Home-Built "Model A" Limousine

Home-Built Model A Limousine FARM HOME Cars Henry Ford never made a limousine in his day But Iky Wipf did The Huron S Dak man recently combined parts from a 1930 Ford Model A truck and a 1930 Model A 4-door car to build a Model A limousine It can haul up to 12 people plus the driver     The limo is built on the truck s frame which was 5 ft longer than the car s frame He mounted the car s front and rear axles under the frame and added big 17-in tires off a 1934 Ford car     The limo is powered by the car s 4-cyl 40 hp engine and has 2 Model A car 3-speed transmissions hooked together to gear it down The car s body was stretched out and has 3 doors on each side There are 4 reupholstered school bus seats inside with the back 2 seats facing each other      It gets a lot of attention wherever it goes It even has the original Model A car horn says Wipf      I had to use 2 transmissions because when the car is full it s pulling a lot of weight and with the small 4-cyl engine I need to start out at a crawling speed I always keep the rear transmission in low gear when I start driving Once I get some speed up I shift the rear transmission into direct gear and then shift gears on the front transmission I can go 40 to 45 mph with no problem     The car s big tires help support the limo s heavy passenger loads says Wipf who recently sold the limo to John Morley of Forest Lake Minn It s been used at weddings and high school proms     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Iky Wipf 616 Nicollet Ave S W Huron S Dak 57350 ph 605 352-7090 or John Morley 21661 Fondant Ave N Forest Lake Minn 55025 ph 651 464-2778

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