Cherry Wood Strip 1928 Ford Roadster

Neil Musgrave

I’m a Red Seal Journeyman Cabinetmaker with many hobbies, including restoring old vehicles. I combined both the love of my craft and my hobbies to build a running/driving, cherry strip, 1928 Ford® Roadster Pickup. To begin my wood truck project, I purchased a 1928 Ford Roadster pickup truck. My first task was to disassemble it, so I could reuse the chassis, motor, and transmission as the base for the wood truck. With the help of my friends, we rebuilt the motor, and rewired the truck, so that it runs and drives just as well as when it came off the assembly line. The rest of the truck body became templates to recreate the fenders, box, and cab in cherry wood strips. With the help of my CNC programmer friend, we…

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Cruising World (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2023

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