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Wally Olson

 

Wally Olson’s ’25 T Roadster

Although hot rods were considered an accessory to juvenile delinquency in the mid ’50s, automotive machinist Wally Olson built this one to help prevent that. According to the September ’54 Hot Rod, the Fresno, California, native’s 9- and 12-year-old sons were too busy helping with this ’25 T bucket to get into any pre-teen trouble. The ’25 frame was stepped to put the roadster on the ground, with clearance as slim as 2 inches in places. The 274ci ’48 Merc mill featured a Howard cam and Potvin ignition. Wally ran the rear axle and leaf spring through chrome-framed holes in the sheetmetal. The big-’n’-little look is achieved with 8.20x19 Firestones in the rear and 5.00x16s in front.

• Jet-black T-bucket body

• ’48 Merc flathead engine

• ’41 Ford hydraulic brakes

• Houdaille shocks

• Stewart-Warner gauges

• White tuck ’n’ roll Naugahyde upholstery

 
Photo by Eric Rickman



1953 America's Most Beautiful Roadster
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