Frank "Choco" Munday's 1927 T Ford Bucket

This all steel 27 T bucket was purchased from a car yard in Sydney in 1975 and brought to Canberra in 1976. I was in the Navy then, and I joined the Meteors at this time. The car attended the first Canberra Rod Run on the Australia Day long weekend in 1977. I took the car around the country with me until I sold it in Melbourne late in 1978.

Specifications
Engine: 292 Y Block
Transmission: 3 Speed Customline Manual
Front Suspension:  Stock height I beam, split 34 radius rods, tube shocks
Steering:  VW Combi steering box, push pull
Rear Suspension: Model A spring, Split radius rods, then a SRA 4 bar.
Body:  Back half of a 27 T Touring, channeled, hand made pick up bed.
Chassis: Home made 2 x 4 rails
Wheels: Front 15 x 6 chrome F100 rims (front) 15 x 7 (rear), 6” front tyres, 8” Goodyear Custom Wides at the rear.
Other Modifications: Triple stromberg 97’s (later changed to a Holley 4 barrel)



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