February 2022 Hot Rod of the Month
1929 Ford Model A Roadster submitted by Tom Mikla

AHRF Hot Rod of the Month Feb 2022 Tom Mikla

Year:
1929

Make:
Ford

Model:
Model A Roadster

Engine:
SBC

Transmission:
T-5

Rear End:
9"

More about the car

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

This month’s winning entry, a 1929 Model A Roadster was submitted by Tom Mikla…

AHRF Hot Rod of the Month Feb 2022 Tom Mikla

Body

  • 1929 Henry

Frame

  • 1932 Original

Wheelbase

  • 103″

Tread

  • FRONT: 53″
  • REAR: 56″

Brakes

  • FRONT: ’40 Ford
  • REAR: Ford drum

Tires

  • FRONT: 550/16 Firestone
  • REAR: 750/16 Firestone

Suspension

  • FRONT: 4″ Drop Axle
  • REAR: Ladder Bar Transverse spring

Additional Details

Just a fun 50’s style hot rod that is currently daily driven. The engine came out of my championship-winning stock car in 2007.

Engine Type

  • SBC

Bore & Stroke

  • 4.00 x 3.48

Intake

  • GM performance

Carbs

  • Holley 650 Double Pumper

Ignition

  • Petronix

Exhaust

  • Headers

Pipes

  • Homemade 2.5

Mufflers

  • Dynomax Race Bullets

Shift Linkage

  • Hurst

Trans

  • T-5

Rear End

  • 9″

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.



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.