
  • Abell David_AHRF_HROTM_2022_09_interior
  • Abell David_AHRF_HROTM_2022_10_detail
  • Abell David_AHRF_HROTM_2022_11_detail
  • Abell David_AHRF_HROTM_2022_12_detail
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About the AHRF Hot Rod of the Month Contest

The Hot Rod of the Month Contest is a special opportunity available only to Foundation Members. Active Members have a two-week period EACH MONTH in which to enter a car they own by providing photos and a description of their car. During the following two-week period, all Members, whether they have entered a car or not, can individually vote for their favorite car.

The car with the most Member votes at the end of each month will be the AHRF Hot Rod of the Month and will be featured on the AHRF website and on social networks.

At the end of each calendar year, the Advisory Board of the Foundation will select one car, as the AHRF Hot Rod of the Year, from that year’s Hot Rod of the Month winners. The Hot Rod of the Year will be given special publicity, and the car will be maintained in an ongoing catalog of AHRF Hot Rod of the Year winners.