Patrick Canniff

More about the car

On a return trip from Colorado in 1983, my wife Moi and I saw a potential hot rod, model A, for sale in Council Bluffs Iowa. The price was $100. We gave him , a gentleman named Mr. Howe, $20 down to hold the car and a promise to return in 2 weeks to pay the balance and pick up the Model A pickup.
Fast forward, after many false starts and perseverance, the Model A was road worthy and made several reliability runs with a visit to the Street Rod Nationals in Louisville Ky.
The cars first engine, a 1949 Ford flathead and overdrive transmission gave way to a 1969 Chevy Inline 6 cylinder connected to a power glide transmission. Gave us plenty of reliability.
But there was a need for more power. So a 1953 DeSoto Hemi was installed with a Dodge A745 3 speed Transmission installed a few years later.
The headlights are 1934 Chevy pickup, and the tail lights are 1948 Chevy.
As with every driving hotrod, its never quite done but interior trimmings are on the horizon. But enjoying cruising around the country as is.

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.