1934 Ford Roadster Project – All Steel, Rumble Seat 8BA Flathead RUNS CA Title!

🔥 1934 Ford Roadster Project – All Steel, Rumble Seat, 8BA Flathead RUNS, CA Title! 🔥 Here's your chance to own one of the most coveted canvases in American hot rodding — a genuine all-original steel 1934 Ford Rumble Seat Roadster with a documented 1950s California hot rod history already built in. This is not a replica, not a rebody, and not a parts car. It's the real thing, honestly represented, and offered to the builder who knows exactly what they're looking at. This car made its way from Portland, Oregon to San Diego, California in 1957 and has lived in the Southern California climate ever since. Garage stored and off the road since the mid-1970s, it is now available for the first time in decades — largely intact, mechanically alive, and loaded with hard-to-find original components. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS: • All original Ford steel body — genuine '34 sheet metal, not fiberglass, not a clone • Rumble seat convertible roadster — the most desirable '34 body style; both interior and rumble seat spring assemblies included and intact • Aged white patina over confirmed original blue — visible through the finish at multiple points on the body • Rolls, stops, and steers — not a static display piece • Mechanical brakes functional — foot brakes and hand brake both operational • Transmission shifts through gears • Door and decklid gaps are notably good for a 90-year-old project car • Cowl vent filled — correct and expected period hot rod modification • Original windshield frame present with glass — cracked, will need replacement • Period convertible top hardware — all top bows and both side irons present; one bow retains its original Portland Top Company tag, directly tying to the car's documented Oregon history; door and body snaps confirm the car wore a custom top with side curtains THE ENGINE & DRIVETRAIN: • Ford 8BA Flathead V8 (1949–1953) — STARTS AND RUNS; fired using independent wiring and an external battery, not the car's own switches or wiring harness • Holds 45 psi oil pressure at idle — this engine is not a question mark • Casting number confirmed and visible — documented 8BA, the most powerful and refined flathead Ford ever built • Transmission shifts through gears — believed to be the original 1934 unit; not disassembled for inspection • Original radiator remains in the car THE 1950s HOT ROD STORY: Sometime in the early 1950s, a skilled previous owner went to work building this car right. The 8BA flathead swap was the performance move of the era. The dashboard was fitted with a 1947 Mercury speedometer, four Stewart-Warner aftermarket gauges, and a 1946–48 Dodge steering wheel — deliberate, period-correct choices that reflect the craftsmanship of California's golden age of hot rodding. That history is frozen in time and waiting for the next chapter. WHAT'S INCLUDED: • Two 1934 Ford passenger car grilles — the grille currently on the car plus a second chrome grille retaining significant original chrome in solid driver quality condition • Front and rear fenders • Running boards • Front and rear bumpers • All top bows and both convertible top side irons — one bow carries an original Portland Top Company tag • Original snap hardware on doors and body for side curtains — intact • Spare tire carrier and cover • Headlight stands • Taillight stands • Interior seat spring assembly • Rumble seat spring assembly WHAT'S NEEDED: • Complete restoration — while the engine runs and the car rolls and stops, this is a full project, not a driver • Full floor pan fabrication — rust-through is present and visible; frame is solid and unmodified • Lower panel repairs including rumble seat trunk lid area • Windshield glass replacement • Full mechanical drivetrain rebuild and proper wiring before returning to road • This is a project for a skilled builder, not a weekend flip DOCUMENTATION: • Matching VIN — confirmed • Clear California title in seller's name • Currently registered Non-Operational • No salvage, no liens, no problems WHY THIS ROADSTER? A steel-body 1934 Ford Rumble Seat Roadster with a flathead that starts, runs, and holds 45 psi oil pressure — that also rolls, stops, shifts, and steers — with complete top hardware, two grilles including a chrome driver-quality unit, original spare carrier, headlight and taillight stands, all fenders, both bumpers, intact seat assemblies, and a clean California title with matching VIN does not surface every day. When you add the authentic 1950s period hot rod history and Southern California provenance, this becomes one of the most complete and compelling pre-war Ford project packages to hit the market in years. Even the small details tell the story — a Portland Top Company tag on one of the original top bows connects directly to this car's documented journey from Oregon to California in 1957, the kind of provenance detail that separates a real survivor from just another project. Everything here points toward something extraordinary at the end of a serious build. 📍 Located in Poway, CA 📩 Serious builders and collectors only. Contact for additional photos and details.