Stock Model A 1/4 mile time?

[ryan1929]

Hey does any one know or have any idea on what a stock model a would do for time on a 1/4 mile drag track. Im thinking of taking mine this summer and not being real hard on it but just shifting normaly and cutting it of at around 50 mph then finishing at 50 mph. has anyone ever done this before is there any videos out there? I know my friend did it with a 26 T and he did around 35 seconds.....

I just think it would be alot of fun to see the look on everyones faces when i pull up to starting line.....

[Pete in Michigan]

In 1966 I took my 29 coupe to the strip and ran it. Time was 26 seconds and the speed was to slow to record.

[old31]

Originally Posted by Pete in Michigan

In 1966 I took my 29 coupe to the strip and ran it. Time was 26 seconds and the speed was to slow to record.

Thats funny! Too slow to record!

[ryan1929]

Yea im really looking forward to doing it. I do have a helmet but i wonder if they will let me race with no seat belts? im im only going to go 50mph. im just looking for ome fun...not to destroy my car.

[Doug Linden]

I seem to recall an old Mechanix Illustrated article done by Tom McCahill where he did one of his road tests on a Model A. That was in the sixties and it may have had time trials in it.

[Geo. H]

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Originally Posted by Doug Linden

I seem to recall an old Mechanix Illustrated article done by Tom McCahill where he did one of his road tests on a Model A. That was in the sixties and it may have had time trials in it.

If memory serves (and it does less and less) McCahill did his Model A test while I was in the Army in Germany--1955-56.

[HoarseWhisperer]

Originally Posted by Doug Linden

I seem to recall an old Mechanix Illustrated article done by Tom McCahill where he did one of his road tests on a Model A. That was in the sixties and it may have had time trials in it.

Feb 1957 Science and Mechanics magazine indicates a 1930 Model A Roadster, 27.6 sec @ 50 mph in the 1/4 mile.

[ursus]

Originally Posted by Doug Linden

I seem to recall an old Mechanix Illustrated article done by Tom McCahill where he did one of his road tests on a Model A. That was in the sixties and it may have had time trials in it.

I jotted down the figures from a reprint of that article back in the 80's and recall that the car was a stock 1929 Tudor, with about 60,000 miles on the OD and a valve and ring job in the previous few years. The pedal-to-the-metal numbers were:

30 MPH at 7.5 secs
40 MPH at 13.4 secs
50 MPH at 22.1 secs
60 MPH at 63.5 secs
Top speed was 64 MPH

[modelAtony]

2002 my stock 31 tudor with 2 people weight at 420 lbs ran a 24.62 and speed 46.78 mph

[Bleach]

I'm sure it also matters what body style you're running too. A roadster would most likely beat a Fordor by a few seconds.
Either way, a stock Model A needs a tad more than a quarter mile to reach 50 mph.

[ryan1929]

Well Im going to give it my best shot anyway. I will film it and then post it on ford barn. with my car being a phaeton do you think it will matter if the top is down or up?

[Logan]

Originally Posted by ryan1929

Well Im going to give it my best shot anyway. I will film it and then post it on ford barn. with my car being a phaeton do you think it will matter if the top is down or up?

Put it down. The top is like a parachute behind you.

[Pete]

You will need an approved seat belt.

[Bokobob]

top up or down should make little difference.

[30 Tudor and Coupe]

Back in the mid 60's, we were racing a '56 Chevy. A Model A showed up every week and got a trophy becasue there was no one in his class. I took my stock '30 coupe on Sunday, ran a 23.5 sec 47.8 MPH and came home with a trophy. My record is perfect with it, raced once, won once & never again. Just wanted to make him earn it or take it away once. He never came back again, guess I spoiled it for him. (Still have the trophy in my shop)

[Fourdy]

I saw a bracket race once that was the most exciting I have ever seen. A model A pickup was running 27 seconds. He was paired up with a 12 second car. Wow, a 15 second head start by the A. Did he ever look small when the 12 sec car left the line. The A actually lost by a few inches. The A had to go home. What a race! Don't often see that.

Fourdy

[Jerry Parr WI]

I used to see a few run in the early 60's but don't remember the times. As I recall VW's ran in the same class. Flathead V8 dragsters took long enough to make a run you actually got to see them. Today it's a puff of smoke and it's over.

[ryan1929]

I talked with my local race trac and they said if i run by my self i dont need a seat belt just a helmet

[Crazydaddyo]

Don't forget to pack a lunch.



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[ryan1929]

Someone told me that Car and Driver magazine did a story on the model A and the VW Bug. They Said that the Model A Had a faster 0-60mph time