Engine/Transmission Transplants in Model A's

Posted by Steve Watrous on December 06, 1997 at 23:47:23

I know this is going to stir up a great deal of controversy.
My wife really enjoys are Model A coupe and I am in the process of buying a 29 closed cab pickup for her.My problem is that she can't drive standard shift.I've tried and tried to teach her but she has a mental block.As soon as she stalls the engine trying to get moving she goes into panic mode, throws up her hands and threatens divorce.Now I love my wife and don't want a divorce.So I've been thinking of alternatives.Has anyone seen an engine (4cyl) and automatic transmission swaped into a model A without destroying the car.In other words a swap that's reversible??I refuse to do anything that requires butchering the car, but there are a lot of clever people out there and I hope that they may have figured this out.My fondest desire is that eventually my wife will learn to handle standard shift, but I'm willing to make the conversion for her if it does'nt destroy the car.Our vehicles are drivers but we like them close to original and will not make modifications that are not reversible.Please let me know if anyone has done or seen such a conversion.
Thanks for your help
Steve Watrous

PS:MA Fool; under 50 mph is OK!! :-)


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