Facts & Figures
Don Raker
High Point, North Carolina
1929 Ford lowboy roadster
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer | custom rectangular & round tube / Retro Rides by Rich (Archdale, NC) |
| Wheelbase | 110.5" |
| Modifications | frame drilled & under-slung |
| Chassis plumbing | steel |
| Rearend / Ratio | Chrysler / 3.73:1 |
| Rear suspension | custom four-bar & coilover |
| Rear brakes | Chrysler 11" drum |
| Front suspension | above-frame wishbone-mounted custom Retro Rides / Super Bell axle, transverse spring & '40 Ford spindles |
| Front brakes | disc |
| Master cylinder | '67 Mustang |
| Steering box | VW Bus |
| Front wheel make, size | Radir Tri-Rib (Montville, NJ), 15x4 |
| Rear wheel make, size | Radir Tri-Rib, 15x8 |
| Front tire make, size | U.S. Royal, 5.60/15 |
| Rear tire make, size | Radir Cheater Slicks, 10.0/15 |
| Gas tank | Speedway Motors (Lincoln, NE), 11-gal. spun aluminum |
| ENGINE |
| Make | '70 Chevrolet |
| Displacement | 350ci |
| Water pump | Speedway Motors |
| Cooling fan | electric |
| Radiator | custom, copper / brass |
| Alternator | Speedway Motors |
| Heads | Chevrolet, iron |
| Valve covers | vintage Cal Custom |
| Manifold / Induction | Offenhauser 2x4 / (4) Rochester 2G |
| Carb scoops | Speedway Motors |
| Ignition / Wires | PerTronix (San Dimas, CA) |
| Headers | Retro Rides-modified Speedway Motors |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Make | '60 Chevrolet Powerglide |
| Converter | GM |
| Shifter | Retro Rides |
| Driveshaft | custom, Piedmont Truck (Greensboro, NC) |
| BODY |
| Body style / Material | roadster / fiberglass |
| Body manufacturer | vintage Anderson Industries |
| Body mods | sectioned 3" |
| Grille | chopped '32 Ford |
| Bodywork | Retro Rides |
| Paint type / Color | acrylic lacquer / candy mint green |
| Painter | Rich Oakley, Retro Rides by Rich |
| Striping | Harrold Page (Winston-Salem, NC) |
| Headlights / Taillights | Dietz / '50 Pontiac |
| Outside mirror | eBay find |
| Other body items | rear bellypan |
| INTERIOR |
| Insert / Gauges | spun aluminum / Stewart Warner (Lancaster, PA) |
| Wiring | Retro Rides |
| Steering wheel | Grant Products (Glendale, CA) |
| Steering column | Retro Rides |
| Interior mirror | eBay find |
| Seats | handcrafted |
| Upholsterer | Bob Hill (Trinity, NC) |
| Material / Color | vinyl / white, green |
| Carpet | cut pile |