The Right Stuff

Tom Walsh’s ’27 Ford “T-V8” Roadster

- Rob Fortier

The saying “the right stuff” can be applied to practically any topic you throw at it, but when it comes to traditional hot rods, “the right stuff” isn’t always easy to come by … in execution as well as preparation (that being the initial collecting of the stuff). Anyone can build a Deuce roadster and call it traditional; but while the ’32 Ford may just be the most iconic hot rod of all time, it’s not the only fish in the traditional waters—not by a longshot.

For me, you can’t get much more right than a properly built Model A on Deuce ’rails—the good ol’ A-V8. Or can you? Tom Walsh has provided the right answer for that.