Ford Vs Chevrolet: Five Of The Best Restomods From Each Marque

November 7, 2017

Ford Model A

Muscle Car Classics

This may seem like a little bit of a cop-out, but if you want to talk about restomods, hot rodding is where it all began, and the Model A is the king of hot rods. There’s so many I could choose for this piece, but I’ve decided to opt for the Chrisman Bonneville Coupe, because it’s just so ludicrous. It’s designed for nothing other than speed. Driving the thing was an exercise in masochism, with your knees not so much around your ears as behind them as though practicing some kind of vehicular yoga. Speed, however, it had in spades.

In its natural habitat. Pinterest

The car raced in class D at the Bonneville Salt Flats on its third trip in 1955. It was powered on to the breathless speed of 196 mph by a 331 ci Chrysler V8. Read that again. 196 mph in 1955. Since then, the car’s changed hands a fair few times before getting sold in 2008 for $660,000. From a basic Model A, the car was grown into a record-breaking ravager of all things sensible, in favor of all things that make life truly worth living: terrifying speed, the quest for glory, and the joy of success.

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