1940 Ford Hot Rod Parts

Tim talks about the process of upgrading the factory hubs on his 1929 Roadster project with new manufacture units courtesy of Speedway Motors.

Look up "hot rod" in the dictionary and you'll see a picture of this car.

When it comes to a traditional style build on an early hot rod it just has to be rolling on a solid front axle of some sort. In this buyer's guide we take you through I-beam and round tube solid axles, spindle choices, radius rod needs, and more.

This 1932 Ford hot rod has all the right touches and packs a big block Chevy under the hood!

It may feel like a daunting task attempting to determine the best leaf spring for your traditional hot rod straight axle build, but our buyer's guide will surely help.

Check out Eric's wicket '34 3-window! It's chopped, channeled, and powered by a rowdy blown big block.

Street Rodder showcases Speedway parts in this traditional hot rod feature.

Tim Matthews has been collecting pieces for this hot rod for a long time. Here's the amazing story in his own words...

From the Model A coupe body to the dropped axle and chrome OEM wheels. This car project is a basic, but cool traditional hot rod. Comparable to the American Graffiti coupe. Read more on how to start planning your hot rod car build.

This hot rod was built to be driven, and there are some neat tricks and great pieces of history hiding in plain sight!