Im fascinated with these guys who are building and racing Model A’s as hill climbers. I live in Alaska so it’s not something my eyes have ever seen. Do they race against other Model A’s only? Is it time trial? Where do they do them? If anyone has any experience with it I’d love to hear about it.
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I think Bob (carolinamudwalker) does this stuff once a year...he'll chime in
I think it varies with the club......prolly with the As it is all As
I was involved with the VSCCA years ago and it was all the marques that belonged to the club, and it was timed
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I have been do it for many years. It is a timed event up a hill. More like a drag race up a incline, one car at a time. Who gets to the end the quickest wins. They have servile classes. stock, modified, speedster flat head, speedster overhead, plus more. You have to use a Model A engine, plus lots more rules.
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Thanks George. I’d like to see a race one day. I bought an engine from engine builder Ron Kelly, he does this type of racing. Talking to him about it briefly is what peaked my interest. This is a corner of our hobby that doesn’t get much attention from the mainstream crowd which is unfortunate because after the war many of our returning young men pursued hill climbing as a means of recreation.
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Ron Kelley with his truck and his hill climbing speedster:You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska
Model A Ford Club of America
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We Hold an annual hill climb and as it looked like the most recent one might be the last, I thought that I'd better enter my speedster in the event .It has an open prop shaft and the radius arms have to resist the rotational forces of the diff. Despite 10,000 miles over some very rugged roads (or perhaps because of?) when I dropped the clutch on the start line the car did some very strange things with the brakes coming on then off again and some strange noises almost like tyre squeal each time I changed gear.
Unfortunately the fingers at the end of the radius arms, (later type) where they bolt to the backing plate had broken/cracked, and that was the end of my competitive efforts. The radius arms had been seam welded, but after repairing the breaks a strengthening plate was added too.
Ideally an arm should be bolted to the centre of the diff and extend forwards to the cross member, designed to stop the diff rotating, but my fuel tank is under the floor at the rear and has a tunnel over the prop shaft and this precludes fitting an arm from the centre of the diff. The only photo taken is of me waiting in line for the first practice run.You do not have permission to view this gallery.
This gallery has 1 photos.Last edited by wensum; 12-15-2017, 11:28 PM.
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Originally posted by Curly View PostThose are great looking cars Wensum.
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Originally posted by Curly View PostThat blue car behind yours (Type 35?) is just stunning!Last edited by wensum; 12-16-2017, 04:25 AM.
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