10/12/2026
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1931 was the end of the road for the Model A. Ford wound production down into early 1932 before the flathead V8 Model 18 took its place, which left a lot of cheap A bodies sitting around for the first generation of rodders. The engine that eventually found its way into so many of them arrived for 1957, when Chevy bored the 265 out to 3.875 inches and left the stroke alone to get 283 cubes.
That is the recipe here, a hop up car built the old way. The 283 breathes through a Rochester two-barrel and dual exhaust, backed by a three-speed manual with overdrive. Black over black vinyl, lowered, bias-ply tires, removable hard top.