Steven Garcia, fabricator at Cambra Speed Shop brought his ’30 Model A to the Cruisin Brea Father’s Day Show. The car had non-stop attention and was awarded Best Pick from the Impalas Car Club Orange County. A much deserved award for the ingenuity, creativity and talent.
The name of the car really came as a goof. His initials are on the door in proper rusted patina where the rest of the car is shiney bare metal with a clear coat. He was at a recent Hot Wheels Competition car show and parked it right in front of the main stage and with the hidden hydraulics, the car can go from Gasser stance to slammed frame on the ground it got the nick-name: Slam Gasser.
The story starts with the body. About 25 years ago, Steven saw this 5-window model A coupe body sittin in his neighbor’s yard. Many inquiries to buy it the owner finally caved and actually GAVE him the body. Not one to leave things alone Steven widened, chopped and sectioned the body. When it came time to mate it to a frame, he sectioned it over and hid the front suspension in the foot wells along side the inside of the body. He had to use hydraulics because air bags were not strong enough for the extreme cantilever. Same is said with the springs. The heaviest automotive springs collapsed so he had to use railroad car springs. Next to the suspension in the cab are 500 bullets to put a nice pattern on the floor. The right hand drive steering wheel is a Lecara center section with a motorcycle chain welded up for the grip. He used an old skateboard wheel for the accelerator pedal. The windshield and rear windows all open up on a hinge, the top center section is split with a piano hinge in the middle allowing a T-Top style opening. I suggest he puts in an injection seat for the passenger when they don’t want to pay for gas.
Who needs headlight buckets or even rings. His lights are mounted to the cowl in their own bare glory. Just behind the doors are turn signal semaphores frenched to the b-pillar.
The first thing people noticed of this car is the baseball cap air cleaner. I mean, who thinks of these things. He could have sold at least a dozen at the show if he made some extra’s. That hat sits atop a 440 he pulled from a wrecked motorhome. It is completely non-discript with square valve covers and nothing attached to front of the motor. Just a series of stainless tubing running where the water pump would be. You look closely and follow the pipe but can’t see where they go as they disappear under the engine. The electric water pump is under the seat (might need relocation when he adds the ejector seat). The radiator is just behind the seat in the trunk area on the left (passenger side) where there is a grill cut out of the body on that side only. The pipes start out as 180° ram horns and sweep down to a 4″ opening with a pair of sparky plugs to push 18″ flames. His next project on here is to add fuel injected into the pipe for 25′ flames!
The front wheels are solid aluminum 21″ motorcycle wheels with tires fit for original ’30 Fords. The rear wheels are those same centers cut out and welded in place on tow-truck rear dualies without the second section all wrapped with vintage rubber.
Hope you dig it as much as we do!
